Members of the public will have the opportunity to see the impact art has on their brainwaves this month.

The new technology, which shows brainwaves in real time and in 3-D, is being brought to Warwickshire by Art Fund - the national charity for art - as part of a UK-wide tour.

Visitors will be able to test the technology out for themselves on 19-20 July, at Compton Verney. The tech will be available to try in the Naples Collection between 10.30am and 1pm on Friday 19 July and 10.30am and 5pm on Saturday 20 July.

By illustrating the impact of art on our brains and emotions, Art Fund hopes to encourage visiting museums and galleries with a National Art Pass, which allows people to enjoy free entry to hundreds of museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK as well as 50% off major exhibitions and discounts in museum shops and cafes.

The project highlights how people’s brains are stimulated when they experience art in museums and galleries, and aims to help answer the question of the fundamental value of art and the impact it has on us. Visitors of all ages are invited to take part by viewing art or artefacts while wearing a headset that is connected to an electroencephalogram (EEG) monitor. The outputs of their brainwaves as they react to the art are then visualised on-screen in 3D and real-time.

Aside from Warwickshire, the brainwaves experience has visited museums and galleries in Bath, Cardiff, Guildford, and Wakefield throughout the spring and summer and will be visiting Edinburgh at the end of July.

Research commissioned to accompany the project found that while 94% of adults in the West Midlands agree that visiting museums and galleries is beneficial, nearly four in ten (37%) of those visit less than once a year and around one in eight (13%) adults in the region believe that art has no impact on them. However, the technology allows users to see the clear and immediate effect art can have on the human brain.

Exhibition entry is £18 when pre booked, and £19.80 on the day. National Art Pass holders will get 50% off the price of their ticket (£9 and £9.90).

For more information about the brainwaves tour, visit: artfund.org