NW NOGGIN: Neuroscience outreach group (growing in networks)

Noggin Wednesdays @ P:ear!
2016-04-20 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
DAY 4: Wednesday, April 20
Drugs and Consciousness
NEED: Miracle berries, drunk goggles (Bill, Kirk & Allie) (& Michael, Gaile, Erin..?)
ART: T-shirt printmaking (Carrie & Jeff)

OHSU Teacher Training Workshop!
2016-04-16 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | OHSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building, 2730 SW Moody, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
What:
Brain Awareness Teacher Workshop
Where:
Collaborative Life Sciences Building
Atrium and 1st Floor Lecture Hall
2730 SW Moody, Portland, OR 97201
When:
Saturday April 16th, 9-3
We’ll have a table at this event similar to what we had at the OMSI brain fair. Everyone who comes will also be able to attend the lectures and presentations at the event. Limited to 15 volunteers so let us know if you’re interested as soon as you can…
Brain Awareness Teacher Workshop
Sponsored by OHSU’s Office of Science Education Opportunities, The Moore Institute for Nutrition and Wellness and the OHSU Brain Institute
A special day for classroom teachers featuring presentations on the adolescent brain and early-life nutrition and a highly interactive resource fair.
2016 Brain Awareness Lecture Series Healthy Pleasures, Unhealthy Habits
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Collaborative Life Sciences Building
Atrium and 1st Floor Lecture Hall
2730 SW Moody, Portland, OR 97201
The theme for Brain Awareness Season 2016 revolves around “Healthy Pleasures, Unhealthy Habits,” and both Teacher Workshop speakers will touch on how addiction manifests itself in the brains of youth, among other telling research.
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Registration, Networking, Resource Fair, Continental Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
The Adolescent Brain
Bonnie Nagel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
Oregon Health & Science University
Learn about the field of biological psychology from Dr. Nagel
11:00 – 12:00
Questions and Answers
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Resource Fair
Organizations will present information and opportunities relevant to teachers’ needs in the classroom and beyond. Previous participants included Bob’s Red Mill, NW Noggin, March of Dimes, Brain-in-a-Box curriculum, and Nutrition-in-a-box curriculum. Local venues to purchase lunch include Lovejoy Bakers, Cha Cha Cha, and The Gantry food cart pod.
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
How Early-Life Nutrition Feeds the Obesity Epidemic in Children and Adolescents
Susan P. Bagby, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
Division Chair, Community Education & Outreach Committee, Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness
Oregon Health & Science University
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Questions and Answers

Noggin Wednesdays @ P:ear!
2016-04-13 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
DAY 3: Wednesday, April 13
Sleep and Dreams
NEED: Mindflex Duel to illustrate EEG (Bill & Allie); Heart and Brain SpikerShield Bundle/EEG demo (Kirk & Bill) (& Michael, Gaile, Erin..?)
ART: T-shirt design (Carrie & Jeff)

Noggin Wednesdays @ P:ear!
2016-04-06 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
DAY 2: Wednesday, April 6
Stress and Resilience
NEED: Human to human interface/GSR (Kirk), rubber arm/rubber mallet (Bill & Allie) (& Michael, Gaile, Erin..?)
ART: T-shirt design, and brain patches (Carrie & Jeff)

MESA Day @ WSU Vancouver
2016-04-02 09:30 - 15:00 UTC | WSU Vancouver
WHAT:
Southwest Washington MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Day 2016!

WHERE:
Washington State University Vancouver, 14204 NE SALMON CREEK AVE, VANCOUVER, WA, 98686
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu

WHEN:
Saturday, April 2 (9:00 – 3:30pm)

We’ll have Mindflex Duels, pipe cleaner neurons, real brains, Brittany Wouden’s famed myBrain! app…

From last spring’s event…

A MESA Mindflex @ WSU-V!
https://nwnoggin.org/2015/03/22/a-mesa-mindflex-wsu-v/

Noggin Wednesdays @ P:ear!
2016-03-30 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
DAY 1: Wednesday, March 30
Brains – and what else? What do people want? Brain dissections?
NEED: Brains! (Bill, Kirk & Allie) (& Michael, Gaile, Erin..?)
ART: Petri printmaking (Carrie & Jeff)

Noggin @ Bonny Slope Elementary
2016-03-10 08:00 - 11:00 UTC | Bonny Slope Elementary, 11775 NW McDaniel Rd., Beaverton, 97229, United States
WHAT:
Noggin brains visit with K-5 students at Bonny Slope Elementary School (Beaverton Public Schools)

WHERE:
Bonny Slope Elementary School, 11775 NW McDaniel Rd., Portland OR 97229
https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/schools/bonny-slope

WHEN:

Thursday, March 10 with 2nd and 3rd grade (8:40 – 10:30am)

The last of three visits…

Lead teachers:
1. Erin McConnell, graduate, Psychology, PSU
2. Jacob Schoen, undergraduate, Psychology, PSU
3. Brianna Jacobs, undergraduate, Psychology, PSU

4. Matty McCasland, undergraduate, PNCA

Noggin @ Bonny Slope Elementary
2016-03-09 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
WHAT:
Noggin brains visit with K-5 students at Bonny Slope Elementary School (Beaverton Public Schools)

WHERE:
Bonny Slope Elementary School, 11775 NW McDaniel Rd., Portland OR 97229
https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/schools/bonny-slope

WHEN:

Wednesday, March 9 with 4th and 5th grade (1:30 – 3:00pm)

The second of three visits…

Lead teachers:
1. Erin McConnell, graduate, Psychology, PSU
2. Jacob Schoen, undergraduate, Psychology, PSU
3. Brianna Jacobs, undergraduate, Psychology, PSU
4. Matty McCasland, undergraduate, PNCA

Lecture: Marijuana and the brain
2016-03-07 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Newmark Theater, Portland, OR
Several NW Noggin volunteers will staff an information table, possibly with some real human cerebrums, at this OHSU Brain Institute lecture at the Newmark Theater in downtown Portland…
To learn more about this lecture, please visit…
Marijuana and the brain
Nephi Stella, Ph.D.
Nephi Stella, Ph.D., is a Professor in the departments of Pharmacology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington.
Dr. Stella is researching how the bioactive components devoid of drug abuse properties produced by Cannabis Sativa can be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

Noggin @ Bonny Slope Elementary
2016-03-03 08:00 - 11:00 UTC | Bonny Slope Elementary, 11775 NW McDaniel Rd., Beaverton, 97229, United States
WHAT:
Noggin brains visit with K-5 students at Bonny Slope Elementary School (Beaverton Public Schools)

WHERE:
Bonny Slope Elementary School, 11775 NW McDaniel Rd., Portland OR 97229
https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/schools/bonny-slope

WHEN:
Thursday, March 3 with kindergarten and 1st grade (8:40 – 10:30am)

The first of three visits…

Lead teachers:
1. Erin McConnell, graduate, Psychology, PSU
2. Jacob Schoen, undergraduate, Psychology, PSU
3. Brianna Jacobs, undergraduate, Psychology, PSU

Lecture: Gaming and the brain
2016-02-29 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Newmark Theater, Portland, OR
Several NW Noggin volunteers will staff an information table, possibly with some real human cerebrums, at this OHSU Brain Institute lecture at the Newmark Theater in downtown Portland…
To learn more about this lecture, please visit…
Gaming and the brain
Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Gazzaley is a professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry and director of the Neuroscience Imaging Center at the University of California San Francisco.
Dr. Gazzaley’s research focuses on the neural mechanisms of perception, attention and memory. He is the co-founder and chief science advisor of Akili Interactive Labs, a company developing therapeutic video games.

Outreach at Skyridge Middle School
2016-02-26 09:00 - 14:00 UTC | Skyridge Middle School, 5220 NW Parker Street, Camas, WA, 98607, United States
WHAT:
Noggin visits middle school students at Skyridge middle school (Tiffany Morrisey’s class)

WHERE:
Skyridge Middle School; 5220 NW Parker Street, Camas
http://schools.camas.wednet.edu/skyridge/

WHEN:

February 26th
Four sessions at about 55 minutes each, 30-35 kids per class
Class 1-9:25-10:20
Class 2-10:23-10:42
Lunch
Class 2-11:15-11:54 (this is the previous class 2 continued)
Class 3-11:57-12:52
Class 4-12:55-1:50
Let us know if you can come to any or all of these sessions.
**** Interested participants should RSVP to Bill Griesar (bgriesar@gmail.com) and Jeff Leake (aspragus@yahoo.com).

Lecture: Alcohol and the brain
2016-02-22 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Newmark Theater, Portland, OR
Several NW Noggin volunteers will staff an information table, possibly with some real human cerebrums, at this OHSU Brain Institute lecture at the Newmark Theater in downtown Portland…
To learn more about this lecture, please visit…
Alcohol and the brain
Kathleen A. Grant, Ph.D.
Dr. Grant is a senior scientist and head of the Division of Neuroscience at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. She is also a professor in Behavioral Neurosciences at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Grant has spent over thirty years researching the risks and benefits of alcohol consumption.

Outreach @ Skyridge Middle School
2016-02-19 09:00 - 14:00 UTC | Skyridge Middle School, 5220 NW Parker Street, Camas, WA, 98607, United States
WHAT:
Noggin visits middle school students at Skyridge middle school (Tiffany Morrisey’s class)

WHERE:
Skyridge Middle School; 5220 NW Parker Street, Camas
http://schools.camas.wednet.edu/skyridge/

WHEN:
February 19th
Three sessions at about 80 minutes each, 30-35 kids per class
9:20-10:40
11:15-12:30
12:35-1:50
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Also Skyridge has asked us to add one more date on 2/26 (the following Friday)!

Noggin @ Discovery Middle School
2016-02-09 09:00 - 15:30 UTC, 2016-02-05 12:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Discovery Middle School, 800 E 40th St , Vancouver, WA, 98663, United States
Outreach visit to Discovery Middle School
Discovery Middle School
800 E 40th St, Vancouver, WA 98663
7th grade classes

Velo Cult: Memory, Art, Genes & Bikes!
2016-01-27 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Velo Cult Bike Shop, 1969 NE 42nd, Portland, OR
Join us for an evening with internationally renowned artist Kindra Crick, and Dr. John Harkness from the Sorg lab at WSU Vancouver, on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27th, from 6 – 8pm..!

WHAT:
Remembering is who we become
How neurogenetics influence our preferences, memories and personalities…
Kindra Crick and John Harkness
WHEN:
WEDNESDAY, January 27, 2016, 6 – 8pm
WHERE:
Velo Cult, 1969 NE 42nd Avenue, Portland, OR
Velo Cult is ALL AGES, and serves excellent beer, wine, coffee, tea and soda. AND they donate $1/pint sold during the event to art and neuroscience outreach through nwnoggin.org…

NW Noggin @ He La High School
2015-12-11 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | He La High School, 9105 NE 9th St, Vancouver, WA, 98664, United States
WHAT:
NW Noggin “Art and Brain Symposium” @ He La High School
WHEN:
Friday, December 11, 10am – 2pm
WHERE:
He La High School, 9105 NE 9th Street, Vancouver, WA 98664
We are invited to bring brains and art projects to He La High School on Friday, December 11, from 10am – 2pm!
The more the merrier, as this will involve lots of kids. Students will rotate between a library, where some of us will talk to them about brains for about 20 minutes/group, and a lab, where some of us will introduce real brains that students can examine and hold up close. We’ll likely have a third opportunity for students to try their hand at a brain-related art project as well…

Noggin @ WSUV Kindergarten!
2015-12-10 10:45 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WSU Vancouver
We’re heading to the WSU Vancouver campus kindergarten this morning! The students (4 and 5) are currently engaged in what’s called the “Mind Up” program – according to Kelsey Day, their teacher, she has “already been talking to the children about the frontal cortex, the amygdala, and the hypothalamus..!”

We should come prepared to talk/answer questions about these regions and how they develop and interact (e.g., how you have strong feelings/drives related to subcortical structures like amygdala, and require frontal lobe networks – under construction! – to inhibit… 🙂

Jeff will bring a big drawing of the brain, with some subcortical structures illustrated (particularly the amygdala and nucleus accumbens) – then we can ask students (maybe in small groups?) to tell us when they’ve felt strong feelings (really angry, or really motivated) – and whether they were able to control their feelings or not. We can write down their examples on post-it notes and place those experiences directly on the areas of the brain involved.

The class meets in the McClaskey Building, Room 136.

Cheers!
Bill

Fort Vancouver Outreach
2015-12-04 07:00 - 12:00, 2015-11-20 07:00 - 12:00, 2015-11-13 07:00 - 12:00, 2015-11-06 07:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E 18th St, Vancouver, WA, 98661, United States
Rosie Salice, Nathan Allen and Angela Gonzalez from WSU Vancouver, and Allie Clark from PSU, are leading a committed group of early rising Noggin volunteers to deliver curricula they have developed on the brain and behavior to EIGHT full classrooms at Fort Vancouver High School…

They have been prepping materials and strategizing for several weeks now at the McMenamin’s Chapel Pub in NE Portland. They’ll be teaching at Fort from 7:30am – noon on four Fridays…

In Dialogue: Drugs, Hallucinations, Vision
2015-11-08 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Portland Art Museum
IN DIALOGUE: ART, DRUGS, AND THE NATURE OF SEEING
November 8, 2015 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Portland Art Museum, Trustee Room, Mark Building
Certain drugs provoke compelling visual distortions and hallucinations, increase the intensity and salience of what you perceive, depress areas of the brain that let you introspect, and experience a personal sense of self, and make the ordinary stand out powerfully as never before. Artists have intuitively manipulated these same systems to communicate emotional states and visual phenomena since first putting pigment on a cave wall. This session will bring together landscape art, hallucination, and the science of perception.
A graduate of OHSU’s Behavioral Neuroscience program, Bill Griesar, PhD, teaches neuroscience at Portland State University and WSU Vancouver. Jeff Leake holds an MA in Fine Arts from UC Davis and a BA in Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute. Bill and Jeff currently coteach an Art and the Brain course at WSU Vancouver and at PSU, providing reference to visual arts and phenomena in relation to neuroscience. They also founded the volunteer art and neuroscience outreach program, NW Noggin, and routinely bring college students and brains to K-12 classrooms in Portland and Vancouver Public Schools.

NW Noggin presents: PeaceHealth conference @ WSU Vancouver
2015-11-07 07:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WSU Vancouver
Bill Griesar, Jeff Leake, Michael Miller (PSU), James Reling (PSU), Lizzy Tremaine (PSU) and Brittany Wouden (WSUV) will present a collaborative 30 minute talk at the Jay D. Miller Conference at WSU Vancouver, which is aimed at providing health care professionals with practical information on neuroscience…
Brittany Wouden will introduce her innovative myBrain! program, which lets viewers see a brain superimposed on an image of their own head, and allows them to explore structure/function relationships…

Lizzy Tremaine will present data she acquired using the myBrain! app during our summer outreach effort through MESA at WSU Vancouver…
We believe that this program offers great promise for improving understanding of the brain and behavior, not only for students, but also for patients and patients’ families when trying to understand complex medical conditions involving the nervous system…
The conference will take place at WSU Vancouver…
Dengerink Administration Building-Cafeteria

BRAINS @ the Portland Art Museum
2015-11-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Portland Art Museum
Our volunteers will present brains, and discuss the neurophysiological basis of visual perception in the NW Noggin designed “Nature of Seeing Gallery” at the Portland Art Museum…

Fort Vancouver outreach planning @ Chapel Pub!
2015-11-01 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Chapel Pub
Come join us for a pub planning session with Biology teachers from Clark County’s Fort Vancouver High School. We’re planning a series of four fall visits to classrooms at Fort, on November 6, 15, 24 and December 4th, from 7:30am – 12:05pm
…

NW Noggin @ Velo Cult
2015-10-29 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Velo Cult Bike Shop, 1969 NE 42nd, Portland, OR
Phil Uribe, a graduate student in Neuroscience from WSU Vancouver, and Kimberly Cordray, an art practices student from Portland State University, will tickle your ears with an auditory presentation at Velo Cult… 🙂
Beer, cider, and soda are available for purchase. No purchase is required; however $1/pint sold supports outreach efforts in the community.

P:ear outreach class
2015-10-28 11:45 - 12:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States

Fort Vancouver outreach planning @ Chapel Pub!
2015-10-25 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Chapel Pub
Come join us for a pub planning session with Biology teachers from Clark County’s Fort Vancouver High School. We’re planning a series of four fall visits to classrooms at Fort, on November 6, 15, 24 and December 4th, from 7:30am – 12:05pm…
