The Brain Behind the Lens

Post, photographs and illustrations by Hana Haley, a Portland based artist + undergraduate in Psychology completing her minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. You can find Hana’s recent film photography at: hanahaley.tumblr.com. Over fall term I visited K-12 schools (including Sunnyside Environmental School, MLK Elementary, Astoria and Knappa…

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Do I breathe correctly?

By Taiki Grover, an undergraduate in Speech & Hearing Sciences pursuing a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. Taiki is also a research intern at BreatheWorks, a speech and myofunctional therapy clinic in Lake Oswego, Oregon. “Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your…

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Inside the MIND (lab)

Post and images by Oscar Moreno, undergraduate in Biology and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. Oscar is an intern in Dr. Rebekah Huber’s MIND Lab at Oregon Health & Science University. Exploring Sleep, Cognition, and Youth Well-Being Mind Lab logo Created by Lab Member Jaqueline Dwyer In the beginning…

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Your Arm, My Brain. Teamwork!

Post by Ana Borders, undergraduate in Speech and Hearing Sciences, who is pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Can you imagine being able to control somebody else’s movements directly with your brain…where they lose all control of their own arm, and control is instead handed to you?…

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How Many Brains Are There?

Post by Vivi Sierra, an undergraduate studying Psychology and minoring in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. Vivi is curious to explore how environmental interactions affect how our bodies and brains perceive the world. When I started visiting schools with Northwest Noggin I was nervous. Speaking with people tends to…

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When KNEW meets NEW

The Neuroscience of Multigenerational Networks Ginger Lee Owens, is a new mom and Portland State University Honors College undergraduate studying Biology and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. Her passion for child development grew more profound the moment she learned she was expecting. Determined to nurture her daughter’s brain development “from gestation to graduation,”…

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Teaching is not a career for me

Post by Jessica Vilaysanh, undergraduate at Portland State University, who graduates this December with a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology, Social Science, and Liberal Studies. They are also triple minoring in Women’s Studies, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, and Civic Leadership. After their gap year, where they hopefully get their Yu-Gi-Oh Worlds Championship…

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