Prof Dr Christiane Richter-Landsberg
Department for Neuroscience

Moderation: NDR 1 Niedersachsen

Gong child: Tomke (10)
Camera child: Fenja (10)

Our brain is where we think, remember and feel. 100 billion nerve cells, as many as stars in the sky, send and receive messages. The brain of an adult human weighs around 1.5 kilos, a dog's brain weighs 70 grams and an owl's brain only 2 grams. An elephant has a really big brain: it weighs 6 kilos. Does that make it smarter than all the others? On our journey through the brain, we learn how the cells "talk" to each other, why chocolate tastes so good and why we should avoid jellyfish and poisonous snakes.