▁German ▁Neu ros cience ▁Olymp i ad ) ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁compet itions ▁for ▁students ▁in ▁gr ades ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 1 3 , ▁aim ed ▁at ▁prom oting ▁interest ▁in ▁neu ros cience . ▁The ▁competition ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁two ▁levels : ▁city ▁and ▁national . ▁Each ▁competition ▁is ▁in ▁question ▁and ▁answer ▁format ▁and ▁conducted ▁in ▁English . ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁German ▁Neu ros cience ▁Olymp i ad ▁will ▁represent ▁Germany ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Bra in ▁Be e ▁competition . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁" De utsch e ▁Neu row issenschaft en - O lymp i ad " ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Bra in ▁Be e ▁program ▁which ▁over se es ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁compet itions ▁in ▁over ▁ 4 5 ▁countries ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Nor bert ▁Mys lin ski ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁ ▁program ▁has ▁since ▁expanded ▁beyond ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Julian ne ▁Mc Call ▁established ▁the ▁" G erman ▁Bra in ▁Be e " ▁competition ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁Germany . ▁The ▁German ▁Bra in ▁Be e ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁Heidel berg ▁and ▁includes ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁high ▁schools ▁across ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁" The ▁German ▁Bra in ▁Be e " ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Deutsche ▁Neu row issenschaft en - O lymp i