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THE NEW MEXICO BRAIN BEE

Join us for the New Mexico Brain Bee: March 1,  2025

The New Mexico Brain Bee, held at the University of New Mexico EVERY SPRING, is a Neuroscience-focused competition for the teens (14-18) of New Mexico, hosted by our local chapter for the Society for Neurosciences at UNM


We challenge our teens to learn about the brain through 'Brain Facts' and through 'Science of the Brain' and then they compete for a spot to travel to the National Brain Bee Competition to compete against regional Brain Bee winners.

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Sign up now to compete in the 2025 New Mexico Brain Bee!

Registration ends Friday, February 28th at 12 PM

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STUDY FOR
THE BRAIN BEE

No studying required, but if you are trying to win,

here is your main study tool:

All Lab Practical and Written Brain Bee Questions are taken from this free book!

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Drop in Zoom Office Hours will be held the WEEK before our Brain Bee (details will be emailed to registered competitors!)

Dr. Taffeta Elliott

Professor, New Mexico Tech (NMT)

Introducing this year's Keynote Speaker:

Language in Brains

How is your brain understanding this blurb right now?  Find out how text, sounds and gestures gain meaning for us through social interaction that loops through specific circuits in the brain. Hear about how humans can say new things all the time and how listeners understand new speech immediately.  Explore some idiosyncrasies of how the nervous system does this across the incredible diversity of world languages and animal calls.

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Getting to the Competition

Address

Mind Research Network

Domenici Hall

1101 Yale Blvd NE,

Albuquerque, NM 87106

Contact

Competition Date

Sat, Mar. 1

9:00 am-3:00 pm

Parking

W lot, near Mind Research Network

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Teachers of New Mexico! Would you be interested in bringing neuroscience into your classroom?

The neuroscience trainees at UNM want to visit your classroom and lead an engaging activity about the brain (in person or via zoom)!

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM BRAIN BEE 2023

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Brain Bee 2023!

Congratulations to the winners!

1st place: Manas 'Mo' Kandath from Eldorado High School

2nd place: Kathleen McCargar from Amy Biehl High School

3rd place: Arjun Ganesh from Albuquerque Academy

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THE BRAIN BEE

The winner of the New Mexico competition competes at the National Brain Bee!

  • UNM's neuroscience experts have led the annual regional Brain Bee in New Mexico since 2015.​​

  • Neurosciences trainees and professors prepare a day celebrating neuroscience with lab tours, presentations from scientists, and the Brain Bee competition comprised of lab practical, written, and oral questions on a variety of neuroscience topics.​​

  • The winner of the New Mexico Brain Bee will receive funds to support travel for you and a chaperone to attend the USA Brain Bee Championship to compete against Brain Bee winners from across the United States.

USING YOUR HEAD TO MAKE HEADLINES!

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