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Past Winners

2007 Brain Bee winner

Varun Talanki, a junior at Ward Melville High School, took first place in the Long Island Brain Bee at C.W. Post Feb. 10, 2007. He advances to the International Brain Bee at the University of Maryland March 16-17. To his left is his father, Raveesh Talanki. To his right is his sister, Veda Talanki.

2006 Brain Bee winner

Saroj Kunnekatt (left) presenting the 2006 Long Island University Brain Bee first place trophy to champion Emily Weil at the annual Research Symposium held at Lynbrook High School. Saroj and Emily both attended the Brain Bee workshops held at Long Island University. Dr. David Shenker facilitated the Lynbrook High School participation.

Varun Talanki receives the second place in the 2006 Long Island University Brain Bee from Dr. John Neill, professor of psychology at C.W. Post and coordinator of the Long Island University Brain Bee. This trophy presentation took place in the science class at Ward Melville High School. On the day of the presentation Dr. Neill gave a lecture on "the effects of galactic cosmic radiation on hearing." Dr. George Baldo facilitated the Ward Melville Brain Bee participation.

2005 Brain Bee winner

Southampton, NY - Jericho High School senior Suraj Rambhia took first place this Saturday in Long Island’s sixth annual regional Brain Bee competition at Long Island University’s Southampton College. Rambhia was awarded $300 and is sent to Baltimore, Maryland for the International Competition. The grand prize for the winner of the International Competition is $3000 and an all expense paid trip to the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Washington, D.C. and an individual trophy for his high school.

The Brain Bee is part of Brain Awareness Week spearheaded by both the Dana Alliance, a philanthropic foundation, and the Society for Neuroscience. The goal is to motivate youth to learn about the brain and pursue careers in biomedical brain research in the fight against mental retardation, cerebral palsy, spinal-cord injury and other brain disorders.

Questions composed by Long Island University professor of psychology Paul Forestell tested seventeen high school students from all over Long Island on their knowledge of the brain and how it relates to intelligence, memory, emotions, sensations, movement, stress, aging, sleep and neurological disorders such as drug addiction, Alzheimer's disease and stroke.
 
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