At the Swiss Pavilion, discover how play can make the mysteries of the brain accessible to everyone. In YOUNG-XPLORER – Find and Win, children (6+) and families dive into a detailed illustrated lab scene. Complete playful challenges and win a prize! Older children (8+) and adults are invited to NEUR-XPLORER – Medical Quest, an immersive journey into brain research. Step into the world of neuroscience to understand how we explore living neural networks and shape the psychiatry of tomorrow. Fun, hands-on, and mind-opening – let’s explore mental health together.

Two interactive workshops offer a playful and immersive approach to understanding the brain, mental health, and the psychiatry of tomorrow.

NEUR-XPLORER – Medical Quest
In this hands-on escape game-style mission, participants (ages 8+ and adults) become scientists for a day. Guided through a neuroscience-inspired lab environment, they are divided into small research teams (5 groups of 5 participants, max. 25 per session). Their challenge: assist a physician in analyzing brain cells from a child patient using scientific tools and imaging techniques. The “medical mission” lasts approximately 45–50 minutes and ends with a small prize to celebrate their success.

Designed to mirror real scientific reasoning and lab practices, this immersive workshop demystifies how mental health is studied and how personalized psychiatry may look in the near future.

YOUNG-XPLORER – Find and Win
Tailored for younger visitors (6+) and their accompanying parents, this visual discovery game takes place within a richly illustrated laboratory scene filled with scientific details. Children are tasked with completing a series of visual challenges and observation-based missions in small autonomous groups (up to 10 people). The workshop lasts about 20 minutes and ends with a prize for completing the mission.

This workshop introduces younger audiences to neuroscience in a fun and age-appropriate way, encouraging curiosity.

Whether you’re a curious child, a teen, or an adult science enthusiast – come play, explore, and learn how science is unlocking the invisible world of the brain!

Please make one registration per person.

Session start times: 10:00, 11:45, 13:15, 15:00 

• Slot 1 (10:00)

        Young Xplorers (en) (Mandatory adult supervision, 30 minutes)

        Neur Xplorers (en) (1 hour)

• Slot 2 (11:45)

        Young Xplorers (en) (Mandatory adult supervision, 30 minutes)

        Neur Xplorers (en) (1 hour)

• Slot 3 (13:15)

        Young Xplorers (en) (Mandatory adult supervision, 30 minutes)

        Neur Xplorers (en) (1 hour)

• Slot 4 (15:00)

        Young Xplorers (en) (Mandatory adult supervision, 30 minutes)

        Neur Xplorers (en) (1 hour)