Welcome!

On behalf of the 2013 Organizing Committee, it is a true privilege to introduce the 15th International Brain Bee Championship at the The 2013 International Brain Bee World Congress of Neurology in , Austria. Congratulations to - Organizing Committee - all student participants on their exceptional achievements, and we look forward to an enriching and inspiring competition and event. Norbert Myslinski, University of , USA Judith Shedden, McMaster University, We celebrate a historic step this year in the development of the Linda J. Richards, The University of Queensland, program. For the first time in the event's history, all six continents are represented, with a record-breaking number of student Jonathan Dostrovsky, University of Toronto, Canada participants. Further propelling the special event into the next Andrii Cherninskyi, Kiev National Taras Shevchenko chapter of its growth, the program encompasses four days of University, Ukraine engaging with our host conference and local partner institutions, the Branavan Manoranjan, McMaster University, Canada application of trilingual competition material for participants from Francis A. Fakoya, St. George’s University, non-English speaking regions, group explorations of the remarkable Meggie Mwoka, Ubongo Kenya capital city of Vienna, the establishment of the Patient Partner Nchafatso Gikenyi Obonyo, University of Nairobi, Kenya Program, and the support of lasting community among participants Cristian Gurzu, Romania with an online Alumni Association. We are delighted to provide the Polycarp Nwoha, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria framework for an experience of a lifetime and hope each participant Julianne McCall, Heidelberg University, Germany is charged with the motivation to contribute to advancing science and humanity.

With endless gratitude to Brain Bee Founder, Dr. Norbert Myslinski, for creating a world-class science education program,

Julianne McCall Director of the 2013 International Brain Bee Michael Hausser Congratulations to you for your hard work and succeeding as your National Brain Bee Champion. Appreciation to Julianne McCall and all the other scientists, clinicians, teachers, administrators and parents for their hard work in organizing this record-breaking Brain - Letter from the Founder and President - Bee Championship in Europe. More countries are involved than were in the Championship in Africa last year, and the groundwork is being laid for more countries being involved in the Championship The world needs you. By using your brain to learn about your in North America next year. Welcome to the new countries from brain, you can make the world a better place. Just as your hard Asia and South America that are involved this year. work and effort have brought you here to this meeting of great brains, it can also lead you out into the world to help people with Good luck to you in the competition and the Patient Partners who disorders of the brain. As our future generation, much is expected suffer from autism, ADHD, muscular dystrophy, blindness, of you. epilepsy, chronic pain, neurological AIDS, addiction, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, stroke, head trauma, and Whether your calling is that of a parent, teacher, farmer, craftsman, other disorders. scientist or clinician, your life’s work can alleviate suffering in the world. What you are learning, as part of the Brain Bee, is helping I wish you love and prosperity you build your brain so you can help others, especially those with in your life, and invite you to neurological and psychological disorders. join the Brain Bee Alumni Association. The human brain The brain concepts you learn can be applied to your everyday life, holds the key to your future. as well. As we daily rub our brains against those of others, we It can be your best friend or can’t help but inspire and be inspired, but an idea not acted on will your worst enemy. Remember never get any bigger than the neuronal circuit that it occupies. neuroplasticity: use it or lose it. The brain is the source of your character and choice. You can Not only can your brain create choose to sit on it or use it. Only through action can character be behavior, but your behavior can strengthened and success achieved. When it comes to achieving recreate your brain, for better success through hard work, some people “turn up their sleeves, or worse. some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” Live long and prosper,

Dr. Norbert Myslinski

Country Patient Partner

Australia Darcy Lehmann Brain Bee Brazil Thalita Rodrigues Lubiana - Patient Partner Program - Canada Avalon Rose Thornberry Rita Chen

This year, we are initiating a new component of the IBB Germany Antoinette Snyder competition called the Brain Bee Patient Partner Program, made Shashikumar possible by generous contributions by Sutter Instrument Carlos Vides Company and an Anonymous donor. Kenya Collins Ikiara Each National Champion has partnered with one patient with a Korea Mary Vogel neurological or psychological disorder. The international Macau Io Wai Chi championship competitors will be competing for their partners, as Malaysia Mustapha Ahmed well as themselves and their countries. The Partner of the Catriona Williams International World Champion will receive a prize of $500. Romania Valeria Carnu The Partner Program emphasizes the true purpose of the Brain Singapore Daniel Nur Hakim Ismail Bee, that is, to inspire and motivate students to enter professions Turkey Amy Boop where they can help treat and find cures for neurological and psychological disorders. Ukraine Ukraine Institute of Gerontology UAE Marie Elaine Chudzinski Shown opposite are the Patient Partners with their affiliated USA Mary Werking National Brain Bee Countries.

Congratulations to everyone!

Dr. Norbert Myslinski

- General Program Information - - Program Schedule -

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2013 Event Duration: Welcome National Brain Bee Champions and Guests! September 22nd — September 25th 16:00 - 18:00 Natural History Museum Tour Hosting Conference: Maria-Theresien-Platz

21st World Congress of Neurology, Vienna, Austria 18:15 - 20:00 Group Dinner, Restaurant Halle Organized by the European Federation of Neurological Societies Museumsquartier 1 and the Austrian Society of Neurology MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2013 Competition Venues: Group Photo Session Congress Center, Messeplatz 1, Vienna, Austria , Brain Bee Neuroanatomy and Neurohistology Practical Exams www.messecongress.at Underground/Metro station: Messe-Prater (U2 Line) 11:00 Group Photos, "Rathaus" City Hall Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1 Vienna Medical University Anatomy Department, Währingerstrasse 13, 1090 Vienna 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch, Bagel Station Währinger Strasse 2-4 09 Underground/Metro station: Rathaus or Schottentor (U2 Line) 14:00 - 15:00 Neuroanatomy Practical Exam 2013 IBB Director Contact Information: Vienna Medical University Anatomy Julianne McCall Department, Währingerstrasse 13

Spinal Cord Injury Center 15:00-15:30 Neurohistology Practical Exam Heidelberg University Email: [email protected] 16:00 - 17:00 Sigmund Freud Museum Tour Berggasse 19 Telephone: +43/660-440-4661 Alternative Telephone: +49/162-678-8534 17:15 - 18:45 Group Dinner, Restaurant Riva Schlickgasse 2

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 2013 13:30 - 14:00 Review of Live Judging Session Rules International Brain Bee Competition Day Brain Bee Hall Experience the Congress 14:00 - 15:45 Live Judging Session Brain Bee Hall 7:30 Arrival Congress Center Messeplatz 1, Station: Messe-Prater 15:45 - 16:15 Awards Ceremony Brain Bee Hall

8:00 - 9:00 Plenary Lectures 16:30 - 17:10 Debate: Is It Ethical to Treat Stroke Hall A, Congress Center Placebo Patients Hall E 9:15 - 9:30 Introduction Brain Bee Hall, Room 21 17:15 - 18:00 Option 1: World Federation of Neurology Presents the Evolution of 9:30 - 10:00 Written Exam Neurology Hall C 10:00 - 10:15 Snack Break 17:15 - 18:00 Option 2: World Federation of 10:15 - 11:15 Patient Diagnosis Section Neurosurgery Presents Seizures, 11:15 - 11:25 Snack Break Brain Bee Hall Gliomas, and Deep Brain Stimulation Hall D 11:30 - 12:00 Poster Session, Meet the Scientists Exhibit Hall 18:15 - 18:45 The Algorithm of Migraine Treatment Hall D 12:00 - 12:30 Vendor Exhibitions Exhibit Hall 19:00 - 19:15 Transportation to dinner location U2 Line to Stadion, Bus 77A "Lusthaus" 12:30 - 12:50 Lunch Exhibit Hall 19:30 - 21:00 Celebration Dinner Lusthaus, Freudenau 254 th WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 , 2013 16:00 - 16:45 Introduction to the Vienna Biocenter Local neuroscience research and clinical institutes PhD Programme in Molecular Life Sciences, Tour of Neuroscience Labs 8:45 - 9:45 Breakfast, Cafe Klinikum Campus-Vienna-Biocenter Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien – Universitätskliniken (AKH) 17:45 - 19:30 Group Dinner Währinger Gürtel 18-20 Restaurant to be determined

9:45-10:00 Walk to the Institute for Neurology Leitstelle 4J, Währinger Gürtel, 18-20

10:15 - 11:00 Meet neuropathologists, tour state-of- the-art research and clinical laboratory of We are deeply appreciative for our local scientific hosts: Professor Johannes Hainfellner, Director of the Institute for Neuorlogy Dr. Johannes Hainfellner, Director of the Vienna Medical

11:00 - 11:45 Neuroscience hands-on workshop about University Institute for Neurology

human sensory systems by J. McCall Dr. Wolfgang Weninger, Integrative Morphology Group Course room 23 /Floor 8 / AKH Hörssalzentrum, Institute for Neurology Centre for Anatomy and Cell Biology

12:00 - 12:45 Transportation to the Campus Vienna Mag. Brigitte Gschmeidler and Dr. Jochen Stadler of BioCenter Open Science at the Campus Vienna Biocenter Tram/Train Station St. Marx Dr. Kristin Tessmar, Professor of Neuroscience, Max F. 13:00 - 13:45 Lunch at the Campus Vienna Perutz Laboratories, Campus Vienna Biocenter BioCenter Restaurant Dr. Ines Crisostomo, Scientific Coordinator of the Vienna 14:00 - 16:00 "Open Science" Experience Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 5/E1 Biocenter PhD Programme in Molecular Life Sciences

2013 National Brain Bee Champions - 2013 National Brain Bee Champions -

Australia Canada Jackson Huang Sharon XiaoBo Yang Jackson enjoys a wide range of hobbies and interests including art. Born in China, in the city of ShiJiaZhuang, she immigrated to He loves basketball, Hollywood movies, and video games. Jackson Canada at the age of 7. She is in the 11th grade at Westdale also plays the flute as a part of his school orchestra, and he's an Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario and loves it! Her favourite enthusiastic Rubik’s cuber. He has received several awards subject is, not surprisingly, Biology. She will be studying at McGill throughout his schooling including high distinctions in science and mathematics University this fall in the Life Sciences program. She loves competitions and has been awarded prizes in Chinese speaking competitions. He has also badminton and has played for her school team all 3 years of high been awarded the top student in several subjects and the Student of the Year at his school. school. She also plays the soprano sax and piano, with a prominent interest in Blues and Jackson considers becoming the Queensland Brain Bee Challenge Champion his greatest Jazz pieces rather than Classical. Her road to the International Brain Bee has been both academic achievement to date. Jackson is still deciding what he would like to study in the enjoyable and rewarding. She has gained an immense appreciation for neurology and easily future. He is seriously considering completing a science degree and pursuing a career in sees it being part of her future. science. He is also considering engineering, medicine and architecture.

Brazil China Tiago Lubiana Alves Tiago is a true "carioca", born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sun Ziwen and a current student of Colégio São Vicente de Paulo. Ever since Sun is 17 years old and from Mainland China. She was born and childhood, he has shown interest in biology, so participating in the raised where she presently lives, in the city of Ningbo, a beautiful Brain Bee is like a dream. Some friends call him a social nerd, and open port city located in southeastern China. She is now in her th since he enjoys integrating school and extracurricular activities with parties, sports, music, 12 year at Ningbo Xiaoshi High School, one of the best-known and time with his girlfriend and friends. He enjoys a diverse set of activities like making high schools of the province. She loves films, books, and pop music with his former band, Vagamundos, playing on his football team, Liverpirow, singing music. She has demonstrated an intense interest in languages and has placed high in in the school choir, organizing the student council directory, participating in EJA, an adults several English speech contests in China. She used to dream about becoming a multilingual teaching social project, conducting lab internships at Fiocruz and UFRJ, and collecting interpreter. Never had she been struck by the slightest idea to register for a scientific plenty of scars and two titanium plates along the way. He recently competed in the competition like the Brain Bee, but she realized it was a great opportunity to test her International Biology Olympiad in Singapore, where he achieved a Bronze Medal. He loves language skills. It turned out to be a real challenge, due to the specific terms and complex his family, girlfriend, friends, and of course, studying. He feels amazed while reading names of structures, but nevertheless, a genuine interest for neuroscience developed biology and neuroscience books, articles, and taking courses. He claims his greatest ability throughout her preparations, impressing her with the delicate but complicated components is being curious about everything and pretends to keep it like that until "this big block of and functions of human nervous system. As China’s first representative at the International "CHONPS" get's its rest." Brain Bee, she's hoping for good luck!

Germany Kenya Lukas Schick Fiona Mutanu Mutetei Having lived in Sinsheim, Wiesenbach, and now Neckargemünd, Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Fiona is currently a Form 3 Germany, he attends Helmholtz-Gymnasium, a secondary school student at Kenya High School, where she enjoys located in Heidelberg. In the 8th grade, when choosing which studying all subjects, and especially science. Since her academic subject he would pursue throughout high school, he mother is a teacher of Geology, she has been brought selected “NWT”, since it allowed him to study science and up by parents that value a deep and appreciative technology. He knew even from elementary school that science would be his focus, when knowledge of the world. even as a very young child, he would read book after book about discoveries and inventions. In secondary school, he concentrated on Biology. In 2007, he was admitted into the "Hector-Seminar", a special program for students who demonstrate a propensity for South Korea science. Peter Sung Hyun Kang It's a great honor for Peter to participate in the IBB with other great Brain Bee champions. He is currently in the 2nd year at Daejeon India Dunwon High School. Since he was young, he has been interested Aditya Narayan in medical science. When studying for the Korean Brain Bee, he Biology has always held a fascination for Aditya and he enjoys realized that all of the brain structures were somehow connected to heart-to-heart talks with his teachers, parents, and his grandfather, each other and made the analogy with human life, where every who is an orthopaedic surgeon. He has a high level of curiosity and person is linked with each other. The brain is like an ideal society, as each structure is always trying his hand at new things. Aditya’s interests range supports the others, whereas it's not often the case in human society. Not only did studying from dramatics to music and sports, like football, table tennis, and for the Brain Bee provide an opportunity to learn about neuroscience, surprisingly, it also ga swimming. His fondness for computer games vies with his enthusiasm for sci-fi movies. He ve him some guidance about human life. Now, he is eager to communicate with students in is also an avid keyboard player and a fiery orator. Aditya’s future career plans are in the other nations about their dreams. For him, it is becoming a neurosurgeon or neuroscientist. field of medicine, both clinical and research. The excitement that comes from unraveling the mysteries of life give him momentum. Macau Cindy Lo Chi Cheng Italy As a Senior 3 student of PuiChing Middle School, she enjoys Giulio Deangeli learning about biology. In her opinion, the human body is the most Born in Camposampiero, in the region of Veneto, Northern Italy, perfect invention of God and the most mysterious and attractive organ Giulio now attends the scientific Secondary School Liceo Scientifico of the whole body. It is hard to imagine that this little thing, similar to “Giovan Battista Ferrari” of Este, a small town in the province of a walnut, is able to think, reason, and control the body. With a father Padua. He is currently attending year 4 and has always loved in engineering, she has seen a lot of devices. However, none of them compare with the academic subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Latin, and Philosophy. He is brain, which is the most admirable, outstanding and complicated “machine” in the world. particularly fond of medical subjects. With interests in engineering and the brain, she is eager to apply her knowledge of the brain to invent medical equipmentuses particularly for treating neurological disorders.

Malaysia Nigeria Megat Shahrul Imran Ismail Joshua Ochuba Megat is currently a Fifth former at Mara Junior Science College Born in Edo State (Benin City), Nigeria, Joshua is now fifteen years Pengkalan Chepa, a great school in Malaysia. He enjoys doing well old and lives in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. He is currently a first in school, with a nice record to show, including the Dean’s List for year Senior Secondary School student of Young Scientist College. six consecutive semesters and the best student award with a He enjoys all science subjects, particularly biology. Beyond studies, coveted GPA of 4.00, a perfect score. He is also actively involved in he likes playing football. Since early in life, it has been his dream extra-curricular activities, including as President of the English Club, to be a medical doctor. Now, after the Nigerian Brain Bee, he has Treasurer of the Badminton Sports Club, and a student-mentor for Biology. His passion for developed an interest particularly in neurosurgery. His father is Mr. Emmanuel Ochuba and science, especially Biology, stems from the way humans, animals, and plants interact and his mother is Mrs. Rosanna Ochuba, all native of Eziama Okwe, Onuimo Local Government co-exist within our diverse surroundings. He particularly likes learning about the building of Imo State, Nigeria. blocks of life, DNA and genes, and how certain traits get passed on through generations. More recently, and with exposure to neuroscience, he is intrigued by the effects of dreaming during sleep and how these relate to activities in various parts of the brain. With Romania more curiousities than answers, he is sure his future will lead to a career in research! Furthermore, he is thrilled to represent his country at the 2013 IBB and hopes to continue Alexandra Madalina Robu his study of neuroscience well beyond this competition. Lastly, to succeed in anything, his Born in Focsani, Vrancea county, she is currently enrolled in the person motto is ‘Impossible is nothing’. science theoretical program “Earth Studies” at Unirea National College. Her passion for anatomy led her to win 1st Place at the county level of Biology Olympiad in 2013 after achieving 2nd Place in New Zealand 2012. She has also participated at the county level of Romanian Olympiad and won 1st Place from 2008- 2010. She also possesses diplomas for Jiantao Shen participating in poetry contests in 2008 and 2009. Ranked 1st at the county level of the Jiantao is currently a student at Mount Roskill Grammar School. “International Contest of Mathematics and Literature”, she has represented her county at Besides studying, he also enjoys many hobbies, include cycling, the national phase and took home the Bronze Medal. She has also been ranked 1st at the reading fascinating books, playing theme songs on the piano, contest “Evaluation in Education” in the literature section and won the Gold Medal in 2010. playing Monopoly, and using his telescope to search for interesting All in all, she is participating in the International Brain Bee Championship as a result of her celestial bodies. Jiantao has won many academic awards, including desire to learn more about Neuroscience. A major contributor to her decision of distinctions in the ICAS Science and Math Competition and an Award of Excellence in the participating was her passion for biology and the desire to attend Medical School. Australia National Chemistry Quiz. Jiantao is also proud of his achievement in becoming the 2012 North Island Brain Bee Champion. He will be attending university soon, but at this point, he has not been able to narrow down his interests to only one major subject. Turkey Dilan Acur Dilan is 16 years old and attends Salih Zeki Anadolu High School in Eskişehir, Turkey. She enjoys studying science and has demonstrated a natural propsensity to engage in community programs of all kinds. Singapore United Arab Emirates Mani Hemaprashaad Madhur Singal As a Year 5 student at Raffles Institution in Singapore, his passion Born and raised in India, he is a nature-loving person. In addition to for neuroscience was stimulated recently after attending “CogSci his devotion to academics, he enjoys many sports, like football, Connects”, a conference organized by students from the National cricket, and badminton. He can also be found drawing and playing University of Singapore and Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). the guitar. He has a firm idea of the type of person he wishes to This spark of inspiration was furthered by other neuroscience- become, which includes finding a career that he loves doing, related events, like the International Biomedical Olympiad. Being an avid student of Biology developing himself as a hardworking, sacrificing, transparent, and Chemistry, the remarkable insights of neuroscience in the study of cognitive and multi-skilled person, and one who leaves a positive impression on all fronts. He also development indubitably triggered a deep interest and curiosity. Exemplified by the fact that understands that a person with a good overall personality needs to be a good President Obama's administration is planning a decade-long scientific effort to build a communicator and have excellent leadership skills. He realizes that he can learn something comprehensive map of neural activity (BRAIN initiative), neuroscience research continues to from everyone, as he strives with the motto, "There is always room for improvement." He shed light on the remarkable extent of experience-induced plasticity even in the adult brain, often wonders, what makes all of us different? Searching for an answer has led him to the and this offers immense promise for medicine. I would like to contribute to the global effort mystery of the human brain. Every year, he spends quality time with children with special by becoming a clinician-scientist in the future and conducting research in neuroscience. needs, deepens his interest in what makes each of us unique. This led to wondering about Other than reading books, my hobbies include cycling and watching anime, such as Bleach the distinctive mechanisms that lead to diseases and cures. Learning more about the brain and Naruto. Nature documentaries also occupy my free time, especially those by David and causes of neurological disorders translated into participation in the UAE Brain Bee, and Attenborough. Moreover, I am in the Biology Society and Audio-Visual Unit at his school. now he is privileged to take part in the 2013 IBB.

Ukraine of America Iryna Repetylo Emily Ruan She is driven to understand more about biology and neuroscience Emily Ruan is a 9th grader who has diverse interests and a zest for because they provide a critical perspective in medical and biology learning. She runs cross country and likes to compete in Science sciences. Every day, more and more people are diagnosed with neural Olympiad. She is the freshman representative on her school diseases, and so few treatments are available. The natural solution is diversity council. She plays violin and has been a member of the more specialists to fight this growing problem. Also, neuroscience prestigious Youth Symphony since 3rd grade. In her plays a prominent role in biology as it demonstrates how animals spare time, she enjoys reading everything from novels to communicate with each other, how behavior can change based on evolutionary pressures, newspaper articles. Her art works have won state and national awards. and how life and consciousness arises from molecular mechanisms. For her, the most interesting spheres of neuroscience are molecular and genetic aspects of neural processes. She is also interested in other sciences, as well, such as ecology, mathematics, physics, information technologies, and political science. Beyond the classroom, she enjoys traveling abroad and playing sports. Her personal credo is “Require impossible and you will achieve maximum”. After the 2013 IBB, her greatest ambition is to take part in the International Biology Olympiad and International Environmental Project Olympiad.

- Judging Panel -

Dr. Gustavo Román, MD

Prof. Gustavo C. Román is the Blanton Distinguished Endowed Chair and Director of the Alzheimer and Dementia Center at The 2013 International Brain Bee the Methodist Neurological Institute in - Volunteer Team - Houston, Texas, USA. He is also Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Martin Beinwachs Medical University Vienna Medical College of Cornell University. Arthur Hosmann Neurosurgery, Medical Univ. Vienna Flávia Leite, PhD MFPL, Medical Univ. Vienna Dr. Walter Struhal, MD Agdaliya Mikhalkova, MD Medical University Vienna Walter Struhal, MD, is Vice-Chair of the Kathrin Plawecki FH Campus Vienna Department for Neurology and heading the Bohuslav Uher, PhD Natural Sciences, Univ. of Vienna autonomic unit at the General Hospital of Judith Strauss Virology, Medical University of Vienna the City of Linz, Austria, with interests in autonomic nervous system, Parkinsons Max Horvat Univ. of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien disease and medical education. He is also Sophia Clark University of Vienna, Fulbright Program chairing the Worldwide Young Neurologists.

Catarina Luis, Portuguese Translator Heidelberg University Roberto Bongiovanni, Italian Translator University of Rome Dr. Giancarlo Logroscino, MD

Giancarlo Logroscino, MD PhD is Professor of Neurology and Director of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Unit at the Univ. of Bari, Italy. He is the elected chair of the section of Neuroepidemiology of the American Academy of Neurology. He has Michael Hausser also been a professor at Harvard University. - About the Brain Bee Program -

Founded in 1999 by Dr. Norbert Myslinski of the University of Maryland, , the International Brain Bee ("Bee"= contest) neuroscience initiative engages more than ten thousand high school students every year across all six continents. The continued goal is to motivate students to learn about the brain and become inspired to pursue neuroscience careers in order to help treat and find cures for neurological and psychological disorders. The first-place winner will receive a $3,000 scholarship, an individual trophy, a traveling trophy that is held by the annual There are currently about 150 Local Brain Bee coordinators in 30 winner’s school, and a summer internship with an esteemed countries worldwide that conduct competitions annually. The neuroscientist from the Society of Neuroscience. The second- and winner of each Local Bee is invited to attend the National Brain third-place winners will receive prize packages as well: $2,000 and Bee competition in his or her own country, and the winner of each $1,000 scholarships, respectively. More information is available on National Bee is invited to compete in the culminating event, the the website: www.internationalbrainbee.com. International Brain Bee Championship, always held in conjunction with a major conference related to neuroscience, neurology, or All local, national, and international coordinators, judges, and psychology. Brain Bee competitions test students' knowledge of support staff contribute to the Brain Bee program exclusively as the human brain, including such topics as intelligence, emotions, volunteers. Committees are composed of enthusiastic and memory, sleep,vision, hearing, sensations, Alzheimer’s disease, talented scientific society leaders, professors, institute directors, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression, medical doctors, graduate students, medical students, addictions and brain research. The local competitions are in live undergraduate students, lecturers, and researchers. A question-and-answer format based on material from a book that is comprehensive Brain Bee Manual is available for all coordinators. freely provided to the public. The championship competitions may also involve a neuroanatomy laboratory practical with real human This year, the Brain Bee Alumni Association was founded. All brains, neurohistology with microscopes, brain imaging International Brain Bee participants may join to connect with past identification and patient diagnosis with patient actors. and current national champions. This platform may be used to share interesting news articles, event photos, scholarship opportunities, and ideas for collaborative projects. Thus far, a Facebook group has been established, and the Association will have a permanent home on the IBB website.

The International Brain Bee is a program of the non-profit foundation Mankind for International NeuroscienceDevelopment, Inc. (MIND, Inc).

We are truly grateful for our generous corporate, academic, and society partners:

Institute for Neurology and the Department of Anatomy

Austrian-American Ethan Hein Educational Commission