Competition participants are tested in various brain science subjects to assess their level of knowledge - the neural basis of senses, memory, emotions, aging, sleep, brain anatomy, and neurological diseases. Students interested in taking part in the competition independently study relevant material from “Brain Facts,” a book published by the American Brain Foundation - the competition’s questions are based on its content.

A national competition is held in each country wishing to send a delegation to the Brain Bee. Those students who win first place in each of the 25 countries represent their country in the international competition, held in a different country each year. In the summer of 2018, the competition was held in Berlin, Germany. The second-place winner of the national competition was awarded participation in a summer course, within the framework of Tel aviv University’s Science-oriented Youth Department.

Course materials (slideshows, lectures, practice questions) can be found here.

The National Brain Science Competition is sponsored by the Sagol School for Brain Science, the Davidson Institute for Science Education, and the Dov Lautman Department for Science-oriented Youth at Tel Aviv University, and is run in conjunction with the Ministry of Education.