“I just hope that more people will ignore the fatalism of the argument that we are beyond repair. We are not beyond repair. We are never beyond repair.” — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Brains change, but they also develop routines, and adult brains are less plastic and more fixed in their neural…
Post by Dan Jang, an undergraduate triple majoring in Computer Science, Biomedical Physics and General Science, and also pursuing a double minor in Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. Dan is a PSU Neuroscience Club General Officer (’21-’24) and served as Club President (’22-’23). “Je pense, donc je suis,” an insight…
Post by Kasey Judd, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. “Hello, my name is Kasey and I am studying Psychology and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. I think brains are fascinating!” — Kasey Judd, undergraduate at PSU This is typically what I’d say as we briefly introduced ourselves…
Post by Conner Corbett, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Conner is a 2023 McNair scholar. My Journey to Research Growing up I have always had a deep curiosity for the brain. I was puzzled and intrigued by the trivia facts that are commonly told to kids, such as…
Post by Rebecca Chevrel, undergraduate in Social Science and Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. My name is Rebecca Chevrel. I’m in my senior year of undergrad at Portland State University, pursuing a double major in Psychology and Social Science, and a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. I’ll be 44 when I…
Post by Alexandria Bills, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. My name is Alexandria Bills, and I am a senior at Portland State University (PSU) pursuing a degree in Psychology and a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. I am also co-president of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanic and…
Happy Halloween! We LOVE visiting King Elementary in Northeast Portland, and couldn’t have chosen a better date to return! Halloween will forever be on our schedule for future Noggin school outreach, and King is one of our favorite and most memorable community connections. Memory and the Brain Certain kinds of…
Northwest Noggin returned to the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility this fall, to meet with more young people curious about the brain, and the policy implications of ongoing neuroscience research on adolescent development, bias, trauma, drugs, and mental health in terms of education, healthcare, criminal justice and the law. We’ve visited…
A huge thanks to Geof Garner, the President of the National Association of Educational Opportunity Programs (NAEOP), for inviting Northwest Noggin to their annual conference in Boise Idaho! This was our THIRD conference workshop on interdisciplinary neuroscience outreach for NAEOP, following earlier presentations in Bellevue, Washington and Gleneden Beach, Oregon.…
Jeff Leake and Bill Griesar of Northwest Noggin are teaching a NEW interdisciplinary neuroscience course NEXT SUMMER (2025) in the extraordinary art and brain research saturated coastal city of Valparaíso, Chile! Anyone is welcome, and for undergraduates at Portland State University this course can fulfill the PSY 403: Outreach requirements…