Local teens interested in testing their knowledge about the brain can make a beeline for Brock University.<\/p>\n
Science enthusiasts and newcomers alike are invited to explore the mind’s inner workings at the inaugural Niagara Brain Bee Competition<\/a> on Monday, April 7.<\/p>\n Hosted by Brock’s Centre for Neuroscience<\/a>, the competition is part of a larger network of events happening across the country and around the world. Niagara\u2019s winner will be invited to the annual Canadian National Brain Bee, sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR), and the winner of the national event will have the opportunity to take part in an international contest.<\/p>\n Assistant Professor of Psychology Paula Duarte Guterman, Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Neuroscience<\/a>, likens the Brain Bee to a traditional spelling bee but with questions about the brain and how it works. However, she emphasizes that students do not need expertise or even a background in neuroscience to sign up.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Brain Bee is for everyone who is interested,\u201d she says. \u201cWe provide the study materials, so the only thing you need is the motivation to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n