Performed with the Support of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Development Headquarter;
Competition of more than four thousand students of the country in the area of cognitive neuroscience
Competition of more than four thousand students of the country in the area of cognitive neuroscience
According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, the fourth round of “Brain Bee” competition was held by the neuroscience association of Iran with the support of student committee of cognitive sciences and technologies development headquarter in Tehran and other capitals of provinces of the country.
Promotion of cognitive neuroscience among students and recognition of talents of this field are some of the goals of this event, so that students can be encouraged to be active in the cognitive sciences area.
This round of the “Brain Bee” event was held in 41 centers of 30 provinces in the presence of four thousand and 100 students. Before the implementation of the competition, some sessions were held for students by the headquarter to be more prepared for the event. At the end, 30 students will move on to the second round. However, the schools of these students will receive laboratory and library equipment from the headquarter.
In addition, the second round of the competition will be held in two stages of written and practical in the beginning of the solar year of 97. In this regard, the reference book is “Brain Facts”. Moreover, a winter school will be held in universities of Tehran, Shahid Beheshti and Iran and brain mapping laboratory to prepare the students to participate in the event with the support of the headquarter.
Sina Tavakoli, secretary of student committee of cognitive sciences and technologies development headquarter, stated about the event: students within the range of 13-18 years compete to earn the top scores. After the first and second rounds, one person will be introduced as the subject of the “Brain Fact” test. The top selected students of the Brain Bee event will be sent to Berlin, Germany to compete in the global competition held in the next summer.
He also marked: the Brain Bee competition is a wide event among student elites of the world, which provides the foundations for promotion, development and extension of fields related to cognitive sciences.
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