High School Student Brain Bee Competition Set for Feb. 22

"Did you know that your brain runs on only 25 watts of electricity - enough to power an LED light bulb? Or that there are nearly 10,000 different types of neurons in your brain?"

Well, high school students preparing for 24th annual Northeast PA Brain Bee know these facts and others contained in the book "Brain Facts," which is published by the Society for Neuroscience. This book will be the source for the questions for the annual competition hosted at The University of Scranton on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. The competition begins at 12:30 p.m. in the PNC Auditorium of the Loyola Science Center.

Sponsored by the Neuroscience Program at the University and the Scranton Neuroscience Society, the Brain Bee is offered free of charge. Registration is required to participate. The registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 21. The snow date is Sunday, Feb. 23.

The competition, open to high school students aged 13 to 19, encourages the study of the brain and how it relates to intelligence, memory, emotions, sensations, movements, stress, aging, sleep and brain disorders.

The winner of the NEPA Brain Bee will be invited to compete in the 2025 National Brain Bee.

The NEPA Brain Bee competition is dedicated to the memory of J. Timothy Cannon, Ph.D., founder of the University's Neuroscience Program, who coordinator for Brain Bee for 11 years and served as a Brain Bee judge for 20 years.

In previous years, students competing represented schools from throughout Northeast Pennsylvania, including: Abington Heights High School, Lackawanna Trail High School, MMI Preparatory School, Parkland High School, Pittston Area High School, Pocono Mountain East High School, Riverside Junior/Senior High School, Stroudsburg Area High School, Wallenpaupack Area High School, Western Wayne High School, Wyoming Area High School and Valley View High School, among others.

For more information or to register online, visit the 24^th Annual Northeast PA Brain Bee website, or contact Robert Waldeck, Ph.D., neuroscience program director and associate professor of biology at the University, at 570-941-4324 or [email protected].