Georgia Regional Brain Bee
2009 Georgia Regional Brain Bee Winners:
First place: Nandhini Sundaresan - sophomore at Alpharetta High School (center)
Second place: Pranav Mahadevan - junior at Marist School (right)
Third place: Tie between Christopher Hrvoj - junior at McIntosh High School (left) and
Thejas Hiremath - senior at Central Gwinnett High School (not pictured)
Photo courtesy of Matt Nusnbaum
About the Brain Bee
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 (NBB) at the University of Maryland. The Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience will sponsor the Georgia Regional Brain Bee winner and an adult chaperone to attend the NBB which will take place in Baltimore, Maryland the second weekend in March 2009. 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. Visit the NBB and IBB Web sites at http://www.internationalbrainbee.com
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.
Registration:
The registration deadline for the 2009 Brain Bee has passed.
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. All questions for the regional competition will be taken from information in this book.
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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