High school students from around the region\u00a0competed in the 25th annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Brain Bee, an academic competition designed to inspire an interest in neuroscience. The event was held Saturday, Feb. 21, at the PNC Auditorium inside the Loyola Science Center.<\/p>\n
Among the participants was the winner Muyan Liu, a junior from Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia. Liu\u2019s victory advanced her to the National Brain Bee that will be held Saturday, April 25, at the University of California, Irvine. She also received a $1,000 scholarship to The University of Scranton, if she attends the University, and a cash prize.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost people take biology in high school.\u00a0Maybe they\u2019ve\u00a0had psychology,\u00a0but generally, they\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have neuroscience,\u201d Robert F. Waldeck, Ph.D., director of the neuroscience program at Scranton and the NEPA Brain Bee coordinator, told the Times Leader. \u201cSo\u00a0it seems like a really complicated\u00a0topic\u00a0and they don\u2019t really know much about it, because they don\u2019t know anybody doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Waldeck explained\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0where an event like the NEPA Brain Bee proves useful, as it is a competitive,\u00a0fun\u00a0and informal way of expanding one\u2019s knowledge on the topic.<\/p>\n
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