2023 Annual Local Brain Bee Contest

 

2023 Hamilton Brain Bee

We are planning an in-person Hamilton Brain Bee event in 2023.
Date/Time: Friday, April 28, 2023 (between 11:00 am and 4:30 pm – exact time range will be updated here soon)
Location: Psychology Building, McMaster University, Hamilton ON

High school students in the Hamilton-Halton and surrounding area from grades 9 through 12 are welcome to compete at the Hamilton local brain bee, hosted by the department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour (PNB) at McMaster University. Students will demonstrate their knowledge about the brain and neuroscience, including fascinating topics involving intelligence, memory, emotions, sensations, movement, stress, aging, sleep, addiction, and more. Participating is a valuable experience that students can add to their resume — not to mention the possibility of winning prizes and fame! Most importantly, we hope that the brain bee experience will inspire students to learn more about neuroscience and mental health and imagine themselves as tomorrow’s neuroscientists.

Registration

Registration is now open. You will receive an email from Google Forms with your responses after you click on Submit. This is your confirmation that your registration was successful.
Please note that there are nearby local brain bee competitions held in London, Waterloo, Windsor, and Toronto.  Students may not compete in more than one local brain bee competition each year, and must compete at the location that is closest geographically to their high school.

Prizes

We’ll post 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes here soon. The 1st place winner will also represent Hamilton at the Annual CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee (May 19-20, 2023). Additional exciting prizes are awarded at the Canadian National competition each year. The winner of the Canadian National Brain Bee will represent Canada at the International Brain Bee (August 3-5, 2023).

Study Materials

https://www.austinlim.com/open-neuroscience-initiative (online resource)
https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/toc.htm (online resource)
Brain Facts 2018 (80 Mb PDF)

We look forward to seeing you on April 28, 2023!

If you have questions, please reach out to hamilton@brainbee.ca.