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SUMMARY:Noggins @ Sunnyside!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: NW Noggin @ Sunnyside Environmental School \nWHERE: Sunnyside Environmental School\, 3421 SE Salmon St\, Portland\, OR 97214 \nWHEN: Thursday\, October 8\, 1:00pm – 3:15pm! \nContacts: Asa Gervich & Jeremy Thomas\, 4th Grade Teachers\, Sunnyside School \n \nWe are thrilled to return to Jeremy and Asa’s lively classrooms this fall!  \n \nJOIN US!\nPlease contact griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu for to get involved  \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n2. Jeff Leake\, PSU/NW Noggin\n3.\n4.\n5.\n6.\n7.\n8.\n9.\n10.\n11.\n12.\n13.\n14.\n15. \nSee what we’ve done before!\nDo salmon laugh?\n \nWithout my amygdala\, would I get scared?\n \nLearning through mistakes!\n \nHow to visit public schools\n \nThank You Northwest Noggin!\n \nNeurons in Minecraft & More!\n \nA crayon in Homer’s brain\n \nWhat about the glia?
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggins-sunnyside-2/
LOCATION:Sunnyside Environmental School\, 3421 SE Salmon St\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
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SUMMARY:Noggin presents: AI and the Brain
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: “Your brain learns what your brain does” – presentation and workshop by Bill Griesar and Jeff Leake of Northwest Noggin at the American Technical Education Association (ATEA) Conference. \nWHERE: Senatobia\, Mississippi  –  more details on the way! \nWHEN: Wednesday\, September 16 – Friday\, September 18\, 2026; workshop to kick off the conference scheduled for Wednesday (9/16)\, Time TBD \n \nArtificial intelligence (AI) is popular\, and people use Large Language Models (LLMs) every day. Sometimes we use AI intentionally (for example\, we type a specific request for a paper into ChatGPT) and in many cases we use it unintentionally (e.g.\, we read an “AI summary” of a Google or DuckDuckGo search). AI uses algorithms to seek patterns in huge amounts of data\, and learn from those patterns to make predictions. There are situations where this technology can be very helpful\, and we’ll discover some fascinating applications. Brains learn from the experiences we have\, forming predictive networks through trial and error. These experiences are critical\, because brains learn what brains do\, so if you use ChatGPT to write a paper\, or call for art\, or complete any other kind of assignment\, your brain does not learn anything more than how to format an effective query for ChatGPT. AI removes human engagement\, and the useful mistakes and often challenging journey we make to acquire skills and create knowledge. It also relies on stolen work from the brains of others\, and is remarkably costly for the economy and environment. We’ll explore neuroscience research on the consequences for brain health and demonstrate the benefits of making something ourselves. Bring your own creativity\, enthusiasm and brains! \n \nThe theme of this year’s conference is “The New Workforce: Accelerating Productivity for the Future.” Much of the discussion will focus on how AI may reshape the way work is done moving forward. \nDRAFT SLIDES (*.pdf): NW Noggin_AI_and_Brain_5_2026 \nDRAFT SLIDES (*.ppt): NW Noggin_AI_and_Brain_5_2026 \nSTAY TUNED: More details on the way!
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-presents-ai-and-the-brain/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T163000
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SUMMARY:Noggins @ Oregon Youth Neuroscience!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin presents @ Oregon Youth Neuroscience Conference \nWe did it!!!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n“NW Noggin — Thank you so much for all you brought to this year’s OYNC! Your fun and educational activities definitely helped make this conference a success..!” – OYNC \n \nWHERE: Beaverton City Library\, 12375 SW 5th St\, Beaverton\, OR 97005 \nWHEN: Sunday\, May 24\, 2026\, 3:00 – 4:30pm \nContacts: Jia Bhardwaj\, Co-Director\, Oregon Youth Neuroscience Conferences \n \nThis is a free\, public event for ALL middle and high school students! \nMAKE YOUR OWN: BRAIN CELL GEL PRINTS \n \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Haile Wells\, PSU\n4. Simra Ahsan\, PSU\n5. Mia Knepper\, PSU\n6. Sofia Romero\, PSU\n7. Maddy Monahan\, PSU\n8. Ameru Mohammed Zaki\, PSU\n9. Rean Guardian\, PSU\n10. Charlie Kelley\, PSU\n11. Nyah Hawley\, PSU\n12. Gabe Guarin\, PSU\n13. Daisy Graham\, Skidmore College
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/63200/
LOCATION:Beaverton City Library\, 12375 SW 5th St\, Beaverton\, OR\, 97005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260522T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260522T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T012000Z
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ MacLaren!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin visit to MacClaren Youth Correctional Facility \nWe did it!!\n \nAll photos by Vanessa Bucio and Blanca Barajas\, Hope Partnership \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: MacClaren Youth Correctional Facility\, 2630 N Pacific Highway\, Woodburn\, OR 97071; go first to the Gatehouse to check in. \nWHEN: FRIDAY\, MAY 22\, 2026\, 3:00 – 6:00pm \n3:00-3:30pm – Check in at Gatehouse/Set UP\n3:30-4:30pm – Group One presentation \n5:00-6:00pm – Group Two presentation \n***IMPORTANT: PLEASE ARRIVE AT 3:00pm!!\n***NO cellphones/cameras/coins/money allowed; only bring your ID/car key. \nContact: Vanessa Bucio Chavez\, Project Coordinator\, HOPE Partnership\nContact: Blanca Diaz Barajas\, HOPE Partnership\n \n \n“Because the brain is undergoing such rapid\, fundamental changes at this stage of life\, adolescents have a heightened capacity to learn and to [grow] out of risky behavior. Given an environment and supports appropriate to their developmental stage\, most young offenders have the potential to become law-abiding adults.”\n— The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience \nWe are excited to return to MacLaren\, and meet with more young people curious about the brain\, and the policy implications of neuroscience research on adolescent development\, bias\, trauma\, drugs\, and mental health regarding education\, healthcare\, criminal justice and the law. \nLearn more about NW Noggin at MacLaren at these links:\nListening at MacLaren\n \nBrains Love Animals\n \nMyelinating @ MacLaren!\n \nAll is in motion\, is growing\, is you\n \nLEARN MORE: Youth get visual\, hands-on experience with the brain \nCorrections\, Bias & Brains\n \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n(LIMITED OPPORTUNITY)\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin\, PSU\n3. Rean Guardian\, PSU\n4. Sofia Romero\, PSU\n5. Nyah Hawley\, PSU\n6. Maddy Monahan\, PSU\n7. Charlie Kelley\, PSU\n8. Daisy Graham\, Skidmore College
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-maclaren-2/
LOCATION:MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility\, 2630 N Pacific Hwy\, Woodburn\, 97071\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T143000
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CREATED:20251014T210618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T000928Z
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ David Douglas!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Visit to Psychology classrooms at David Douglas High School \nWe did it!!!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: David Douglas High School\, NORTH Building\, 1001 SE 135th\, Portland\, OR 97233; Rooms 319 and 320. We will need to check in at the office and then make our way to the Social Studies building. \nWHEN: THURSDAY\, MAY 14\, 2026\, 9:00am – 2:30pm \nContact: Heather Murdock and Tracy Lind\, teachers\, David Douglas High School \n \nWe are excited  –  even depolarized!  –  to return to the lively Psychology classrooms at David Douglas to discuss neuroscience research\, examine brains and make art! \n \nCOME JOIN US!\nPlease contact griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to learn more. \nCOMMITTED VOLUNTEERS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Haile Wells\, PSU\n4. Simra Ahsan\, PSU\n5. Charlie Kelley\, PSU\n6. Sofia Romero\, PSU\n7. Josue Lopez\, PSU\n8. Ameru Mohammed Zaki\, PSU\n9. Rean Guardian\, PSU\n10. Charlie Kelley\, PSU\n11. Nyah Hawley\, PSU\n12. Pearl Ton\, PSU\n13. Gabe Guarin\, PSU\n14. Luis Carillo\, PSU\n15. Daisy Graham\, Skidmore College \nSee what we’ve done before @ David Douglas!\nNoggin @ David Douglas 2025\n \nNoggin @ David Douglas 2024\n \nThank you for letting us touch your brains\n \nInspiration & Education!\n \nEverything but guns
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-david-douglas-2/
LOCATION:David Douglas High School\, 1001 SE 135th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97233\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20260206T215521Z
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ Marshall Elementary (Vancouver)
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin visits Marshall Elementary in Vancouver! \nWe did it!!\n \n \n \n \n \nHow does the brain send signals to other parts of the body? \nIf someone has dementia\, is there any way to bring back their memories? \nIf you get a concussion can you see a bruise on your brain? \nWhy do you study brains? \n \n \n \n \n \nCan the brain function outside of the body? \nHow do you keep a brain alive? \nWhat does it smell like? \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: George C. Marshall Elementary School\, 6400 MacArthur Blvd #7533\, Vancouver\, WA 98661 \nWHEN: Tuesday\, May 12\, 8:30am – noon \nCONTACT: Darya Samiee \n \n \nPlease join us! Email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to learn more. \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Haile Wells\, PSU\n4. Sofia Romero\, PSU\n5. Danica Helms\, PSU\n6. Gabe Guarin\, PSU\n7. Charlie Kelley\, PSU\n8. Rean Guardian\, PSU\n9. Daisy Graham\, Skidmore College
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-marshall-elementary-vancouver/
LOCATION:George C. Marshall Elementary School\, 6400 MacArthur Blvd #7533\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20260223T003709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260502T005312Z
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SUMMARY:Adaptation through Brains & Art
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Invited Noggin presentation at the Roundhouse Foundation \n \nWe did it!!\n \n \n \n \nLEARN MORE: Adaptation\, Brain and Body \nWHERE: Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture\, 68467 Three Creeks Rd\, Sisters\, OR 97759 \nWHEN: Thursday\, April 30\, 2026\, starts at 6:00pm! \n***FREE! REGISTER AT THIS LINK! \n \nWe’re excited to explore the theme of adaptation as part of the Lecture Series at Pine Meadow Ranch in Sisters\, Oregon. Discover the neuroscience of brain plasticity and the circumstances and behaviors that foster adaptation to changing environments. Bill and Jeff have discussed these topics with K-12 public school students and a host of other community members (more than 80\,000!) since 2012. We’ll create our own gel print brain cells during the event! \nBrain Cell Gel Prints\n \n \nDRAFT SLIDES (pdf): NW Noggin_Adaptation_Roundhouse_4_2026 \nDRAFT SLIDES (pptx): NW Noggin_Adaptation_Roundhouse_4_2026
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/adaptation-through-brains-art/
LOCATION:Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture\, 68467 Three Creeks Rd\, Sisters\, OR\, 97759\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260429T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20260329T181740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T152829Z
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SUMMARY:NEURAL MURAL celebration @ PSU!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Celebration of the new NEURAL MURAL at Portland State University! \nWe did it!!\n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: 3rd floor skybridge between Cramer Hall and the Smith Memorial Union at Portland State University\, 1721 SW Broadway\, Portland\, Oregon 97201-3300 \nWHEN: Wednesday\, April 29\, 1:00 – 4:00pm \n \nHOLD BRAINS! MAKE ART! ENJOY SNACKS! \nLEARN MORE AT THIS LINK! AND ALSO HERE! \nPlacemaking @ Portland State
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/neural-mural-celebration-psu/
LOCATION:Cramer Hall 3rd floor Skybridge to Smith\, Portland State University\, 1721 SW Broadway\, Portland\, OR\, 97201-3300\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T150000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250429T195624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260426T012237Z
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ NEW YEAR in the Park!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin brains and art @ New Year in the Park 2026! \nWe did it!!!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: BOOTH 7\, Glenhaven Park\, 7900 NE Siskiyou St\, Portland\, OR 97213 \n \nWHEN: Saturday\, April 25\, 9:00am (for set up) – 3:00pm! \nCONTACTS: Becky Muck and Anna Somvong\, New Year in the Park Planning Committee \n \n \nNew Year in the Park is SO MUCH FUN!! \nThe celebration showcases cultural dance and music performances\, traditional games\, cultural crafts and activities\, and vendor booths with food and merchandise. The purpose of our cultural event is to highlight vibrant Southeast Asian communities in the greater Portland area. \n \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Becky Callos\, PSU\n4. Haile Wells\, PSU\n5. Rean Guardian\, PSU\n6. Simra Ahsan\, PSU\n7. Ameru Mohammed Zaki\, PSU\n8. Charlie Kelley\, PSU\n9. Gabe Guarin\, PSU\n10. Hannah Whitely\, PSU\n11. Autumn Bradford\, PSU\n12. Daisy Graham\, Skidmore College
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-new-year-in-the-park/
LOCATION:Glenhaven Park\, 7900 NE Siskiyou St\, Portland\, OR\, 97213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T143000
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CREATED:20250915T162112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T164104Z
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ MLK in Vancouver!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin visit with K-5 students! \nWe did it!!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Martin Luther King Elementary School\, 4801 Idaho St\, Vancouver\, WA 98661 \nWHEN: Tuesday\, April 21\, 2026\, 12:30 – 2:30pm \nCONTACT: Amalia Franco\, Family Community Resource Coordinator\, MLK Elementary \n \nGoing back to elementary school with extra noggins and art! \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Chloe Rice\, OSU\n4. Sofia Romero\, PSU\n5. Danica Helms\, PSU\n6. Simra Ahsan\, PSU\n7. Ameru Mohammed Zaki\, PSU\n8. Mia Knepper\, PSU\n9. Gabe Guarin\, PSU\n10. Charlie Kelley\, PSU \nSee what we did the last time we visited MLK! \nEnamored by Neuroscience!\n \n“Branches of the same tree”
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-mlk-in-vancouver/
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Elementary School\, 4801 Idaho St\, Vancouver\, OR\, 98661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250915T224125Z
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ Jack and Jill!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin visit with Jack and Jill \nWe did it!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n“Thank you all for volunteering your time with our kids on Saturday. Your enthusiasm and knowledge for neuroscience was infectious\, and the session made a great impression on them. These pictures tell it all!” -Angela Patrick\, Jack and Jill of America\, Portland Willamette Valley Chapter \n \nThank you for inviting us! \nWHERE: North Portland Community Library\, 512 N. Killingsworth\, Portland OR 97211 \nWHEN: Saturday\, April 18th\, 3:00 – 5:00pm; 2:45pm for set up! \nCONTACT: Angela Patrick\, Jack and Jill of America\, Portland Willamette Valley Chapter \n \nThe nonprofit Jack and Jill of America aims to provide social\, cultural and educational opportunities for youth between the ages of 2 and 19\, through programs centered around leadership development\, awareness of cultural heritage and community service. \n \nThis is our first visit with Jack and Jill. We’re excited to meet more Northwest families\, make art and discuss any and all questions about brains and research! \n \nSome questions!!!\nHow much does sleep really affect the brain?\nHow much of the brain can you live without?\nWhat parts of the brain do you need the most?\nWhat are the best fruits and vegetables to support brain health?\nHow much of the brain do we actually use?\nHow many minutes of cell phone use is safe for the brain? \nWhat is the strangest thing you have ever learned about the brain?\nWhat is the most important thing you should do to keep your brain healthy?\nWhat’s the best diet for a healthy brain?\nWhat part of your brain makes you a “lefty” or a “righty”? \n“A preference for using one hand over another—or handedness—is a complex trait with well-studied neural correlates. Differences in the language\, motor\, and somatosensory networks have been consistently reported when comparing right- and left-handed individuals. For example\, left-handed individuals exhibit more bilateral activation of brain regions during language tasks\, suggesting a greater reliance on the right hemisphere for language processing. The corpus callosum\, which connects the two hemispheres\, may be larger in left-handed individuals\, indicating increased inter-hemispheric communication. Recent work further suggests that differences related to handedness extend beyond localized regions to widespread functional connectivity differences\, potentially affecting every canonical brain network…” \nBUT: What is a lefty? What’s a righty? \nLEARN MORE: Brain handedness associations depend on how and when handedness is measured \nLEARN MORE: Polygenic scores for handedness and their association with asymmetries in brain structure \nLEARN MORE: Large-scale differences in functional organization of left- and right-handed individuals using whole-brain\, data-driven analysis of connectivity \nLEARN MORE: Why are some people left-handed? An evolutionary perspective \nJOIN US!\nPlease contact griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu for to get involved 🙂 \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n2. Jeff Leake\, PSU/NW Noggin\n3. Haile Wells\, PSU\n4. Rean Guardian\, PSU\n5. Jeanne Fu\, Multnomah Arts Center\n6. Maddy Monahan\, PSU\n7. Simra Ahsan\, PSU\n8. Ameru Mohammed Zaki\, PSU\n9. Mia Knepper\, PSU\n10. Gabe Guarin\, PSU\n11. Charlie Kelley\, PSU\n12. Victoria Boateng\, PSU \n 
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-jack-and-jill/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T120000
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ Jeff!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggins @ Jefferson High School \nWe did it!!\n \nGREAT QUESTIONS!!! \nWhy do redheads have a different tolerance for pain? \nLEARN MORE: Research reveals why redheads may have different pain thresholds \nLEARN MORE: Red-Haired People’s Altered Responsiveness to Pain\, Analgesics\, and Hypnotics: Myth or Fact? \nLEARN MORE: Anesthetic Requirement is Increased in Redheads \n \n \n \n \n \n“Thank you all so much for volunteering part of your day to come out and spend time with our students! It was the talk of the halls today\, and my later classes of the day were so jealous to have missed it!”\n-Olive Altieri\, Biology Teacher\, Jefferson High School \n \n \n \nWhere was anatomy\, including brain anatomy\, first investigated in detail? \n“Like most of the historical depictions of the brain\, including medieval illustrations of trepanning\, these drawings are of western European origin. Little\, if any work has attempted to compile or assess historical depictions of the brain from outside of the western world. It is very likely that non-western historical depictions of the brain exist\, but are less popularized and have been scarce in the circulating historical literature. Thus\, more historical investigations are required to balance these views for a complete historical lens on neuroanatomy…” \nLEARN MORE: Historical Depictions of the Brain: The Origins from the Non-Western World \n \nLEARN MORE: Ibn Al-Haytham: Father of Modern Optics \nLEARN MORE: How Islam changed medicine \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWhat are some career paths for those interested in neuroscience? \nLEARN MORE: Careers in Neuroscience \nLEARN MORE: Neuroscience jobs in United States \nLEARN MORE: Career Options for Scientists \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE:  Jefferson High School\, 5210 N Kerby St.\, Portland\, OR 97217 \nWHEN:  Friday\, April 17th from 8:00am – noon \nCONTACT: Olive Altieri\, Biology & Anatomy Teacher\, Jefferson High School  \n \nWe’re excited to return to Jeff this spring for some brains and art! \n \nFrom Olive: “As a student body\, I’ve noticed that many students show a lot of interest in disruption to the nervous system and deviations in brain function (from injury\, addiction\, neurological disorders\, etc.) They really enjoy getting to be hands-on in their learning\, which is why this will be such a great fit for them! They also always enjoy learning about intersectional issues related to individual and public health.” \n \nPlease join us! Email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to learn more. \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. MacKenzie Johnson\, PSU\n4. Haile Wells\, PSU\n5. Sofia Romero\, PSU\n6. Nyah Hawley\, PSU\n7. Simra Ahsan\, PSU\n8. Ameru Mohammed Zaki\, PSU\n9. Pearl Ton\, PSU\n10. Mia Knepper\, PSU\n11. Gabe Guarin\, PSU
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-jeff/
LOCATION:Jefferson High School
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20251014T201328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T205717Z
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SUMMARY:NOGGINFEST 2026!!!!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: NogginFest PLUS Brain Fair! \nWe did it!!!! \nNOGGINFEST 2026!!!!\n \nBrain awareness  –  homegrown\, grassroots and genuine 😍 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Leaven Community Center\, 5431 NE 20th Ave\, Portland\, OR 97211 \nWHEN: Saturday\, March 7\, 1:00pm – 9:00pm (COME BY ANYTIME!) \n \nSet Up 11 am \n \nBooths 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm\nBrain wrangling!\, Chemistry Can Crushing\, Pipe Cleaner Brain Cells\, Control Your Friends\, Free Crafting\, Oregon Hearing Research Center (Test your Hearing! See your Ear Canal!)\, Balance Lab (Test your Balance!)\, Dreams of a Scientist\, and more! \nPoster Session 2 pm – 5 pm \nSpeakers 5 pm – 6:30 pm \n \nRandall Olson\, OHSU\nHannah Cunningham\, OHSU\nMelissa Papesh\, OHSU\nLarry Sherman\, OHSU/Oregon National Primate Research Center \nMusic 7 – 9 pm\nImprov Chorale Ensemble\nWolf\nBlestt Chest\nDon Gero \nTear Down 9 pm \nWHAT IS NOGGINFEST?\nScience\, research\, collaboration\, empathy and art matter\, and we aim to celebrate it all! \n \nMake art! Enjoy music! Discover cutting edge research! Ask questions! Hold BRAINS! This is the largest student-run\, accessible\, FREE\, all ages\, public celebration of music\, art\, brain research and interdisciplinary neuroscience in the Pacific Northwest!\n \nNorthwest Noggin and the PSU Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Association/Neuro Club are stepping up for our NINTH annual NOGGINFEST! And for the second time we’re adding a BRAIN FAIR plus a Society for Neuroscience Chapter Meeting\, with MORE research speakers and research posters\, MORE brains\, MORE live music and MORE art! \n \nLEARN MORE: NOGGINFEST \nHold the date! More details coming soon 😃
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/nogginfest-2026/
LOCATION:Leaven Community Center\, 5431 NE 20th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97211\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T150000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20251208T194436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T004112Z
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SUMMARY:Noggins @ Ron Russell!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin visit to Ron Russell Middle School \nWe did it!! \n \n“Thank you all for inspiring our Ron Russell students! You may never know who you sparked today\, but I am confident that you had more impact than can be measured :-)”\n-Brennan Brockbank\, Health & Science Coordinator\, David Douglas School District \n \n \n \nGREAT QUESTIONS!! \nHow do we dream?\nWhat do brains smell like?\nHow are memories stored?\nWhy is it that when we visually perceive something it is actually upside down in our brain?\nWhy do you sleepwalk and sleep talk? \nWhy does the brain look like that?\nWhy can’t you remember when you were a baby?\nWhat happens when you get a brain tumor?\nWhy do you lose brain cells as you get older?\nWhy do animals have brains?\nIf I hold that brain\, will my brain change?\nWhere does the word brain come from?\nWhat causes insomnia?\nWhat causes sleep paralysis?\nWhy do we dream? Do we need to dream? What if I don’t dream?\nWhat makes a brain with ADHD?\nWhere did you get the brains?\nWhy are we afraid of the dark?\nDoes your brain know it’s a brain? \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Ron Russell Middle School\, 3955 SE 112th Ave\, Portland\, OR 97266 \nWHEN: Thursday\, February 26\, 2026\, 8:30am – 3:00pm \nPlease check in at the school office. We’ll meet students in the commons area (cafeteria). \nCONTACT: Brennan Brockbank\, Health & Science Coordinator\, David Douglas School District \n \nNoggin volunteers from Portland State University\, OHSU and other area campuses will meet with 6th and 8th graders in this David Douglas District public middle school\, to explore neuroscience research and make art related to understanding our brains. \n \nThe school is generously providing pipe cleaners (~20/student)\, nitrile gloves (for brain wrangling)\, coffee and LUNCH! \n \nPeriod 1: 8:50 – 10:00\nPeriod 2: 10:15-11:20\nLunch/Break: 11:10 – 1:45 \nPeriod 4: 1:45 – 2:50\nCome join us! Please contact Bill Griesar (griesar@pdx.edu) and Jeff Leake (jleake@pdx.com) to get involved. \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Danica Helms\, PSU\n4. Bee Conn\, PSU\n5. Zulyed Guerra\, PSU\n6. Hayley Kopp\, Evergreen State College\n7. Maddy Wary\, OHSU\n8. Alicia Bridges\, PSU\n9. Daisy Graham\, PSU\n10. Hannah Whitley\, PSU\n11. Becky Callos\, PSU\n12. Chloe Rice\, OSU\n13.\n14.\n15.
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggins-ron-russell/
LOCATION:Ron Russell Middle School\, 3955 SE 112th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97266\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250821T181003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T045515Z
UID:59824-1770714000-1770728400@nwnoggin.org
SUMMARY:Noggin @ Hosford
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin at Hosford Middle School (Portland Public Schools) \nWe did it!!! \n \n \n \n \nWhy does the brain work the way it does?\nWhy is everyone else paralyzed when they sleep but not me?\nWhat causes sleep talking?\nHow did NOGGIN get its name?\nHow does the hippocampus store memory?\nHow does ADHD effect memory?\nHow does the brain do things without thinking?\nWhat is the brain made of?\nWhat happened when you get a concussion?\nWhy do you have to stay awake with a concussion?\nWhat does your brain do when it’s asleep?\nWhy do I have dreams sometimes but not others?\nHow do people lucid dream?\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Hosford Middle School\, 2303 SE 28th Pl\, Portland\, OR 97214 \nWHEN: Tuesday\, February 10\, 2026\, 9:00am – 1:00pm; meet at the school office \nCONTACTS: Jane VanDam\, Science teacher; Kevin Marquardt\, Science teacher \n \n“Thanks again everyone. As always this was a wonderful experience. The students from past years were crazy excited when they found out you were in the building. You have a lasting impact.”\n– Kevin Marquardt\, Hosford Science\, Portland Public Schools 💚 \n \nWe love Hosford!!\nNoggin volunteers from Portland State University\, OHSU and other area campuses will meet with students in Kevin Marquardt and Jane VanDam’s 6th grade classrooms at Hosford\, introducing them to neuroscience research and art projects related to understanding the brain. \n \nCome join us! Please contact Bill Griesar (griesar@pdx.edu) and Jeff Leake (jleake@pdx.com) to get involved. \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Becky Callos\, PSU\n4. Berlyn Bankhardt\, PSU\n5. Gabe Guarin\, PSU\n6. Danica Helms\, PSU\n7. Zulyed Guerra\, PSU\n8. Bee Conn\, PSU\n9. Daisy Graham\, Skidmore College \nSee what we’ve done at Hosford before! \nYour Invisible Sixth Sense\n \n\nKGW did a story!\nGetting kids excited about neuroscience\n \nHosford\, Hippocampi & Hope\n \nBrains examining brains\n \nHonest selves @ Hosford\n \nBrains\, Art & Inquiry @ Hosford\n \nHigh energy Hosford: Tumors\, music & drugs!
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-hosford-4/
LOCATION:Hosford Middle School\, 2303 SE 28th Pl\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T153000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250606T203716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T212532Z
UID:59414-1770282900-1770305400@nwnoggin.org
SUMMARY:Noggins @ Parkrose!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: NW Noggin at Parkrose High School \nWe did it!! \n \n \nWhat percentage of the brain do we actually understand?\nWhat happens in the brain when you lose memory? \n \n \n \n \nHow do brains develop  –  what makes them change as you grow up?\nWhat causes deja vu? Why do I feel this is familiar but I also know it didn’t happen?\nHow long does it take you to make a really big pipe cleaner cell?\nWhy do our brains like memes so much?\nHow can people hurt people and not care? What’s happening in their brains to make them like that?\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Parkrose High School\, 12003 NE Shaver St\, Portland\, OR 97220 \nWHEN: Thursday\, February 5\, 2026\, 9:15am – 3:30pm \nCONTACT: Katie Kehoe\, Parkrose High School Teacher | Chemistry\, Anatomy & Physiology\, AVID \nOur second visit to Parkrose! Some details from our first visit HERE. \nStudents will be starting a unit on mental health this same week. \n \nThe school is providing coffee\, breakfast\, lunch and art materials for day of art making\, brain learning and fun. \n \nJOIN US! Please email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to learn more. \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n2. Jeff Leake\, PSU/NW Noggin\n3. Pearl Ton\, PSU\n4. Becky Callos\, PSU\n5. Will Joseph\, OHSU\n6. Berlyn Bankhardt\, PSU\n7. Danica Helms\, PSU\n8. Zulyed Guerra\, PSU\n9. Bee Conn\, PSU\n10. Hayley Kopp\, Evergreen State College\n11. Daisy Graham\, Skidmore College\n12. Kirby Kahl\, OHSU/PSU
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggins-parkrose-2/
LOCATION:Parkrose High School\, 12003 NE Shaver Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97220\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260129T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260129T150000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250821T154317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T225420Z
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ Fort Vancouver!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin outreach at Fort Vancouver! \nWe did it!! \n \n \nWhat mediates neurodivergence? How do you get a diagnosis for ADHD and/or autism? \nWould a limb introduced during prenatal development be recognized and correctly incorporated? \nWhat part of the brain mediates the placebo effect?\nHow much electricity does the brain use/produce?\nWho are the brain donors? Are their memories still present in the preserved brains?\nDoes everyone have a switch that can allow trauma to produce sociopathic behavior?\nWhat is the surface area of the cortex/brain ‘unwrapped’?\nWhy are some people able to think of things and other people aren’t?\nWho was Phineas Gage? Did he improve his personality by taking psychedelics?\nAre you hungry? How does the brain know when you are hungry?\nWhat part of the brain causes unwanted or intrusive thoughts? \nWhat happens in the brain during dissociative states?  \n \n \nHow do our brains work when we feel something sad or happy?\nWhere is memory stored in the brain?\nWhy is the brain split into the right and left?\nWhat are the differences of the brain between men and women?l\nHow does memory work?\nIs it true that every wrinkle is a piece of knowledge?\nHow are neurons formed?\nWhat part of the brain sends the sexual needs a teenager has?\nWhat happens when your frontal lobe isn’t fully developed? \n \n \nWhy does brain fog happen?\nHow do seizures happen?\nElaborate on neurodivergent and more specifically ADHD & AudHD?\nDoes the brain get affected by disorders?\nCan depression be genetic?\nWhat’s the easiest part of the brain to confuse?\nWhy does people get disorders?\nWhy is there a genetic predisposition for OCD?\nWhat part of the brain does depression develop and other mental illnesses?\nWhat causes someone to be a sociopath and are there people out there with a higher chance of becoming one?\nWhat’s the craziest part of the brain? \n \n \nWhy do people smoke to relieve stress?\nHow does weed affect the brain?\nHow do drugs affect different parts of the brain?\nHow can all types of drugs affect us mentally?\nWhy are some of us easier to fall into a drinking or drug addict addiction since it runs in the family?\nDoes a drug still affect a mouse even after the drug is done?\nAre addictions genetic?\nHow does someone’s brain look different if they had SUD?\nWhat’s the worst drug to touch the brain?\nWhat part of the brain is the most affected by drugs?\nHow do you know when you’re addicted? \n \n \nHow does one hour of sleep affect the brain?\nHow much sleep is too much sleep?\nHow can I sleep faster and better so I don’t wake up so tired? \nHow does our brain create dreams?\nWhen we dream do we wake up before we fall because our brain doesn’t know what death looks like?\nWhy does my overthinking affect my sleeping patterns?\nWhat does your brain do while you are sleeping?\nHow does sleeping affect our brain? \n \n \nHave you ever dropped a brain?\nHow old are the brains?\nHow many brains have you studied?\nHow do you study each part of the brain?\nWhat’s the worst experience you’ve had with the brain? \n \n \nWHERE: Fort Vancouver High School\, 5700 E 18th St\, Vancouver\, WA 98661 \nWHEN: Thursday\, January 29\, 2026\, 8:30am – 3:00pm \n \nWe are super-excited to return to Fort!\nTwo years ago Vancouver Public Schools changed their high school start times to a more reasonable 8:40am\, based partly on neuroscience research presented in classrooms by Northwest Noggin outreach volunteers! \n \nCOME JOIN US!\nPlease email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to get involved 🙂 \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Becky Callos\, PSU\n4. Berlyn Bankhardt\, PSU\n5. Gabe Guarin\, PSU\n6. Danica Helms\, PSU\n7. Zulyed Guerra\, PSU\n8. Hayley Kopp\, Evergreen State College\n9. Daisy Graham\, Skidmore College\n10. Denesa Lockwood\, OHSU \nWe’ve visited Coreyanne Russell and James Cederstrom’s 9th through 12th grade classrooms for TWELVE YEARS. More details are at the links! \nTrapper Keeper!\n \nHey Vancouver: Let Kids Sleep!\n \nSleepy brains at Fort\n \nTired Trappers at Fort\n \nUploading your brain from Vancouver\n \nWhy do you study the brain?\n \nTrap Squad!\n \nBrains\, biofeedback & SLEEP\n \nVentricles in Vancouver!
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-fort-vancouver-8/
LOCATION:Fort Vancouver High School\, 5700 E 18th St\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260122T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260122T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250818T212247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T230251Z
UID:59809-1769072400-1769090400@nwnoggin.org
SUMMARY:Noggin @ Columbia City Elementary
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin visit to Columbia City Elementary School (hour drive from Portland) \nWe did it!!!\n \n– How fast can neurons communicate with the brain?\n– What do you mean that neurons send electricity to talk with other cells in the body?\n– How fast does a brain learn in one year?\n– How is the brain made?\n– What is the brain made of?\n– How do you think in your brain?\n– Does a person have to be dead to study their brain?\n– Does psychology focus on the brain?\n– Do you think we can harness brain energy to create infinite powers?\n– What part of the brain has long term memory?\n– What happens to your brain when you get a concussion?\n– Why are all the ‘nerd words’ in Latin? \n \n \nWHERE: Columbia City Elementary School\, 2000 2nd Street\, Columbia City\, OR 97018 \nWHEN: Thursday\, January 22\, 9:00am – 2:00pm; Coffee\, snacks and LUNCH provided! \nCONTACT: Martine Barnett\, Principal; lunch orders DUE by 1/19 \n \nOur first visit to the Home of the Otters! \n \nJOIN US!\nPlease contact griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu for to get involved 🙂 \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n2. Jeff Leake\, PSU/NW Noggin\n3. Denesa Lockwood\, OHSU/NW Noggin\n4. Becky Callos\, PSU\n5. Berlyn Bankhardt\, PSU\n6. Danica Helms\, PSU\n7. Zulyed Guerra\, PSU\n8. Bee Conn\, PSU\n9.\n10.\n11.\n12.\n13.\n14.\n15.
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-columbia-city-elementary/
LOCATION:Columbia City Elementary School\, 2000 2nd Street\, Columbia City\, OR\, 97018\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260116T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260116T130000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250817T205935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T185431Z
UID:59800-1768551300-1768568400@nwnoggin.org
SUMMARY:Noggin @ Oregon City High
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: NW Noggin visit with high schoolers at Oregon City High School \nWe did it!\n \n \n \n◦ What are lucid dreams?\n◦ How to help ppl with PTSD (aside therapy)?\n◦ What kind of therapy for phobias/PTSD/anxiety?\n◦ How does intergenerational trauma develop? \n \n \n \n \n◦ What is forensic psychology?\n◦ What part of the brain is involved with addiction?\n◦ How long did it take to get your PhD in behavioral neuroscience?\n◦ What is the most interesting thing you have learned through your career?\n◦ What made you want to be in this field of work?\n◦ Why did you decide to go into neuroscience and psychology? \n \n \n \n \n◦ How have your studies changed the way you see life?\n◦ What is the most interesting part of your job?\n◦ How does children’s psychology and adult psychology differ from each other?\n◦ I want to be a Nurse Practitioner in children’s psychology and I was wondering what pointers or advice for someone wanting to enter the field of psych?\n◦ How does AI do you think has helped with the research of new things?\n◦ How did you decide you wanted to go into this field\, and what schooling did you do?\n◦ How does having a serious injury affect the mind of a person? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Oregon City High School\, 19761 S Beavercreek Rd\, Oregon City\, OR 97045 \nWHEN: Friday\, January 16\, 2026\, 8:15am – 1:00pm (THERE WILL BE COFFEE 🙂 \nContact: Kelsey Scully\, Science Teacher\, Oregon City High School \n \nWe’ll join high school students studying science and anatomy in multiple classes at Oregon City High School to talk brain research\, make art\, and consider questions! \n \nCome join us! Please contact Bill Griesar (griesar@pdx.edu) and Jeff Leake (jleake@pdx.com) to get involved. \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Becky Callos\, PSU\n4. Berlyn Bankhardt\, PSU\n5. Gabe Guarin\, PSU\n6. Danica Helms\, PSU\n7. Zulyed Guerra\, PSU\n8. Yehielis Medina Perez\, PSU\n9. Jasmine Loeung\, PSU\n10. Nyah Hawley\, PSU\n11. Bee Conn\, PSU\n12. Cece Austin\, PSU\n13. Alicia Bridges\, PSU\n14. Daisy Graham\, Skidmore College \nLEARN MORE: NW Noggin visiting CAP Classes \nDid school kill my brain?
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-oregon-city-high-2/
LOCATION:Oregon City High School\, 19761 S Beavercreek Rd\, Oregon City\, OR\, 97045\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T093000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20251002T221540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251207T233419Z
UID:59933-1764921600-1764927000@nwnoggin.org
SUMMARY:Glia in Gaza 2!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Virtual Noggin + NeuroChem Lab visit with students in the Gaza Strip \nWe did it!! \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: British International School\, 9835+VGG\, Aldahdooh Street\, Tel Al Hawa\, Gaza Strip VIA ZOOM (link available to participating volunteers) \nWHEN: Friday\, December 5\, from 8:00 – 9:30am Pacific (6:00 – 7:30pm in Gaza). This is the SECOND of two planned visits. The first visit was Tuesday\, November 11 8:00 – 9:30am. \n \nWe are VERY excited to return to the British International School in Gaza (BIS Gaza) for a second time this fall\, and again explore questions and make art with young people similarly fascinated by the brain! We’ve been working on a found object project focusing on GLIA\, and area excited to see what the students share! \n \nLEARN MORE: Found Object Brain Cells \nLEARN MORE: What about the glia? \nInterested in joining outreach this fall? Please contact jleake@pdx.edu and griesar@pdx.edu to learn more. \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n2. Jeff Leake\, PSU/NW Noggin\n3. Jennifer Logan\, PSU\n4. Becky Callos\, PSU\n5. Kadi Rae Smith. PSU\n6. Cece Austin\, PSU\n7. Salma Nassar\, PSU\n8. Maryfer Ortiz\, PSU\n9. Natalie P Robison\, University of Washington\n10. Austin Schubert\, OHSU\n11. E Mondragon-Torres\, PSU\n12. Hana Haley\, PSU\n13. Nyah Hawley\, PSU\n14. Dasha Gernega\, PSU\n15. Cody Walker\, PSU \nWe met extraordinary BIS students through Zoom last spring\, during an accelerating genocide perpetrated by the Israeli government with weaponry financed by the United States. The BIS school building was destroyed by Israeli bombs\, and several children lost their lives. Israeli attacks on the people of Gaza continue\, so while some students may join us again from the strip\, several more now live in refugee camps in Egypt. \nWe are thrilled to celebrate curiosity and a shared love of learning across time zones and cultures\, and fervently hope that everyone stays safe. \n \nGaznica\, by Firas Thabet\, from the Gaza Biennale 2025 \nLEARN MORE: Definitions of Genocide and Related Crimes \nLEARN MORE: Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip\, UN Commission finds \nLEARN MORE: Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza \nLEARN MORE: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza \nLEARN MORE: US has ‘undeniable complicity’ in Gaza war killings\, say former US officials \nSynapsing with Gaza through neuroscience\, stories and art \nWe’ll ALSO introduce our collaborative outreach in Gaza at the Society for Neuroscience conference this fall. We were excited to present along with our accomplished co-author Abdulrahman; however\, current U.S. federal officials have barred anyone with a Palestinian passport from traveling to the United States. SfN also censored our abstract. If you happen to be at the conference in San Diego this November\, please stop by to learn more. \n \nLEARN MORE: Noggin @ Schools & SfN in San Diego!
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/glia-in-gaza-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251125T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251125T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ p:ear!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin @ p:ear! \nWe did it!! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: p:ear\, 338 NW 6th Ave.\, Portland\, OR 97209 \nWHEN: Tuesday\, November 25\, 2025\, 9:30am – noon \nContact: Kanani Miyamoto\, Art Coordinator \n \nNOTE: Noggin is visiting p:ear on November 4 and November 25 \nNoggin is returning to P:ear\, a remarkable Portland nonprofit aimed at building positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education\, art and recreation to affirm their personal worth and help them create more meaningful and healthier lives. We’ll be exploring art projects and research related to trauma resilience. \n \nLEARN MORE: Noggin @ p:ear \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS (FULL)\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin\, PSU\, OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin\, PSU\n3. Vivi Sierra\, PSU\n4. Ana Borders\, PSU\n5. Jessica Vilaysanh\, PSU\n6. Ginger Lee Owens\, PSU\n7. Dasha Gernega\, PSU
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-pear-19/
LOCATION:P:ear\, 338 NW 6th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251120
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250524T162437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T221810Z
UID:58355-1763164800-1763596799@nwnoggin.org
SUMMARY:Noggin @ Schools & SfN in San Diego!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin POSTERS @ SfN 2025 & OUTREACH in San Diego Public Schools  \nWe did it!!!\n \n**** Despite SfN censorship: LEARN MORE at the link! \n“Buildings mysteriously collapse” at SfN\n \n \nWHERE: San Diego Convention Center\, 111 Harbor Dr\, San Diego\, CA 92101; San Diego Public Schools \nWHEN: Saturday\, November 15 – Wednesday\, November 19\, 2025 \n \nSATURDAY\, NOVEMBER 15\nConference attendance!\nBRAIN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN EVENT\n2:30pm – 4:00pm\, San Diego Convention Center (SDCC)\, Product Theater #1 near aisle 1200\nPOSTER #1: Synapsing with Gaza through neuroscience\, stories and art \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSUNDAY\, NOVEMBER 16\nTHEME K POSTER PRESENTATIONS\n9:00am – 10:00am\, San Diego Convention Center (SDCC)\, Halls B-H\nSession Type: Theme K Poster\, Session Number: TKP06\, Session Title: Outreach Activities\nPOSTER 2: #3846 Synapsing with Gaza through neuroscience\, stories and art; Poster XX9\n** Our poster was accepted only after SfN censored two lines (learn more at our presentation 🤓) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nINTERVIEW: NW NOGGIN + BRAINFACTS.ORG\n2:00pm – 2:30pm\, San Diego Convention Center\nBill Griesar and Jeff Leake\, Northwest Noggin \nBRAINFACTS CELEBRATION NIGHT\n6:00pm – 9:00pm\, Little Bird Brewing\, 3176 Thorn St\, San Diego\, CA 92104 \nScreenshot \n \n \n \n \n \n \nMONDAY\, NOVEMBER 17\nOUTREACH IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOLS \n \n \n“Thank you all for the love and learning shared with Webster today!”\n– Roberto Corona\, San Diego Unified School District \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTUESDAY\, NOVEMBER 18\nConference attendance! \nFrom their website: “The Society for Neuroscience is the world’s largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and nervous system.” \n \nLEARN MORE: Noggin @ Society for Neuroscience \nAnd given federal assaults on science\, we feel it’s more important than ever to attend! \nOnce again we’ll cover 2000+ miles roundtrip to present on interdisciplinary neuroscience teaching\, outreach and engagement at the annual Society for Neuroscience conference\, and visit K-12 students in San Diego Unified Public Schools! \n \nOutreach participants from the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Association at Portland State University will be there to share posters\, enthusiasm and expertise in arts-integrated public engagement over the latest neuroscience research. \n \nPOSTER (NW NOGGIN + NEUROCHEMLAB) \n \n \n \n \n \nDOWNLOAD PDF: Noggin_SfN25_poster \nLEARN MORE: Noggins in Gaza \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Kadi Rae Smith\, PSU Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Association (INA)\n4. Annabel Jensen\, PSU/INA\n5. Conner Corbett\, OHSU\n6. Allison Ellingson\, OHSU\n7. Denesa Lockwood\, OHSU\n8. Noah Milman\, OHSU\n9. Kimberly Lopez\, Clackamas Community College\n10. Dani Jang\, PSU/INA\n11. Cece Austin\, PSU/INA\n12. Sanket Patel\, PSU/INA\n13. Xavier Brown\, PSU/INA\n14. Joseph McKinney\, PSU/USC\n15. Eric Zepeda-Daniel\, PSU/INA\n16. Emma Jerome\, OHSU \nSee what we’ve done at SfN in San Diego before! \nObserving Art & Brains @ SfN\n \nBrains Beyond SfN\n \nSynapsing in San Diego @ SfN!\n \nCortical Connections in San Diego Schools!
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-schools-sfn-in-san-diego/
LOCATION:San Diego Convention Center\, 111 W Harbor Dr\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251111T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251111T093000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20251002T213233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T204632Z
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SUMMARY:Glia in Gaza 1
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Virtual Noggin + NeuroChem Lab visit with students in the Gaza Strip \nWe did it!!!\n \n \nTHANK YOU STUDENTS AND ABDULRAHMAN for sharing your thoughtful (and fragrant!) presentations with such enthusiasm\, curiosity\, kindness and joy. Look forward to seeing your glia next month & cheers! \nWHERE: British International School\, 9835+VGG\, Aldahdooh Street\, Tel Al Hawa\, Gaza Strip VIA ZOOM (link available to participating volunteers) \nWHEN: Tuesday\, November 11 from 8:00 – 9:30am Pacific (6:00 – 7:30pm in Gaza). This is the first of two planned visits. The second visit will be Friday\, December 5\, 8:00 – 9:30am. \n \nWe are VERY excited to return to the British International School in Gaza (BIS Gaza) this fall\, and once again explore questions and make art with young people similarly fascinated by the brain! Abdulrahman Abou Dahesh (عبدالرّحمن أبو داهش)\, a Fulbright Scholar and neuroscience masters graduate from the University of Texas at Dallas\, founded a project known as NeuroChem Lab\, which has provided popular neuroscience programs for elementary and middle school students at BIS Gaza. \n \nIn spring students created their own found object neurons\, which you can enjoy at this post! \nNoggins in Gaza\n \nLEARN MORE: Found Object Brain Cells \nThis fall we’re considering a found object project focusing on GLIA! \n \nLEARN MORE: FOUND OBJECT GLIA PROJECT \nLEARN MORE: What about the glia? \nWe met extraordinary BIS students through Zoom last spring\, during an accelerating genocide perpetrated by the Israeli government with weaponry financed by the United States. The BIS school building was destroyed by Israeli bombs\, and several children lost their lives. Israeli attacks on the people of Gaza continue\, so while some students may join us again from the strip\, several more now live in refugee camps in Egypt. \nWe are thrilled to celebrate curiosity and a shared love of learning across time zones and cultures\, and fervently hope that everyone stays safe. \n \nDestruction – Gaza\, by Motaz Naim\, at the Gaza Biennale 2025 \nLEARN MORE: Definitions of Genocide and Related Crimes \nLEARN MORE: Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip\, UN Commission finds \nLEARN MORE: Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza \nLEARN MORE: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza \nLEARN MORE: US has ‘undeniable complicity’ in Gaza war killings\, say former US officials \nInterested in joining outreach this fall? Please contact jleake@pdx.edu and griesar@pdx.edu to learn more. \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n2. Jeff Leake\, PSU/NW Noggin\n3. Jennifer Logan\, PSU\n4. Becky Callos\, PSU\n5. Kadi Rae Smith. PSU\n6. Cece Austin\, PSU\n7. Salma Nassar\, PSU\n8. Maryfer Ortiz\, PSU\n9. Natalie P Robison\, University of Washington\n10. Austin Schubert\, OHSU\n11. E Mondragon-Torres\, PSU\n12. Megan Peterson\, PSU\n13. Hana Haley\, PSU\n14. Nyah Hawley\, PSU \nSynapsing with Gaza through neuroscience\, stories and art \nWe’ll ALSO introduce our collaborative outreach in Gaza at the Society for Neuroscience conference this fall. We were excited to present along with our accomplished co-author Abdulrahman; however\, current U.S. federal officials have barred anyone with a Palestinian passport from traveling to the United States. SfN also censored our abstract. If you happen to be at the conference in San Diego this November\, please stop by to learn more. \n \nLEARN MORE: Noggin @ Schools & SfN in San Diego!
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/glia-in-gaza/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251104T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251104T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250527T225833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251025T152452Z
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ p:ear!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin @ p:ear! \nWHERE: p:ear\, 338 NW 6th Ave.\, Portland\, OR 97209 \nWHEN: Tuesday\, November 4\, 2025\, 9:30am – noon \nContact: Kanani Miyamoto\, Art Coordinator \n \nNOTE: Noggin is visiting p:ear on November 4 and November 25 \nNoggin is returning to P:ear\, a remarkable Portland nonprofit aimed at building positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education\, art and recreation to affirm their personal worth and help them create more meaningful and healthier lives. We’ll be exploring art projects and research related to trauma resilience. \n \nLEARN MORE: Noggin @ p:ear \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS (FULL)\n1. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin\, PSU\n2. Vivi Sierra\, PSU\n3. Ana Borders\, PSU\n4. Jessica Vilaysanh\, PSU\n5. Ginger Lee Owens\, PSU\n6. Hana Haley\, PSU\n7. Dasha Gernega\, PSU
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-pear-18/
LOCATION:P:ear\, 338 NW 6th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251028T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251028T144500
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250513T012744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T163221Z
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ King Elementary PDX!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin visit with K-5 students in Portland Public Schools! \nWe did it!\n \nThank you students\, teachers and staff @ MLK Elementary!!! \nAnd thank you Northwest Noggin volunteers (all of us 💚) \n \n \n \nBill + Team\,\nThank you so much! Your visit is an annual highlight. \nWill you please come back again next year?! \nFrom all of the kids and staff – we appreciate you! \nSincerely\, Teresa Seidel\, Principal\nDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School \n \n \n \n \n– Is there something in the body that tells the brain about pain?\n– What happens if something passes through your brain: does it still work?\n– What happens to your brain when you die?\n– How does smell work with the brain?\n– Do zombies have brains?\n– Why do they call it the brain?\n– Why is the brain inside your head? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School\, 4906 NE 6th Ave\, Portland\, OR 97211 \nWHEN: TUESDAY\, October 28 🎃\, 2025\, 8:00am – 2:45pm \nThere will be COFFEE\, DONUTS and PIZZA provided by the school!! \nCONTACT: Teresa Seidel\, Principal\, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School\n \n \n“At Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. School\, we believe in the unlimited potential of everyone in our diverse community.  We believe that a caring well-balanced student will be motivated to become a global citizen who is inspired to take action.” \n \nNoggin volunteers are excited to hear from K-5 students at this Northeast Portland public school in October! We’ll bring some extra noggins for exploring student questions and interests\, and make more pipe cleaner brain cells too. \n \nPlease join us! Email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to learn more. \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Vivi Sierra\, PSU\n4. Ana Borders\, PSU\n5. Jessica Vilaysanh\, PSU\n6. Ginger Lee Owens\, PSU\n7. Hana Haley\, PSU\n8. Charlotte Gant\, Clackamas Education Service District\n9. Becky Callos\, PSU\n10. Dasha Gernega\, PSU\n11. Megan Peterson\, PSU\n12. Justin Benner\, PSU\n13. Gabe Guarin\, PSU\n14. Chuck Calderilla\, PSU\n15. E Mondragon-Torres\, PSU \nSee what we’ve done at King in the past! \nNoggin @ King Elementary PDX!\n \nA Hippocampal Halloween\n \nKing Cortex!
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-king-elementary-pdx-2/
LOCATION:Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. School\, 4906 NE 6th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97211\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251024
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250524T204608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T194514Z
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SUMMARY:Noggins in Knappa & Astoria!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Outreach collaboration with TRIO in Astoria area public schools; LEARN MORE ABOUT TRIO: Threshold through TRIO \n \nWHERE: Complimentary housing at The Y Astoria\, 514 12th Street\, Astoria\, OR\, 97103 \nWHEN: Tuesday\, October 21 – Thursday\, October 23\, 2025 (REQUIRED: ARRIVAL TUESDAY; OUTREACH VISITS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY 8:00am – 3:00pm) \nCONTACT: Lacey Guest\, TRIO Program Coordinator \n \nLIMITED OPPORTUNITY: Housing and meals provided. \nNoggin volunteers will spend three days visiting public schools with brains and art in Clatsop County this February\, with time to enjoy the dramatic North Coast of Oregon. Participants will stay at the beautiful Y in the heart of historic Astoria\, Oregon\, and enjoy meals from local breweries and restaurants! \n \nTUESDAY\, October 21\nARRIVAL IN ASTORIA \n \nWednesday\, October 22\nKNAPPA PUBLIC SCHOOLS! \n \n \n \n \nWhy do we dream? \nWhy do we lucid dream? \nHow do we receive information? \nWhy do have bad dreams? \nWhy do we Déjà vu? \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWhy is getting 9 hours of sleep important and what affects it? \nWhy do we experience anger if it’s not a constructive emotion? \nWhat influences dreams? \nHow does the brain see? \nHow do nerves communicate with the brain? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nHow does paralysis work? \nDoes the brain function at all after the body dies? \nWhat’s a common similarity between psychopaths and their brains? \n \nMORE QUESTIONS FROM KNAPPA:\n1. Why are brains wrinkly? \n2. What is the function of anger? \n3. Why do you study psychology? \n4. How’s trauma/PTSD work? \n5. Why can’t we consciously control body function? \n6. Why/how do some people empathize and others don’t? \n7. Why is the brain centralized? \n8. Why do we experience deja vu? \n9. What’s worst for my brain— phones or TV? \n10. If the brain is so good at learning\, why can’t I learn math? \n \nDREAMS/SLEEP: \n1. Why would I wake up from a dream crying? \n2. Why would I wake up breathing heavily after falling in a dream? \n3. Why don’t I dream at night? \n4. Why is 9 hours of sleep important? \n5. Why do we dream? \n6. Why do we lucid dream? \n7. How would someone who gets full night’s sleep function compared to someone who doesn’t? \n \n \n \nTHANK YOU students\, teachers and staff at Knappa High School! \n \nThursday\, October 23\nASTORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS! \n \nASTORIA HIGH SCHOOL \n \n \nQuestions from Astoria High School: \nGENERAL QUESTIONS:\n1. What’s the most popular neuroscience research that’s done in your field? (Addiction research and visual system) \n2. What’s the “Venn diagram” of psychology and neuroscience? How to look at behavior & complete story of behavioral neuroscience? Cognitive neuroscience? Biological psychology? \n3. What does fresh brain smells like? \n4. How does being trans work in the brain? \n5. How does brain a aneurysm happen? \n6. What’s the most important part of the brain? *hard to answer* \n7. How does MS work in the brain? \n8. How does one get brain cancer? \n9. How does addiction work? . \nDREAMS/SLEEP: \n1. Sleep\, modern era\, light\, screen usage\, sunlight\, melatonin overall questions. \n2. How and why do we dream? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nASTORIA MIDDLE SCHOOL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTHANK YOU students\, teachers and staff at Astoria Public Schools! \n \nLEARN MORE: Threshold through TRIO \nCOMMITTED VOLUNTEERS (FULL)\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Hana Haley\, PSU\n4. Noah Milman\, OHSU\n5. Allison Ellingson\, OHSU\n6. Jessica Vilaysanh\, PSU\n7. Nyah Hawley\, PSU\n8. Maddy Wary\, OHSU \nSee what we’ve done in Clatsop County before! \nBrain Cells Dance\n \nPre-K\, Fish and Logger Lobes!\n \nSignal from Noise on the Oregon Coast\n \nViking\, Shark\, Fishermen & Bandit Brains!\n \nClatsop Community Cortex\n\nNorth Coast Noggins: Art\, Alevins & Brains!\n \nAccumbens in Astoria
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggins-in-astoria-4/
LOCATION:Astoria\, Oregon\, Astoria\, OR\, 97103\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T122000
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250505T153213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T231128Z
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ Grant!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: NW Noggin visit with students at Grant High School \nWe did it!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Grant High School\, 2245 NE 36th Ave\, Portland\, OR 97212 \nWHEN: Thursday\, October 16\, 8:00am – 12:20pm \nCONTACTS: Keina N. Ga\, Red Cross Club @ Grant; Ms. Sorcinelli\, Anatomy and Physiology; Mr. Burmester\, Biomedical Sciences/Medical Interventions/Red Cross Club Advisor. \n \nOur first visit to the Portland Public School! \nWe are excited  –  even depolarized!  –  to join classrooms at David Douglas to discuss neuroscience research\, examine brains and make art! \n \nWhat are you curious about when it comes to the brain or how it works? \nlike genuinely everything\, but some more specific ones would be how memory works\, why the brain sometimes does stuff that is actively bad for it\, why the brain rationalizes bad ideas. \nInformation on the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems\, as well as on reaction time. Also the degradation of neural functioning with age. \nI’m curious if the number of “bumps” on your brain really has to do with intelligence or knowledge.  \nI am curios on how the brain is formed and how our brains differ from others. \nHow our conscious minds differ from our unconscious minds. \nHow we learn things so that they become “muscle memory” \nWhat makes people think differently than each other? \nWhy do humans have like the most complex thoughts. \nI wonder how it works for different people. \nHow do the parts of the brain communicate \nJust how each part does each thing \neverything 😅 \nJOIN US! For more information please contact griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu :) \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n2. Jeff Leake\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n3. Kirby Kahl\, PSU\n4. Vivi Sierra\, PSU\n5. Ana Borders\, PSU\n6. Jessica Vilaysanh\, PSU\n7. Ginger Lee Owens\, PSU\n8. Calista Lattal\, Grant High School\n9. Matt Lattal\, OHSU\n10. Becky Callos\, PSU\n11. Dasha Gernega\, PSU\n12. Chelle Parks\, PSU\n13. Becky Martinez\, PSU\n14. Andi Licht\, PSU\n15. Gabe Guarin\, PSU
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-grant/
LOCATION:Grant High School\, 2245 NE 36th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97212\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T151500
DTSTAMP:20260610T081418
CREATED:20250602T154734Z
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SUMMARY:Noggins @ Sunnyside!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: NW Noggin @ Sunnyside Environmental School \nWe did it!\n \n\n“Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. My kids immediately started talking to their parents about it at pick-up yesterday. You helped create learning and memories that will last a lifetime. Have a great weekend!” -Jeremy Thomas\, 4th Grade Teacher\, Sunnyside School\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nWhy/How do we dream?\nWhy do we stay still when sleeping?\nHow does lucid dreaming happen?\nCan neurons be different sizes?\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\nWhy does the brain exist?\nHow do we learn?\nWhat do different part of the brain do?\nIs the brain one of the most important body parts? Can we live without it?\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Sunnyside Environmental School\, 3421 SE Salmon St\, Portland\, OR 97214 \nWHEN: Thursday\, October 9\, 1:00pm – 3:15pm! \nContacts: Asa Gervich & Jeremy Thomas\, 4th Grade Teachers\, Sunnyside School \n \n \n \n \n \n  \nWe are thrilled to return to Jeremy and Asa’s lively classrooms this fall!  \nFrom 4th grade teacher Jeremy Thomas: “We’re looking forward to our time with you. The kids will have some background on the main parts of the brain\, neurons\, and neuroplasticity by the time you arrive. My class has been talking a lot about neuroplasticity and how we learn/get better at things. Asa and I also tossed around the idea of learning about how a sense of community/belonging supports our brain health (we’ve had a big focus on community and pro-social skills this year ;)” \nAttached is a list of ideas and questions about the brain from my class (sorry\, you might have to zoom in): \n \nJOIN US!\nPlease contact griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu for to get involved 🙂 \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n2. Jeff Leake\, PSU/NW Noggin\n3. Vivi Sierra\, PSU\n4. Allison Ellingson\, OHSU\n5. Ana Borders\, PSU\n6. Jessica Vilaysanh\, PSU\n7. Ginger Lee Owens\, PSU\n8. Hana Haley\, PSU\n9. Emma Jerome\, OHSU\n10. Becky Callos\, PSU\n11. Dasha Gernega\, PSU\n12. Jasmine Win\, PSU \n \nSee what we’ve done before!\nDo salmon laugh?\n \nWithout my amygdala\, would I get scared?\n \nLearning through mistakes!\n \nHow to visit public schools\n \nThank You Northwest Noggin!\n \nNeurons in Minecraft & More!\n \nA crayon in Homer’s brain\n \nWhat about the glia?
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggins-sunnyside/
LOCATION:Sunnyside Environmental School\, 3421 SE Salmon St\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
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SUMMARY:Noggins in the UK!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: “What’s in your noggin? Cells\, art and stories of your brain!” @ Café Scientifique \nWe did it!!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Kennaway House (Cellar Bar)\, Coburg Road Sidmouth EX10 8NG\, England \nWHEN: Friday\, June 20\, 10:00am – noon GMT \n \n \n \nNorthwest Noggin crafts beautiful brain cells from pipe-cleaners and found objects and engage a range of visual arts to explore the brain and its function. \n \nLEARN MORE: Northwest Noggin art and brain outreach \nLEARN MORE: Northwest Noggin neuroscience art projects \nLEARN MORE: Reconnecting Our Brains\, One Cell at a Time \nLEARN MORE: Lobes in LONDON \nPlease join Dr. Bill Griesar and artist Jeff Leake from Portland State University’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor program for a “knowing through making” event! \n \n Build your own brain cells while exploring what they do and the fascinating history of their discovery based on the book “The Story of the Brain in 10 1/2 cells” by King’s College London neuroscientist Dr. Richard Wingate. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nMORE FOUND OBJECT BRAIN CELLS! \nPRINT SLIDES!\n \nSLIDES (*.ppt): Sidmouth Science 2025 \nSLIDES (*.pdf): Sidmouth Science 2025
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggins-in-the-uk/
LOCATION:Kennaway House\, Coburg Road\, Sidmouth\, Devon\, EX10 8NG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Noggin @ David Douglas!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Visit to Psychology classrooms at David Douglas High School \nWe did it!\n \n1. Why are yawns contagious?\n2. Do animals with less social tendencies have similar mirror neurons as animals who are more social?\n3. What causes deja vu in the brain?\n4. Do identical twins have similar brain anatomy?\n5. Do different animals have different colored brains?\n6. Crows and their draw to shiny things to adorn their nests. What is it that makes us drawn to different things to adorn our spaces? Why are we drawn to certain styles more than others?\n7. What is the difference between western psychology and Japanese psychology?\n8. What is the connection between memory and sleep?\n9. Why are western thinkers from universities so often emphasized when\, for example\, there were incredible scientists from Persia over 1000 years ago (for example: How Islam changed medicine)\n10. What is color psychology? How is it researched?\n11. How would one describe color to a blind person (born without sight)? Does color psychology still apply?\n12. What colors make you feel more happy?\n13. What is the most challenging aspect of reintegrating a formerly incarcerated person to mainstream society? What are the barriers?\n14. What made you major in psychology?\n15. Regarding the science of mental health and nature…how do they relate?\n16. What is your favorite part of the brain? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: David Douglas High School\, South Building Board Room\, 1500 SE 130th\, Portland\, OR 97233; Please park in the lot off 130th; enter the doors that face 130th. The secretary will buzz people in and direct them to the board room. \nWHEN: FRIDAY\, MAY 30\, 2025\, 9:00am – 2:30pm \nContact: Heather Murdock\, Social Studies/Psychology Teacher\, David Douglas High School \n \nWe are excited  –  even depolarized!  –  to return to classrooms at David Douglas to discuss neuroscience research\, examine brains and make art! \nCOME JOIN US!\nPlease contact griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to learn more. \nCOMMITTED VOLUNTEERS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Janani Romero\, PSU\n3. Becky Callos\, PSU\n4. Jalen Marcil\, PSU\n5. Cody Walker\, PSU\n6. Joe McKinney\, PSU\n7. Elizabeth Gomez\, PSU\n8. Jennifer Logan\, PSU\n9. Maryfer Ortiz\, PSU\n10. Luis Carillo\, PSU\n11. Madeleine Limon\, PSU\n12. Jasmine Loeung\, OHSU/PSU\n13. Debra Wilde\, PSU\n14. Cass Rickel\, PSU\n15. Betty Canoso\, PSU\n16. Courtney Paden\, PSU\n17. Nyah Hawley\, PSU\n18. Annie O’Neill\, PSU \nSee what we’ve done before @ David Douglas!\nNoggin @ David Douglas High!\n \nThank you for letting us touch your brains\n \nInspiration & Education!\n \nEverything but guns
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-david-douglas/
LOCATION:David Douglas High School\, 1001 SE 135th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97233\, United States
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