“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…
Post by Mikah Brandes, undergraduate at Portland State University, NIH BUILD EXITO scholar and NW Noggin volunteer LEARN MORE: Neurons Not Included My sister gifted me a coffee mug last year after my first term working in a research lab in fall of 2018. She had already been a research assistant…
A week before finals at Portland State and OHSU, our enthusiastic outreach volunteers gathered early at David Douglas High School to enjoy a full day of neuroscience research and art with around 200 curious students! LEARN MORE: Everything but guns Heather Roberts, a high school Social Studies teacher who also…
“Morning comes whether you set the alarm or not” ― Ursula LeGuin High schoolers, teachers, staff and our brain-obsessed NW Noggin volunteers awoke before dawn on a cool, crisp December morning, all headed to David Douglas High School. David Douglas, named after a 19th century botanist from Scotland (and the…
Post by Madison Cho-Richmond, undergraduate at Portland State University and NW Noggin outreach volunteer McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois was my boat for the week, offering waves of research posters, eddies of sciart, and strong currents of inspired neuroscience researchers and students like me. It’s a carnival cruise for the…
Post by Drew Sinclair, undergraduate student veteran at Portland State University and NW Noggin outreach volunteer Brains use energy Our brains require a lot of energy. Navigating, remembering, making decisions, responding to circumstances requires the coordinated activity of networks of linked brain regions, and the burning of sugar (glucose) to…