WHAT: Society for Neuroscience OR/SW WA Chapter Annual Meeting We did it! Check out our Noggin summary of the meeting at the link... Mental health @ McMenamin’s WHERE: McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey Street, Troutdale, OR WHEN: Friday, April 13 - Saturday, April 14 Neuroscience of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Friday, April 13 9:00…
WHAT: March for Science PDX 2018! We did it! AWESOME day of brains, art & action!! Details at the link... Gray Matter Marching WHERE: Pioneer Square, Portland, Oregon WHEN: Saturday, April 14, 2018, 8am - 3pm Support scientific research, education and outreach, ask questions, hold brains, make art! LEARN MORE @…
WHAT: Noggin Tuesdays @ p:ear! We did it! Day one of four at the link... “He LOVES this” – Noggin @ p:ear WHERE: p:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97209 WHEN: Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 9:30 - 11:30am Noggin is returning to P:ear, a remarkable Portland organization aimed at building positive relationships with homeless…
WHAT: Noggin @ Alzheimer's Association! We did it! See all the fun we had at the link..! Taking children (& extra brains!) to work WHERE: Alzheimer's Association of Oregon, 1650 NW Naito Parkway, Suite 190 | Portland, OR 97209 WHEN: Thursday, April 26, 9:00am - 11:00am Drawing by Camillo Golgi: Hippocampus…
WHAT: Visit to Lane Middle School w/Latino Network WHERE: Lane Middle School, 7200 SE 60th Ave, Portland OR 97206 WHEN: TUESDAY, May 1, 2018; 3:45 - 5:45pm CONTACT: Oscar Betancourt, Youth Engagement Specialist, Latino Network LEARN MORE: Latino Network Learning & Lobes We’ll begin with introductions, build pipe cleaner neurons, and examine some brains..!…
WHAT: What do mistakes teach us? @ Velo Cult with Rebecca Hood, Behavioral Neuroscience, OHSU and Krystal Ngene, Danielle Ali-Cassim, and 20 dancers from the Kúkátónón African Children's Dance Troupe We did it! LEARN MORE at the link! Parkinson’s, Dance & Mistakes WHERE: Velo Cult, 1969 NE 42nd Ave, Portland, OR 97213 WHEN: Wednesday,…
Abstracts for the annual Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference are DUE Thursday, May 3 by 5pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)... LEARN MORE: Call for Abstracts SEE WHAT WE DID LAST TIME IN SAN DIEGO... A network grows in San Diego NW Noggin is submitting an abstract for the conference, which is…
WHAT: STEM Week Oregon WHERE: All over Oregon! WHEN: May 5 - 13th, 2018 May 5th through the 13th is STEM Week Oregon 2018, a state-wide movement to raise awareness, celebrate and engage in activities involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Celebrate STEM: Quality STEM education is critical for our…
Trade Food for Thought to Power 86 BILLION Neurons How much energy does a #brain require? How many brain cells do you have? Are we unique in terms of brain size, number of neurons, or social skills, tool use, deception, play..? LEARN MORE HERE AT THE LINK! Soup for Brains!…
WHAT: Noggin Tuesdays @ p:ear! We did it! Questions on zombies, sleep, humor, ear worms, and the role of various brain regions. We painted sections of the brain based on functional associations (e.g., graffiti "tags" could belong in the temporal lobe, for visual object recognition :) Tagging the temporal lobe…