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How can we remove misunderstandings about overstimulation and make it discussable? Specifically between people who experience overstimulation, their families and close relations and experts such as doctors and researchers.

That is the central question that will be explored in the coming period in a new project within the Freudenthal Institute under the name: ‘’Hersenschimmen – Praten over Prikkels’’.

Participants in the project will describe their knowledge and/or experience with overstimulation in their own words, after which this input will be converted from words to images with the help of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). Visual communication is a way to make the explanation of health complaints easier and to improve communication between patients and healthcare professionals. The project focuses on the possibilities of GenAI and its role in communication about neuroscience and brain disorders. The project aims to make what is invisible visible and what is difficult to put into words discussable.

As of October 1, a team from the Freudenthal Institute, together with the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Museum Utrecht (UMU), the Hersenstichting (Brain Foundation), the VSC (de Vereniging van wetenschapsmusea en Science Centers; Association of Science Museums and Science Centers) and MedIT Solutions B.V. started the project. The first steps focus on developing a digital environment in which participants give prompt in their own words to generate an AI image. In addition to improving communication between people with overstimulation, their loved ones, and experts, the project will involve scientists and science communication professionals. In physical meetings, all groups will come together to learn from each other. During a later phase of the project, prompts and images will be showcased in the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ museum and visitors can engage in the project. The project is funded by an NWO-NWA grant.