Post by Joseph McKinney, senior undergraduate at Portland State University, finishing his Bachelor of Science in Science, with minors in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, Biology, and Philosophy. During my Winter and Spring terms at PSU, I got to join NWNoggin on some of their neuroscience and art outreach visits to different public…
Post by Jalen Marcil, an undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical Health Sciences and a pre-professional track in Pre-Medicine, with minors in Aging Services and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. This spring I participated in outreach with Northwest Noggin, and visited different high schools…
Post by Josie Borden, Senior in the University Honors College at Portland State University, majoring in Psychology with minors in both Interdisciplinary Neuroscience and Spanish Language. The Rosenbaum Service Leadership Scholars Program In my third year at PSU, I joined a cohort of students in the University Honors College in…
Post by Hailey Larson, junior undergraduate at Portland State University, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. Hailey is currently going through the process of becoming a United States Marine Corps Officer. This spring, I participated in outreach at both Portland and Vancouver public schools…
Post by Kadi Rae Smith, President of the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Association (INA) at Portland State University (PSU), and Conner Corbett, PSU graduate and Senior Clinical Research Assistant at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). Discover Kadi Rae’s “neuron hat” art project here: Neuron Hats! This year, the INA at PSU…
Post by Sam Mutschler-Aldine, an undergraduate studying Psychology and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. This is not an exaggeration: I have been playing music since before I could walk. My parents brought my sister and I over as infants to our neighbors’ house to play on their set of…
Post by Sydney Watson, senior undergraduate at Portland State University, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Public Health, with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. This winter I participated in outreach at both Portland and Vancouver area public schools. I’d known about NW Noggin for as long as I’ve worked on my…
Post by Allan Gaither, an undergraduate working on his Bachelor’s Degree, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at the Honors College of Portland State University. While traveling school to school with NW Noggin I’ve engaged with students in a number of amazing ways, from handling brains with them…
A post by Emmali Luangrath, an undergraduate majoring in Psychology while pursuing a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. Do you feel heard? Why is it that whenever we listen to our favorite songs or genre of music we feel the most “heard?” How does music call up…
Post by Willow Coughlan, a Portland State University senior working toward a BA in Psychology and an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor. Willow joined several NW Noggin events with students of a variety of ages and backgrounds during Winter 2025. Throughout this winter I have traveled with NW Noggin to public schools…