Welcome to the Local Brain Bee page for Newfoundland and Labrador
The provincial Brain Bee competition (Brain Storm) for 2025 will be held in March 2025 (Exact date TBD).
The Brain Storm Competition is a Q&A competition that tests high school students’ knowledge of the brain and nervous system. Students are quizzed about the brain and how it is relates to intelligence, memory, emotions, sensations, movement, stress, aging, sleep and brain disorders.
Registration for the provincial Brainstorm competition will start in early 2025.
The national Brain Bee competition will be held on April 25th, 2025.
Please see the Main Page for more details about the National competition.
Study Materials
All of the questions for the local Brain Storm competition will come from these two sources:
1. “Open Neuroscience Initiative“
2. “Brain Facts” (2018 edition)
Prizes
The top 3 scorers at the local competition will receive monetary prizes of $150, $100, and $50. The top scorer will also be invited to take part in the national competition.
Contact
Any inquiries can be directed to Dr. Darlene Skinner (dmskinner@mun.ca) or brainstormnfld@gmail.com
Our Neuroscience graduate students put together a promotional video for the Brain Storm contest: