Author: Bill Griesar
Music & Brain: Rewarding Rhythms for Houseless Youth
Post by Jesse Hamlin, NW Noggin Resource Council member for music and performance. Jesse is a Portland State University undergraduate in Psychology and completed this work as part of his honors thesis. He also organized Noggin Fest in fall, 2017, which helped bring 21 volunteers to Washington DC to present…
Spinning Wheels: Anorexia in Research & Art
“To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself” –Simone de Beauvoir When you look at yourself in the mirror, what do you see? The perception of your body is complex, integrating detection of touch, muscle stretch, joint position, visceral activities, acceleration, balance, metabolism – and of course…
Applied neuroscience – & STEAM
Brain play, diet & soup!
We love Brain Awareness Season, a popular winter/spring series of neuroscience activities and events. NW Noggin is honored to partner with the Dana Foundation, a leading philanthropic organization that first established Brain Awareness Week, and supports research through grants, publications, and programs. LEARN MORE: Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase public…
Diet vs. Brain
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well” – Virginia Woolf We wheeled our colorful cart back to Portland’s Newmark Theater to hear Bita Moghaddam, the Chair of Behavioral Neuroscience at OHSU, provide the nutritious conclusion to this year’s OHSU Brain Awareness lecture series on…
Diamond advice: brains, art, stories & play
“Perhaps I should just bury myself and become a diamond after thousands of years of intense pressure” –Lemony Snickett What’s the best way to educate a child? How do we help them grow, and develop self-control, focused attention, working memory, social skills, discipline and the motivation to meet life’s challenges and…
Color on the Noggin!
Post by Kanani Miyamoto, Noggin Resource Council, Arts Integration “Perception is the medium” –Bridget Riley NW Noggin recently visited my Portland Community College (PCC) Color Foundations class… As visual artists we first learn the building blocks of art, the elements of art: color, form, line, shape, space, texture, and value.…
Giant brains @ p:ear!
Trap Squad!
Post by Denesa Lockwood Oberbeck, OHSU/NW Noggin Board Fort Vancouver High School (FVHS) in 1961 There is no substitute for hands-on learning. This is often the first-cited premise for justifying biological dissections. This author (and lots of other educators) believe in this premise whole-heartedly, as do an always eager group of NW Noggin…