About the Brain Bee
The St. Louis Area Brain Bee (SLABB) is an annual competition for high school students that tests knowledge in neuroscience. Questions come from Brain Facts, a book produced by the Society for Neuroscience. The winner will complete in the 2022 virtual US National Brain Bee competition
When and Where
Saturday February 26, 2022
12:30-4:00 p.m. via Zoom
Register to receive updates. If you did not receive the Zoom link for the competition, email herzog@wustl.edu.
12:30 Sign-in and icebreaker
12:45 Welcome and orientation (Dr. Erik Herzog, Adrian Li, and Jake Joseph, SLABB 2022 Coordinators)
1:00 Written quiz
2:00 Neuroscience panel (Drs. Mayssa Mokalled, Ian Dobbins, and Nikhil Lokesh, Kia Barclay and Jacob Amme, Lari Rays Wahba)
2:30 Oral competition (Judges Drs. Mary Lambo and Larry Snyder)
3:30 Awards ceremony
Why Participate?
Participants enjoy hands-on activities, learn more about neuroscience, meet area high school and college students and connect with faculty. There are prizes for the school with the largest team and the top 10 finishers. The winner also gets a paid summer research internship and a trip to the National Brain Bee.
Who can Participate?
Any high school/home student from grades 9-12 is eligible to compete in the SLABB. We encourage family, friends, teachers and classmates to join for the activities planned at the competition.
Expectations of SLABB Participants
SLABB aims to be a fun, educational, and fair competition that promotes the discoveries and ethics of brain science and scientists. Competitors abide by the rules and ethics of SLABB. All work will be individual with no answers from other sources.
How to Prepare?
Sample Study Schedule
Week | Chapters in the Brain Facts Book |
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Week 1 | Read, study and/or make flashcards for the Introduction and Chapter 1. Look at some sample problems in the Study Aids to get a sense for the types of questions that are asked. |
2 | Chapters 2 and 3 |
3 | Chapters 4 and 5 |
4 | Chapters 6, 7, and 8 |
5 | Chapters 9 and 10 |
6 | Chapters 11, 12, and 13 |
7 | Chapters 14 and 15 |
8 | Chapters 16, 17, and 18 |
9 | Go over any chapters that you are still unsure about. Ask a parent or friend to quiz you or use flashcards. |
10 | Eat and sleep well the night before the Brain Bee. You can do some light review and practice problems. Look through the Glossary if you want to do some extra studying. You got this! |