Exhibition
Hello Brain!
2 Mar 2024 – 7 Dec 2024
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Free admission
Address
- 1 Midland Road
- London
England - NW1 1AT
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Kings Cross St Pancras
- Mainline to St Pancras, Kings Cross or Euston
HELLO BRAIN! will explore the brain's ‘connectome’: how trillions of connections between billions of cells – more than there are stars in the sky – shape our thoughts, behaviours and experiences.
About
In March 2024, the Francis Crick Institute will open a new exhibition about the brain – the most complex and least understood part of the body – and the journey to map its intricate connections.
Through a sensory journey from the early beginnings of neuroscience to recent discoveries and technological progress, and exploring key themes such as sleep, pregnancy, old age, and perception, visitors will be invited to consider:
· What makes us unique, and what makes us human?
· How does our brain change throughout our life?
· Do we all perceive reality in the same way?
A stone’s throw from the neuroscience labs where scientists are hard at work researching the brain, the exhibition will highlight Crick research aiming to advance our understanding of the brain.
Labs featured in the exhibition are growing neurons to create detailed 3D maps of brain tissues, linking brain maps with behaviour to understand why animals and humans act in certain ways, developing brain-like structures called organoids to understand neurodegeneration, and studying how the brain generates perceptions and thoughts.