BATTLE OF THE BRAINS: NYC “BRAIN BEE” DRAWS STUDENTS FROM 27 HIGH SCHOOLS

WHAT: 

Students from 27 New York City high schools will participate in the 2007 New York City Regional Brain Bee Competition, judged by Joseph E. LeDoux, Ph.D., Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science at the Center for Neural Science of New York University, and guitarist in the New York-based, all-scientist band, The Amygdaloids.

The top three winners will receive cash prizes, neuroscience books, a one-year membership to the New York Academy of Sciences, and other awards.  During Brain Awareness Week (March 12-18), the first place winner will receive an all-expenses paid trip to compete against other regional finalists in the International Brain Bee, March 16-17, 2007 at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.

The Brain Bee is a Q & A competition that tests high school students' knowledge of neuroscience.  Students, selected by their high schools to compete, are quizzed on the brain and how it relates to memory, emotions, intelligence, sensations, movement, stress, aging, sleep, and disorders.  Brain Bees are currently held in 17 U.S. states, and in 4 other countries (Australia, Canada, Egypt, and India).

WHEN:

WHERE:

The New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street
40th Floor
New York, NY

WHO:

Twenty-seven public and private high schools in the Bronx (4), Brooklyn (6), Manhattan (8), Queens (5), and Staten Island (4) will be represented by up to two students each.  A full list of participating schools is available on request.

Brain Awareness Week is an international campaign coordinated by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.  The New York City Brain Bee is co-sponsored by the Dana Alliance, the New York Academy of Sciences, NRTA: AARP’s Educator Community, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the Society for Neuroscience.

The New York Academy of Sciences is an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to advancing science, technology, and society worldwide since 1817.  For more information, visit www.nyas.org.

The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives is a nonprofit organization of more than 250 leading neuroscientists, including ten Nobel laureates. The Dana Alliance is committed to advancing public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research.  For more information, visit www.dana.org.

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