Brain Bee

Summary

The Alachua County Brain Bee is a free, all-day neuroscience-based Q&A competition for middle and high school students (age 13-19). The competition is similar to a spelling bee, but instead of words, students demonstrate their knowledge of the human brain with neuroscience trivia.

Questions will be based on information found in the Brain Facts and Neuroscience: Science of the Brain PDF below. Topics covered include neural development, learning and memory, emotions, sensations, movement, stress, aging, sleep, addiction, neuroanatomy, and neural disorders. The top three winners of the Brain Bee will receive cash prizes and the first-place winner will have the opportunity to compete at the National Brain Bee!

Check out the 2024 Alachua County Brain Bee winners here.

How to Prepare – Study Materials

The questions for this competition will come from information found in the Brain Facts and Neuroscience: Science of the Brain textbooks.  Download the free eBook by clicking the title of each book!

NCF SfN 2024-25

Outreach Events

1. Feb 07

   1. 15th Annual NCF SfN Conference

      Health Professions, Nursing, Pharmacy Building, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA

      9:00am to 4:30pm

2. Feb 08

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3. Mar 24

   1. Brain Awareness Week 2025

      Alachua County, FL, USA

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4. Mar 25

   1. Brain Awareness Week 2025

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5. Mar 26

   1. Brain Awareness Week 2025

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      All Day

NCF SfN Outreach Events

2024 Alachua County Brain Bee

December 7th, 2024

9:30 am – 2:30 pm McKnight Brain Institute