Congratulations to 2012 Brain Bee winners Jessica Johns and David Li
Check out photos from past Brain Bees
Fascinated by the human brain?
Are you interested in:
- how our mind interprets our surroundings and makes decisions
- how our brain controls our muscles so we can move, and
- how chemical imbalances in the brain may cause a range of different neurological diseases?
If yes, then participate in the University of Waterloo’s Annual Brain Bee Competition! You will learn this and much more!
The University of Waterloo’s Department of Kinesiology is proud to host the annual University of Waterloo Brain Bee. It is an exciting opportunity for students to learn about the brain and the importance of brain research. It also provides the opportunity to visit the University and to meet some of our students and professors in kinesiology, neuroscience and other areas.
Lots of fun, gift packages, and cash prizes for the winners!
So...what's a brain bee?
Watch the video and review the sections below to learn more about the competition and what you can expect.
You can also take a look at the Brain Bee poster (PDF) which contains all the main information about the competition, all of which is also on this website.
What is the Brain Bee competition?
The Brain Bee is a competition for high school students where competitors answer questions about the brain and neuroscience that are taken from a free introductory neuroscience publication/booklet available below.
First, second and third place prizes are awarded, $400, $200 and $100 respectively. All participants will get lunch and a gift package just for participating. The first place winner will move on to the Canadian National Brain Bee. The winner of the National will move on to the International Brain Bee (IBB), where competitors across the globe will compete for the international title and prizes.
Students study topics such as memory, sleep, intelligence, emotion, perception, stress, brain imaging, neurotransmitters, genetics and brain disease, to list a few.
The competition will take place using iclickers, which involves pressing a button to indicate your answer to a multiple choice question. Your answer will not be available to any of the other competitors or the audience, therefore the competition is completely anonymous. A computer will tally the results. Your family and friends are welcome to come and take the quiz, space permitting. However, their answers will not be counted towards winning the competition.
