▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Heidel berg , ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁local ▁student ▁compet itions ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁Bonn , ▁and ▁Frankfurt . ▁Therefore , ▁ 1 8 0 ▁students ▁are ▁anticip ated ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁Neu ros cience ▁Olymp i ads ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁top ▁ 1 5 ▁students ▁from ▁each ▁local ▁competition ▁will ▁be ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁final s , ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁rot ated ▁each ▁year . ▁The ▁D NO ▁provides ▁travel ▁allow ances ▁for ▁a ▁student ▁travel ing ▁long ▁distances ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁each ▁consecutive ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁Olymp i ad . ▁The ▁competition ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 4 ▁parts : ▁pod ium ▁section , ▁where ▁a ▁j ury ▁of ▁three ▁profess ors ▁will ▁ask ▁questions ; ▁a ▁short ▁written ▁exam ▁section ; ▁a ▁ne uro an atom y ▁section ▁with ▁pl astic ▁brain ▁models ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁micro sc opy ▁sl ides ▁with ▁real ▁human ▁brain ▁samples ; ▁and ▁a ▁patient ▁diagn osis ▁section ▁with ▁patient ▁videos ▁and ▁mock ▁medical ▁history ▁data . ▁The ▁competition ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁English ▁but ▁a ▁j ury ▁can ▁assist ▁in ▁German , ▁if ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Neu ros cience ▁Olymp i ad ▁final s ▁competition ▁receives ▁a ▁tro phy ▁and ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁represent ▁Germany ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Bra in ▁Be e , ▁for ▁which ▁fl ights ▁and ▁accommod ation ▁are ▁paid ▁for ▁each ▁winner ▁and ▁a ▁ch