WHAT: Noggin visit with students at Leodis V. McDaniel High School

We did it!!

Missing limbs at McDaniel

WHERE: Leodis V. McDaniel High School, 2735 NE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97220

WHEN: Thursday, October 17, 2024, 8:15am – 1:30pm

Contact: Darshanpreet Gill, Biomedical Science Teacher

Please head to the school office upon arrival to check in.

We’ll meet with 10th, 11th & 12th grade students at this Portland Public school!

See what we did before at Leodis McDaniel

Your Inner Worm Bin

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin
2. Jeff Leake, PSU/NW Noggin
3. Becky Martinez, PSU
4. Gabe Guarin, PSU
5. Alyssa Showalter, PSU
6. Kayla Dagnino, PSU
7. Alex Heinrich, PSU
8. Ciara Fragoso, PSU
9. Ann Bui, PSU
10. Maha Mukhtar, PSU
11. Allan Gaither, PSU
12. Lovey Zheng, PSU
13. Ashlyn O’Malley, PSU

AMAZING QUESTIONS!!

What causes ADHD?

Is all ADHD the same? Are there different kinds of ADHD?

What medication is used to treat ADHD, and does it work? Does it keep working?

Are there other ways to treat ADHD, that don’t involve drugs?

What types of jobs are available in neuroscience?

Can studying neuroscience help you work in different fields?

How do your genes and your own life experience affect each other?

How long does it take to become a neurosurgeon?

How do I get to study neuroscience?

How expensive is it to become a graduate student in neuroscience?

Are there people who can only see in black and white?

Is it harder to learn a language as an adult? And if so why?

How does better sleep help the brain?

What is consciousness  –  and do we know anything about where it happens in the brain?

Why are some things we do or experience conscious, but other things aren’t?

Does a bigger brain mean that you’re smarter?

Do you recommend any books or podcasts about neuroscience?

How do people still feel their missing limbs?

Can a prosthetic hand make a “phantom” limb disappear? Can it replace it?