Where is NW Noggin?
NW Noggin is a locally sourced, 501(c)(3) ALL-VOLUNTEER shoestring nonprofit organization. Your tax-deductible contribution supports the purchase of sheep brains, pipe cleaners, electrodes and clay for innovative, arts-integrated outreach, and helps send volunteers from local universities (including Portland State University, OHSU, and other area institutions) to public school classrooms, conferences and free community events.
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Job Opening: Research Assistant for ATTEND Lab (OHSU)
The ATTEND Lab at OHSU (PI: Sarah Karalunas) is seeking a full-time Research Assistant! You’d work with more than one electrode… 🙂 The Research Assistant will help with the management and analysis of EEG, ERP, and neuropsychological test data, as well as some data collection and administrative responsibilities. The ideal…
Soup for Brains!
P:ear: “He LOVES this”
Post and pictures by volunteer Ashley Keates, Portland State University As NW Noggin stepped feet and brains into p:ear we could instantly sense the great vibes and excitement from some of the youth at this much beloved and essential homeless youth center. One of the directors signaled a volunteer aside…
Taking children (& extra brains!) to work
A gorgeously warm and sunny spring day in the Pacific Northwest! We happily rolled our Noggin brain cart towards the riverside home of the Alzheimer’s Association of Oregon for another morning of public outreach… It was Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, and Tracy Morgan, the Executive Director…
Reaction Time @ Reynolds
Noggin recently teamed up with three inspiring partners, NIH BUILD EXITO and the Equity & Empowerment Corps (EEC) at Portland State University, and the Alliance for Visible Diversity in Science at OHSU. We brought volunteers, enthusiasm, research background, diversity, empowerment and BRAINS to Reynolds High School for a lively introduction to neuroscience in Mr.…
On 420 & Hooch
Post by Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin Resource Council member Volunteers of NW Noggin recently visited Skyridge Middle School for a second time this spring! LEARN WHAT WE DID IN MARCH: Curiosity’s Sky-High at Skyridge! Again we brought together Art and Neuroscience with depolarizing passion and enthusiasm. Our volunteers were excited as…
Mental health @ McMenamin’s
Noggin volunteers and members of the Neuroscience and Psychology Clubs from Portland State University beelined to the historic art and beer-saturated McMenamin’s Edgefield Hotel last Friday to join the annual Society for Neuroscience Oregon/Southwest Washington Chapter meeting at the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge… It was a mossier, wetter morning…
Building a Brain for Science
Gray Matter Marching
The skies cooperated for the second annual March for Science, a year after the damp inaugural 2017 event drew thousands of evidence-based Northwesterners to Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park..! LEARN MORE: Synapsing for Science! Once again, our Noggin volunteers delivered the brains, this time to “Portland’s Living Room,” red-bricked Pioneer Square, to…
Radiating enthusiasm @ Skyridge
Post by Aaron Eisen, NW Noggin volunteer from Portland State University When I first learned of “NW Noggin,” the neuroscience outreach group, I had no idea what this tremendous experience had to offer. After reading about the all volunteer instructors and students, I discovered that Noggin traveled to local schools…
Synapsing in San Diego
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” ―Maya Angelou.
Our AMAZING volunteers organized the largest all ages Art & Neuroscience Festival in the Pacific Northwest! We offered live bands, science-inspired art, neuroscience research presentations, and the chance to ask questions and examine real brains! The fifth annual Noggin Fest helped send more young scientists and artists to the Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego - and into San Diego Unified Public Schools! LEARN MORE @ Brains Beyond SfN!.