Georgia Regional Brain Bee
Congratulations to the 2008 Georgia Regional Brain Bee Winners:
First Place: Murat Johnson of Parkview High School
Second Place: Jui Bhingarde of Milton High School
Third Place: Yifei Liu of Chattahoochee High School
The Georgia Regional Brain Bee Competition took place Saturday, February 2, 2008 at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History.
The Brain Bee is a brain trivia competition for
high-school students, which is held each year in February. Atlanta is one of 36 cities
around the world conducting such competitions. Winners
from these regional brain bees are eligible to compete
in the National Brain Bee at the University of Maryland, March 14-18, 2008. The CBN will sponsor the Georgia Regional Brain Bee winner and an adult chaperone to attend the NBB. NBB competitors have the
opportunity to speak with renowned neuroscientists,
and compete for a cash prize, and a trip to the International Brain Bee in Montreal, Canada.
All questions are taken from content in Brain Facts,
a 52-page primer on the brain published by the Society
for Neuroscience. For sample questions, see the National Brain Bee web site. The contest consists of two
rounds. Round I is a brief written multiple choice
test. Students in the top 50 percent of Round I
test scores move on to Round II, the oral competition.
In the second round, students are asked questions
one-by-one. Those who answer
correctly remain in competition, while those who
answer incorrectly may be disqualified. In Round II,
competitors may answer no more than two questions
incorrectly before disqualification. The last student
remaining is crowned the Georgia Regional Brain Bee Champion.
Eligibility Criteria:
Any Georgia student in grades 9-12 is eligible
to compete. Students from nearby states that do not host Brain Bee competitions are also invited to compete.
Preparatory Materials:
Brain Facts, a publication of the
Society for Neuroscience, is an excellent
source of information to prepare for the
Brain Bee. Electronic copies of the book
are available in PDF format on the Society
for Neuroscience web site. Information
about how to order print copies of the book
also are available on the site.
Information
For more information, contact Kelly Powell, PhD, Associate Director, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, via email kpowell@gsu.edu or call 404.413.5475
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