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…
How did you get to work or school today? Do you always travel the same route? Do you walk, bike or drive along consistent roadways, taking familiar turns by well-known landmarks? Is your path so regular and dependable that you barely register the details as you make your way in?…
STAY TUNED: We’ll return to Chile for another art and neuroscience program in June and July of 2027 (~15 students max)! Participation meets the outreach requirement for the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. In 2025 we returned south, as weones del norte, to the gorgeous, compelling, art and…
Neuroprotection for Children in War Post by Jennifer Logan, a Honors undergraduate studying the intersection of psychological resilience and ethnobotany. She is double majoring in Psychology and Indigenous Nations Studies, with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience and Indigenous Traditional Ecological and Cultural Knowledge at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.…
Post by Cassidy Rickel, an undergraduate pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. How EDM moves the mind, body, and brain In Amsterdam on King’s Day, the entire city turns orange. Streets overflow with energy as people dance on boats in the…
Post and illustrations by Janani Romero, an undergraduate currently pursuing a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and the pre-professional Physicians Assistant program track, along with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. Where it all started… It happened at a neuroscience outreach event at Benson High School. A…
Post by Elizabeth Gomez, a senior at Portland State University set to graduate this June and earn a bachelors degree in Psychology and a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. Elizabeth is starting a Clinical Psychology masters program this fall at Pacific University. She ultimately wants to earn a Ph.D. and become…
Post and illustrations by Cody Walker, a junior at Portland State University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. Cody is a member of the Portland State University Honors College and graduates in spring of 2026. Honoring moms and mom-like figures Today, the day…
Post by Maryfer Ortiz, an undergraduate pursuing a B.S in Psychology and an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Maryfer spent last summer interning for PSU’s Aphasia Lab and began participating with NW Noggin this spring. Music is one of the most important things in my life. Growing up…
Bayler Brundage is an undergraduate at Portland State University, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience and a certificate in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She is a Research Assistant in the RAICES Lab, directed by Dr. Susana Beltrán-Grimm. Bayler plays golf for the Portland State Women’s Golf Team…