The Society for Neuroscience's 47th annual meeting, Neuroscience 2017, is the world’s largest neuroscience conference for scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and nervous system. The conference is scheduled for November 11-15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Join more than 30,000 colleagues from more than 80 countries at the…
WHAT: Mandatory for volunteer participants at P:ear WHEN: Saturday, May 6th, 9:00am - 1:00pm WHERE: P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave. Portland, OR 97209 NW Noggin has several outreach efforts in the planning stages this summer at P:ear, and if you'd like to participate, you must complete the training offered there on Saturday,…
WHAT: Planning for outreach visit to Sitton Elementary WHERE: McMenamin's Chapel Pub, 430 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217 WHEN: Monday, May 8, 5:30pm Kindergarten and first grade teachers (include Michele Intern, Zulema Valenzuela, Elizabeth Mick and Dana Nerenberg) at Sitton Elementary School have been engaging in trauma informed teaching practices this year.…
WHAT: Noggin visit to Sitton Elementary WHEN: Thursday, May 11, 11:00 - 2:30pm WHERE: Sitton Elementary, 9930 N Smith St, Portland, OR 97203 UPDATE: See what we did in St. Johns! A Synapse with Sitton Kindergarten and first grade teachers (including Michele Interian, Zulema Valenzuela, Elizabeth Mick, and principal Dana Nerenberg) at Sitton…
May 12-13, 2017 McMenamins Edgefield Winery NW Noggin biked towards the Columbia River Gorge to present a new poster..! The PSU Neuroscience Club prepared a poster as well! The following undergraduates arrived at the chapter meeting this week (several on bikes!): Jessica Trottier, Thomas Madison, Alex Kunz, Justin Taylor, Andrea Anaya, Andrea Valencia, Jacob Schoen, Cody Prouty, Ava Krueger, and Rebekah Hough... It…
Moon Hooch performs a second Portland show at the Doug Fir on Saturday, May 13th! Saxophonist Wenzl McGowen recently joined Noggin at Portland's Franklin High School for a compelling classroom exploration of brain electrical changes in response to music... LEARN MORE: Frequencies @ Franklin: Your brain on sax! Brittany Alperin, a graduate…
NW Noggin brought brains and art to the Smith Ballroom at Portland State University! We joined the NIH BUILD EXITO table to add a few extra sulci and gyri this afternoon..!
WHAT: High School Health Fair WHERE: Jefferson High School, 5210 N Kerby St., Portland, OR 97217 WHEN: Wednesday, May 17th from 11:15-12:30 Learn more about this event from last year's visit: Healthy Gyri @ Jeff! Please RSVP to griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu - thank you for sharing your knowledge of brain and behavior & cheers!…
Changing the Brain Waves of Depression What do the brain waves of a depressed person look like? How can they be changed? WHAT: Brittany Alperin & Sienna Morris on "Changing the Brain Waves of Depression" UPDATE: Powerful and relevant presentation on self-care and depression Changing Brain Waves of Depression WHERE: Velo…
We’ve been invited by the Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center to present neuroscience research and related art projects - and real human brains! - in La Grande, Oregon, along the lines of what we did in March in Davenport (details of that experience at the link below)… UPDATE: We did…