“When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then the artist listens.” ― Madeleine L’Engle Going places Communicating science is more than telling others about your thoughts, experiments, research and ideas. It’s more than…
“No happiness or pain, no more forgetting” ― Gabriela Mistral Watch our video poster abstract for the Society for Neuroscience Oregon/SW WA Chapter meeting 2021 LEARN MORE: Society for Neuroscience Oregon / SWWA Annual Meeting Inequality harms us all Inequality currently defines the United States and many other countries, including…
“Change itself is what fascinates me. I am drawn, as a moth to the flame, by edge situations, by situations of metamorphosis.” ― Annie Proulx We are indebted to Deb Arthur, a former criminal defense attorney and Associate Professor in the University Studies department at Portland State University, who invited us…
Post by Albert Shiue, undergraduate at Portland State University “Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.” ― Susan Sontag From the perspective of a PSU student with career interests in neuroscience research, it was a fantastic atmosphere at Booth 5 last Friday night! LEARN MORE:…
NW Noggin volunteers joined the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) at Portland State University this week to discuss clinical and research careers, make neuroscience-related art and hold and examine skulls and brains! Thank you AMWA for inviting us back to speak with mentors and high school students exploring careers in…
“Life’s true face is the skull.” ― Nikos Kazantzakis We LOVE teaching anatomy and neuroanatomy! Few disciplines connect us more viscerally with the extraordinarily physical nature of who we all are. For so many – including artists, educators, researchers, undergraduates, K-12 students, members of the public – the opportunity to directly…
“When you learn, teach. When you get, give.” ― Maya Angelou We love community connections. NW Noggin joined Clatsop Community College and both Warrenton and Astoria Public Schools this week for a research-based return to Oregon’s North Coast! LEARN MORE: Accumbens in Astoria Nine outreach adherents spent two nights in…
Post by Aaron Eisen, PSU graduate in Psychology and Social Science, OHSU research/teaching assistant, graduate student at the National University of Natural Medicine, and NW Noggin Resource Council member for Communications There is a renaissance of psychedelic therapy underway, and growing interest in the underlying mechanism of these medicines as…
Post by Madeline Ogle, Psychology undergraduate at Portland State University and NW Noggin outreach volunteer As the dark Washington sky barely hinted at the promise of a slightly brighter day, I checked in at the Fort Vancouver High School office with my fellow outreach volunteers. This was Friday of Finals…
Post by Liam Armstrong, high school senior at Pacific Crest Community School, avid cyclist, and lover of math and science. Liam approached NW Noggin this year with fascinating questions about why it was so difficult to adapt to a bicycle built to defy rider expectations. He first wanted to build…