Education Outreach
The 1st Brain Bee competition hosted by The Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2012. This is an oral competition that tests the neuroscience knowledge of high school students. Depending on the number of students competing, there may be a written component as well. Young men and women will compete to determine who is the "brainiest" on such topics as intelligence, learning and memory, emotion, sensations, movement, stress, aging, sleep, addiction, neuroanatomy, and neural disorders. Participants should study the material found in "Brain Facts" published by the Society for Neuroscience.
The winner of the MPFI competition will travel to the National Brain Bee Competition in Baltimore, Maryland. Travel expenses and lodging for the winner and one chaperone will be funded by the MPFI. In addition, the top 3 winners will be awarded with a cash prize. All participants will receive a t-shirt.
The winner of the National Brain Competition in Baltimore will go on to compete in the International Brain Bee (IBB) competition. The IBB winner will receive $3000, an individual trophy, a traveling trophy for their high school, and a fellowship to work in the laboratory of a neuroscientist during the summer. There will also be prizes for 2nd and 3rd place winners.
Open only to Palm Beach County residents.
Registration is free. Interested students should fill out the registration form.
The Max Planck Florida Brain Bee Challenge will take place at FAU's Lifelong Learning Center on the Jupiter Campus. The first round of the competition will start at 10:00AM on Saturday February 4, 2012. Please arrive at approximately 9:30AM to allow sufficient time for signing in. Lunch will be provided mid-way through the event.
