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P:ear training!

P:ear 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

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,…

Sitton outreach planning @ Chapel Pub

Chapel Pub 430 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR, United States

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.…

Noggin @ Sitton Elementary (K)

Sitton Elementary 9930 N Smith St, Portland, United States

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…

Society for Neuroscience Oregon Chapter meeting 2017

McMenamin's Edgefield 2126 S.W. Halsey St., Troutdale, OR, United States

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: Music & Brains @ Doug Fir!

Doug Fir Lounge 830 E. Burnside St., Portland, OR, United States

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 @ MESA Day (PSU)!

Smith Ballroom, Portland State University Smith Center (3rd floor), 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

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..!

Health Fair @ Jefferson High School!

Jefferson High School

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!…

Velo Cult: Changing Brain Waves of Depression

Velo Cult Bike Shop 1969 NE 42nd, Portland, OR

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…

Synaptic Community Connection: La Grande!

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…

Noggin @ Sitton Elementary (1st graders)

Sitton Elementary 9930 N Smith St, Portland, United States

WHAT:  Noggin visit to Sitton Elementary WHEN:  Thursday, May 25, 11:00 - 2:30pm WHERE:  Sitton Elementary, 9930 N Smith St, Portland, OR 97203 First grade teachers (including Michele Interian, Kim Condron, Meera-Rosa Edgar, and Natalia Pruessler, and principal Dana Nerenberg) at Sitton Elementary School have been engaging in trauma informed teaching practices this year.…