Brains

They are among the most complex structures that nature has ever created: Brains. The new permanent exhibition provides an insight into this extraordinary, still not fully researched organ that defines us as individuals – including our emotions, curiosity, creativity and consciousness.

Visitors experience central functions of our brain in a playful way and through perceptual experiences in mixed reality. The focus is on the brain of Frankfurt soccer legend Karl-Heinz “Charly” Körbel and the complex perceptual processes during a soccer match. The question of how the brains of animals and humans differ and which creatures manage without a brain altogether will also be explored. Neuroscientists, natural scientists, cultural scientists and the contemporary artist Tim Berresheim are all contributing to the exhibition. It is generously supported by the Hertie-Foundation.