NW NOGGIN: Neuroscience outreach group (growing in networks)

Noggin @ Portland Psychedelic Conference!
2019-10-26 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark Street #203, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
WHAT: Noggin art & brains @ Portland Psychedelic conference 2019
We did it!

NW Noggin volunteers Aaron Eisen (a Portland State University graduate now at NUNM), Cam Howard, Sai Kiersarsky (fresh off two conferences in Chicago!), and fellow PSU undergraduate Philip Bouleh, and NW Noggin Brain Board member Denesa Lockwood from OHSU, were invited guests at the 2019 Portland Psychedelic conference at Revolution Hall!
WHERE: Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark Street, #203, Portland, OR 97214
WHEN: Saturday, October 26, 2019, 9:00am – 6:00pm

“The mystical experience is doubly valuable; it is valuable because it gives the experiencer a better understanding of (themselves) and the world and because it may help (them) to lead a less self-centered and more creative life.” — Aldous Huxley
2019 Conference: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Healing (October 26, 2019)
James Fadiman is the keynote speaker at the 2019 Portland Psychedelic Conference. Dr. Fadiman is a leading psychologist, psychedelic researcher, writer and co-founder of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (now Sofia University).

James Fadiman with Aaron Eisen, the NW Noggin Resource Council member for Communications – and a pipe cleaner neuron! From Aaron: “He asked about the neurons/NW Noggin and thought it was absolutely wonderful! He said a lot of PhD students stuck in labs could benefit from building pipe cleaner neurons and helping to educate youth!”

LEARN MORE: Might Microdosing Psychedelics Be Safe and Beneficial? An Initial Exploration

“Thus began a third phase of psychedelic research…Whereas, in the first phase the participant’s experiences tended to be controlled and delimited, even if inadvertently, by the experimenter’s and the subject’s preconceptions, and in the second phase to be more uncontrolled and wide-ranging in scope, the emphasis now was on the selection of specific kinds of psychedelic experience and of specific ways to produce and maintain them.” — James Fadiman

Aaron, Cam, Sai, Philip and Denesa made pipe cleaner neurons, heard from leading researchers in the field, examined real human brains, and discussed the actions and effects of psychedelics with conference attendees…

Author, psychologist, researcher, and university co-founder James Fadiman with a rainbow noggin: Can’t think of a more appropriate 3D printed brain!

LEARN MORE about psychedelics from Anthony Bossis…
A less self-centered and more creative life

Oregon Neuroscience Reception!
2019-10-21 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Cactus Bar & Grill, 404 S. Wells St, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
WHAT: Oregon Neuroscience Reception @ SfN
WHERE: Cactus Bar & Grill, 404 S. Wells St, Chicago, IL 60607
WHEN: Monday, October 21, 2019, 8:00pm – 10:00pm

OHSU is hosting the second annual Oregon Neuroscience reception at SfN in collaboration with the University of Oregon and The Vollum Institute!

Noggin @ W. Brown Elementary!
2019-10-21 09:30 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | William Brown STEM School, 54 N Hermitage Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to W. Brown Elementary
NOTE: On hold due to strike at Chicago Public Schools. Hoping for an equitable contract!
WHERE: William Brown Elementary School, 54 N Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
WHEN: Monday, October 21, 2019, 9:30am – 2:30pm
Contact: Jessica Mahon, Executive Director of STEM, Teaching & Learning, Chicago Public Schools

We’re working out more details, but our volunteers will visit with students at William Brown Elementary School to talk brains and make art during the annual Society for Social Neuroscience & Society for Neuroscience conferences in Chicago!

“The vision of William H. Brown STEM School is to equip our students with the tools they need to succeed technologically, economically, and culturally for a global community. Through the use of 4Cs: creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking Brown students will achieve personal success and become a responsible and productive citizen. Brown’s facilities include a new STEM lab, a broadcast studio, a digital library, two lead STEM instructors, and 1-to-1 ratio of iPads for all classrooms.”

VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin
2. Jeff Leake, PSU/NW Noggin
3. Denesa Oberbeck, OHSU/NW Noggin
4. Aaron Manakai Eisen, PSU/NUNM/NW Noggin
5. Cam Howard, PSU/NW Noggin
6. Albert (Sai) Kiersarsky, PSU
7. Mikah Brandes, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
8. Madison Cho-Richmond, PSU
9. Anita Randolph, OHSU/BEADS
10. Rachel Lukowicz, University of Oregon
11. Leigh-Jane Wilson, Kings College London
12. Richard Wingate, Kings College London
13. Jade Osilla, PSU/YouthLine

Noggin @ SfN: Theme J Poster (026.10SU / DD42)
2019-10-20 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | McCormick Place Chicago, 2301 S King Drive, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
WHAT: Noggin Poster Presentation @ SfN, Theme J (History and Education)

WHERE: McCormick Place, 2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616; 026.10SU / DD42 – NW Noggin: Corrections, bias and brains; Session 026 – Outreach Activities
WHEN: Sunday, October 20, 9:00 – 10:00am

Our Theme J poster is available for viewing at SfN from Saturday, October 19 at noon through Sunday, October 20 at 5:00pm.

Jeff Leake, Bill Griesar, and additional NW Noggin outreach participants will be at the poster (with some extra pipe cleaner neurons!) Sunday (10/20) from 9:00am – 10:00am. Come join us!
We did it!

NW Noggin: Corrections, bias and brains
Authors *W. S. GRIESAR1,3,4, J. J. LEAKE4,2;
1Psychology/Neuroscience, 2Univ. Studies, Portland State Univ., Portland, OR; 3Behavioral Neurosci., Oregon Hlth. & Sci. Univ., Portland, OR; 4Art & Neurosci., NW Noggin, Portland, OR
“All is in motion, is growing, is you” – Joy Harjo
Science needs investment and diverse perspectives, and integrating arts in STEM (STEAM) encourages people to get involved. The public pays for research, yet many lack access to useful findings.
Nonprofit NW Noggin (nwnoggin.org) organizes undergraduates and graduates to collaborate, build community networks and inspire people about neuroscience and the arts. Volunteers benefit from work across disciplines and institutions, serve as “near peer” role models, gain skill explaining research, and think creatively about careers. We’ve met over 30,000 people since 2012!
Teenagers undergo dramatic, consequential change in brain anatomy and function, responding to environments and making mistakes. How others react impacts development, benefiting or undermining the trajectory of young lives.
The social rules we learn in adolescence are complex. They depend on who you are, including race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, class, neighborhood, national origin and a host of other factors. Research also highlights the significant ethnic and income differences in youth and lifetime experiences of trauma.
Yet in 1994, Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 11, which established mandatory minimum sentences for “serious crimes against persons” and required defendants aged 15 and older to be tried as adults. Oregon now has one of the highest youth incarceration rates in the country. Native American, Hispanic and Black Oregonians are incarcerated at disproportionately higher rates relative to white people.
Teenagers are not adults. This year we worked with the Hope Partnership and the Oregon Youth Authority to bring NW Noggin volunteers to the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, where over 200 boys and young men (ages 12 – 25) are confined. We enjoyed powerful discussions about the brain basis of trauma, anxiety, and emotional regulation, bias in judicial and law enforcement systems, pathways in psychology for counseling and research, and what role neuroscientists play, or might play, in judicial and legislative reform. MacLaren youth are studying the law and neuroscience in order to bolster a case for changes to Measure 11.
Building excitement and awareness of discoveries, educational options and careers through arts-integrated outreach across institutional, state, federal and generational lines trains new scientists to collaborate, brings useful, actionable knowledge to underserved communities, and increases awareness and support for investment in brain research and the arts.

LEARN MORE: Myelinating at MacLaren
LEARN MORE: All is in motion, is growing, is you
LEARN MORE: Corrections, Bias & Brains

Noggin @ SfN: Brain Awareness Campaign Event (N226)
2019-10-19 14:30 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | McCormick Place Chicago, 2301 S King Drive, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
WHAT: Noggin Poster Presentation @ SfN, Brain Awareness Campaign Event

WHERE: McCormick Place, 2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616; Room N226
We did it!

WHEN: Saturday, October 19, 2:30 – 4:00pm
WE BROUGHT REAL (EXTRA!) HUMAN BRAINS, thanks to the exceptional Yuri Sugano of the University of Chicago. This was the first time in the 50 year history of SfN that actual brain specimens were presented at the annual conference!

So many questions at the Brain Awareness Event!

“You ask the world, and the world says no
It’s the world’s refrain, mine says go…”
―John Gorka
Once again, it is incredible to GO BEYOND “#scitalk” marketing efforts and canned “elevator pitches” of many large institutions – and try genuine #scicomm plus action: going places, listening, sharing stories, making art and challenging and examining all our brains…

“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” ―Maya Angelou
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR APPROACH: Synapsing in San Diego @ SfN!
LEARN MORE: Thankful for brains
LEARN MORE: BioGifting Brains
NW Noggin: Corrections, bias and brains

GRIESAR, W.S.* **, LEAKE, J.* ** ***
“All is in motion, is growing, is you” – Joy Harjo
Teenagers undergo consequential brain changes, responding to environments and making mistakes. They are not adults. How others react impacts development, benefiting or undermining the trajectory of young lives. This year NW Noggin visited Oregon’s MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, and discussed trauma, anxiety, emotional regulation, bias in judicial and law enforcement, and what role neuroscientists might play in reform.
* Department of Psychology, Portland State University; ** NW Noggin (nwnoggin.org); *** Department of University Studies, Portland State University

LEARN MORE: All is in motion, is growing, is you
LEARN MORE: Corrections, Bias & Brains
NW Noggin offered the keynote address at the 2018 SfN Brain Awareness Campaign Event in San Diego! Learn more at the links below…
Synapsing in San Diego @ SfN!

LEARN MORE: SfN18 Celebrates Brain Awareness
LEARN MORE: Noggin Keynote @ SfN Brain Awareness Campaign Event
The Portland State University Neuroscience Club is also presenting their own poster on outreach efforts at the Brain Awareness Campaign Event! Here’s the poster they will present…

2019SFNFinalPoster PSU Neuroscience Club

Noggin @ International Museum of Surgical Science!
2019-10-18 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
WHAT: Noggin brains & art at the International Museum of Surgical Science
WHERE: International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
WHEN: Friday, October 18, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Contact: Miranda Pettengill, Assistant Manager of Education and Events

From the collection at IMSS…
The International Museum of Surgical Science is an extraordinary repository of great art and history covering the origins and continued development of the practice of surgical medicine.

NW Noggin volunteers are honored to present brains and art projects in the museum from 1 – 3pm, followed by a tour of the collections! Our great thanks to staff at IMSS for welcoming us to Chicago…

“The idea that my sucker is moving through thought itself, through emotion and reason, that memories, dreams and reflections should consist of jelly, is simply too strange to understand.”― Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh

CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin
2. Jeff Leake, PSU/NW Noggin
3. Aaron Manakai Eisen, PSU/NUNM/NW Noggin
4. Cam Howard, PSU/NW Noggin
5. Albert (Sai) Kiersarsky, PSU
6. Mikah Brandes, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
7. Madison Cho-Richmond, PSU
8. Maria Galvan-Bravo, PSU
9. Anita Randolph, OHSU/BEADS
10. Rachel Lukowicz, University of Oregon
11. Leigh-Jane Wilson, Kings College London
12. Richard Wingate, Kings College London

Society for Neuroscience conference 2019
2019-10-18 - 2019-10-22 | McCormick Place Chicago, 2301 S King Drive, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
WHAT: Society for Neuroscience conference
We did it! LEARN MORE at the links below…
Noggins in CHICAGO!

Reflections on Chicago

WHERE: McCormick Place, 2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616
WHEN: October 18 – 23, 2019

After meeting with 500+ K-12 students from Chicago Public Schools at the Social Neuroscience Fair on Thursday, October 17, we arrive at the annual Society for Neuroscience conference!

LEARN MORE: Noggin @ Chicago S4SN Social Neuroscience Fair!
SfN 2019 Abstract SUBMITTED!

LEARN MORE: All is in motion, is growing, is you

MAKING CONNECTIONS: Meeting students from Chicago Public Schools to examine brains, talk research and make art!
The Society for Neuroscience has graciously awarded free conference registration to our undergraduate Noggin volunteers! Here are some of our outreach participants, now funded by the Portland Alcohol Research Center at OHSU, Portland State University (SET funding), and NW Noggin…

Aaron Manakai Eisen, PSU
Mikah Brandes, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Madison Elizabeth Cho-Richmond, PSU
Maria D Galvan-Bravo, PSU
Camden Mikaela Grant-Howard, PSU
Albert Kiersarsky, PSU
Anita Randolph, OHSU
Denesa Oberbeck, OHSU

Thursday, October 17
8:30am – 10:00am: Breakfast with University of Chicago Neuroscience
11:00am – 1:30pm: Set up at Chicago Museum of Science & Industry
1:30pm – 4:00pm: Social Neuroscience Fair!
5:30pm – 6:45pm: Fireside Chat w/Dr. Vivek Murthy
Friday, October 18
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Outreach at the International Museum of Surgical Science
Society for Neuroscience opening night
Saturday, October 19
ALL DAY: SfN Conference attendance
12:00pm: SfN Theme J poster goes up
2:00pm – 2:30pm: SfN Brain Awareness Campaign Event poster set up
2:30pm – 4:00pm: SfN Brain Awareness Campaign Event!

Sunday, October 20
ALL DAY: SfN Conference attendance
9:00am – 10:00am: SfN Poster presentation: Theme J
Monday, October 21
9:30am – 3:00pm: Outreach to William Brown STEM Elementary School!
8:00pm – 10:00pm: Oregon Neuroscience Reception
Tuesday, October 22
Conference attendance; Travel home to Portland, Oregon

See what we’ve done at past SfN conferences…
Synapsing in San Diego @ SfN!

From classrooms to Congress!

Serving 700 students at SfN!

Art & Science @ SfN 2016

Fireside Chat w/Dr. Vivek Murthy
2019-10-17 17:30 - 18:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, 5700 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
WHAT: Fireside Chat with Dr. Vivek Murthy following the Social Neuroscience Fair at the Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) conference!
WHERE: West Pavilion Auditorium, Museum of Science & Industry Chicago, 5700 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637
WHEN: Thursday, October 17, 2019, 5:30pm – 6:45pm

Dr. Vivek H. Murthy served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States appointed by President Barack Obama. As the Vice Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, he commanded a uniformed service of 6,600 public health officers globally. During his tenure, Dr. Murthy launched the TurnTheTide campaign, catalyzing a movement among health professionals to address the nation’s opioid crisis. He also issued the first Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health, calling for expanded access to prevention and treatment and for recognizing addiction as a chronic illness, not a character flaw. An internal medicine physician and entrepreneur. In 2017, Dr. Murthy focused his attention on chronic stress and isolation as prevalent problems that have profound implications for health, productivity, and happiness. He has co-founded a number of organizations: VISIONS, an HIV/AIDS education program in India; Swasthya, a community health partnership in rural India training women as health providers and educators; software company TrialNetworks; and Doctors for America.

Dr. Murthy received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard and his M.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Yale. He completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and later joined Harvard Medical School as faculty in internal medicine. His research focused on vaccine development and later on the participation of women and minorities in clinical trials. Dr. Murthy resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife Dr. Alice Chen and their two young children.

Noggin @ Chicago S4SN Social Neuroscience Fair!
2019-10-17 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, 5700 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
WHAT: Social Neuroscience Fair at the Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) conference!
WHERE: Museum of Science & Industry Chicago, 5700 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637
WHEN: Thursday, October 17, 2019, 1:30 – 4:00pm (we’ll arrive at ~11:00am!)
MEET EARLIER FOR BREAKFAST @ 8:30am HERE: Plein Air Cafe & Eatery

This fall we’ll join the Society for Social Neuroscience to celebrate their ten year anniversary..!

“The Society for Social Neuroscience integrates human and animal research to explore the neural basis of social cognition; how individuals of these many species interact, form bonds or complex groups; how our brains work, and why, sometimes, they don’t…”

On Thursday, October 17 from 1:30 – 4:00pm, NW Noggin will participate in the first Social Neuroscience Fair along with the University of Chicago, and discuss STEAM outreach, examine brains, make cerebral art, consider neuroscience questions and introduce informed graduate and undergraduate volunteers to 500+ Chicago Public School students at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry..!

From 1:30 – 4:30pm we’ll join graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Chicago at multiple STEAM stations in the museum, including…

Pipe cleaner neurons
You have billions of brain cells (neurons) in your head, growing and changing and connecting with each other. Create your own neurons out of pipe cleaners!
Materials: pipe cleaners (12″ minimum length, multiple colors, both standard and sparkly, at least 20 pipe cleaners/brain cell)
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS: MAKE Pipe Cleaner Neurons
Noggin Lead: Denesa Lockwood, OHSU
Gel and collagraph neuron prints
These networks of linked brain cells resemble forms found elsewhere in nature. Craft your own neurons using leaves, grasses and other natural materials…
Materials: gelatin slabs (or Gelli plates, at least 10), Block printing ink (multiple colors, water soluble is best), printing paper (printmaking paper works best, but drawing paper will do), plant material (gathered from the city is perfect – smaller plants like weeds work best), old file folders (lots of them!), brayers (10 of these), scissors (blunt)
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS: MAKE Neuron Gelatin Prints
Noggin Lead: Madi-Cho Richmond, PSU
Brain map!
Did you know that different parts of your brain do different things? Discover and draw how your various brain lobes and structures let you see, hear, feel, move and think!
Materials: Big rolls of craft paper, in multiple colors (at least 6 – most schools have these, and maybe the museum does too), masking tape, lots of colorful pens, crayons and markers
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS: MAKE Brain Map
Noggin Lead: Sai Kiersarsky, PSU
Clay brains
What does your brain look like? What are some of its parts? Craft your own noggin out of clay!
Materials: Air dry clay (lots)
Noggin Lead: Cam Howard, PSU
Real brain examination
Hold a real human brain! Examine brain structure up close, and ask questions!
Materials: BRAINS (human, if possible; plus additional animal brains), GLOVES (nitrile, many boxes), dissection trays (for brain display), lined garbage can (for glove disposal)
Noggin Lead: Mikah Brandes, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Brain hacking is electric!
Brain cells carry information – using electricity! Want to make someone move their arm by recording and sharing (electrically) the movement of your own?
Materials: Human to Human Interface (ideally two), large muscle electrodes (two 100-packs from Backyard Brains), muscle electrode cables (three extra, as they will break with that many kids!), 9V batteries (lots!)
Noggin Lead: Aaron Eisen, NUNM
Ask a neuroscientist!
We LOVE questions! What are you curious about? What do you already know about brains? What would you like to know..?
Noggin Lead: Anita Randolph, OHSU

LEARN MORE: STEAM Art Project resources
COMPLETE OUTREACH SCHEDULE: Noggins in Chicago!
Thursday, October 17
8:30am – 10:00am: Breakfast with University of Chicago Neuroscience
11:00am – 1:30pm: Set up at Chicago Museum of Science & Industry
1:30pm – 4:00pm: Social Neuroscience Fair!
5:30pm – 6:45pm: Fireside Chat w/Dr. Vivek Murthy
Friday, October 18
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Outreach at the International Museum of Surgical Science
Society for Neuroscience opening night
Saturday, October 19
ALL DAY: SfN Conference attendance
12:00pm: SfN Theme J poster goes up
2:00pm – 2:30pm: SfN Brain Awareness Campaign Event poster set up
2:30pm – 4:00pm: SfN Brain Awareness Campaign Event!

Sunday, October 20
ALL DAY: SfN Conference attendance
9:00am – 10:00am: SfN Poster presentation: Theme J
Monday, October 21
9:30am – 3:00pm: Outreach to William Brown STEM Elementary School!
8:00pm – 10:00pm: Oregon Neuroscience Reception
Tuesday, October 22
Conference attendance; Travel home to Portland, Oregon
LEARN MORE AT THE LINK…
Tennis Balls & Brains

Here are some of our outreach participants, funded by the Portland Alcohol Research Center at OHSU, Portland State University, and NW Noggin…

Noggin Participants
1. Bill Griesar, Ph.D., NW Noggin, Portland State University, OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, M.F.A., NW Noggin, Portland State University
3. Aaron Manakai Eisen, PSU/NUNM
4. Mikah Brandes, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
5. Anita Randolph, OHSU
6. Madison Elizabeth Cho-Richmond, PSU
7. Maria D Galvan-Bravo, PSU
8. Camden Mikaela Grant-Howard, PSU
9. Albert Kiersarsky, PSU
10. Denesa Lockwood, OHSU

Breakfast w/University of Chicago Neuroscience!
2019-10-17 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Plein Air Cafe & Eatery, 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
WHAT: Breakfast with University of Chicago Neuroscience
WHERE: Plein Air Cafe & Eatery, 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
WHEN: Thursday, October 17, 8:30am – 10:00am

Menu for Plein Air Cafe & Eatery
Take public transport and/or Uber/Lyft to the Plein Air Cafe & Eatery for breakfast! From there we’ll head on to the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry to set up and participate in the Social Neuroscience Fair!
More details…
Noggin @ Chicago S4SN Social Neuroscience Fair!

OLD TOWN TALKS: Breaking it down - the abstraction of encoding memories
2019-10-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Floyd’s Old Town Coffee, 118 NW Couch St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
WHAT: OLD TOWN TALKS – Sydney Boutros from Behavioral Neuroscience at OHSU & New/Mixed Media artist Kit Carlton on genetics and memory
We did it! LEARN MORE at the link…
Memory, Poetry, Brains

WHERE: Floyd’s Old Town Coffee (& Brews!), 118 NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209
We did it! Wonderful talk, art making, audience and space!

WATCH THIS SPACE: Post coming soon!
WHEN: Tuesday, October 15, 6:00 – 8:00pm

Remember Velo Cult?
LEARN MORE: Free Art & Science Talks
Well, thanks to Nicole Tignor, we now have a fantastic new venue for FREE art and science collaborative events – in Old Town Portland!

Brains and art both welcome at Floyd’s Old Town Coffee!
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This is Our Story, by Kit Carlton
What is a memory? Memories make us who we are, connect us with other people and shape everything about “us.” But how does an event, an interaction, an idea stick in our head (presumably forever)..?

The mechanisms in the brain that lead to actual memory formation – and our ability to recall these memories – are messy, complex, and unclear. A recent hypothesis that has taken everyone by surprise is the possibility that in order for a memory to be formed, our DNA has to break into two pieces, and fix itself, essentially “writing” memories with our genes.
LEARN MORE: Physiological Roles of DNA Double-Strand Breaks
LEARN MORE: Activity-Induced DNA Breaks Govern the Expression of Neuronal Early-Response Genes

Kit Carlton
“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.”
― Eudora Welty
Humans have long employed various modes of pictography and visual speech to encode and record our personal/cultural histories and memories. Traditionally, poetry is considered one of the most effective vehicles for conveying and remembering these messages…

Kit Carlton (incorporating research images from Sydney Boutros)
If a poem is elementally a verbal painting, can a painting be a pictorial poem? What about an abstract painting? Can a photograph be all three? Come find out as we explore our memories through poetry, photography, abstraction – and broken DNA.

“Stoked and geeking-out to announce my partnership with @nwnoggin on a collaborative project/talk” – Kit Carlton

Kit Carlton
Play games, test your memory, and explore art and neuroscience at Floyds this fall!

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Getting really stoked and hyped over this event ya’ll! Bet you can’t tell, huh? @dysney11 and I will be Breaking it Down—talking about the abstraction of encoding memories on 10/15. The event lasts from 6-8 and you can even hold a real human brain in your hands thanks to the swell folks over @nwnoggin ! I cannot wait! How freaking cool is that? If you can’t make the event please know that the work is up now and on view at Floyd’s Old Town Coffee @oldtowncoffeepdx until the end of October. But if you attend our talk you’ll get the real 411 on the work and how memories are made. Seriously come make some memories with us! Hope to see you then… . . . . . . . . . #nwnoggin #brainsandart #artbrains #sciart #neuroscience #scienceart #oldtowntalks #brainsarecool #allthingsbrain #allthingsart
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SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PORTLAND ALCOHOL RESEARCH CENTER AT OHSU for providing all the art supplies for this exciting free event!

NW Noggin @ YouthLine!
2019-10-13 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR, United States
WHAT: YouthLine brain training (& party) with NW Noggin!
We did it! Learn more at the LINK…
Let’s Talk at YouthLine

WHERE: Youthline, Portland, OR 97239
WHEN: Sunday, October 13, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

YouthLine is a peer-to-peer youth crisis and support service provided by Lines for Life—a non-profit dedicated to preventing substance abuse and suicide. YouthLine operates a national helpline that provides crisis support and referrals via phone, text, chat, and email. The helpline is answered by youth daily from 4pm-10pm and by adults at all other times.

YouthLine also operates a peer-supported outreach program to destigmatize mental health challenges, increase awareness for mental health and wellness, and encourage youth to reach out for help.

Noggin volunteers will meet with teenage teen crisis line volunteers, introduce some real brains and answer questions about adolescent development and mental health.

COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS
1. Angela Hendrix, NW Noggin
2. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin, PSU, OHSU
3. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin, PSU
4. Danny Gray, PSU
5. Jade Osilla, PSU
6. Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
7. Marissa Swadener, PSU
8. Louis Sumrall, PSU

NOGGIN FEST 2019!!!
2019-10-05 13:00 - 2019-10-06 02:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Watershed PDX, 5040 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
WHAT: The **THIRD** ANNUAL NOGGIN FEST!!!

Poster by Rachel Rusenko
WE DID IT!!!

People held brains, heard music, made art, danced, enjoyed craft beer, asked questions and discovered new research on our microbiomes, memories and the actions and effects of psychedelic drugs!

“I LOVE THIS!! It’s like old #WeirdPortland – there’s #music, #brains, #beer, everybody’s making #art & talking about #neuroscience!”
WHERE: Watershed PDX, 5040 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202
WHEN: Saturday, October 5, 1pm – 2:30am!!
COME JOIN US!!!
The largest Art & Neuroscience festival in the Pacific Northwest! Entirely student organized and run, thanks to the Neuroscience Club at Portland State University, and our enthusiastic multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional Noggin volunteers!

There will be more bands and art, research talks and activities for all ages.

Beer from Fort George Brewery in Astoria Oregon and Funhouse Brews in Portland!

SCHEDULE!

1 – 3:30pm brain time and interactive art
3:30pm Aaron Eisen talk on psychedelics
4:30pm Dr. Martindale talk on the gut-brain axis
5:30pm Kindra Crick on ‘Cerebral Entanglement: MEMORY’
6:15pm Johnny Franco
7pm Spoon Benders
8pm MSHR
9pm Internet Beef/Shannon Entropy Supergroup
10pm Sea Moss
11pm – 2:30 All night dance party with DJ Glittery Ghoul and DJ Sharkmode!!

Hear Music!
SEA MOSS

JOHNNY FRANCO

“When I first looked at the brain, I felt as if I were getting lost in the endless, beautiful, winding streets of Sao Paolo…” – Johnny Franco @ Noggin Fest 2019
JESSE HAMLIN SUPER GROUP

BOTH INTERNET BEEF…

AND SHANNON ENTROPY (Boeuf de Shannon Flambé!)

MSHR
(Mind Synthesized Hallway Reflector)

MSHR make their own creative instruments, including sci-fi soundtrack style #theremin and others played with light!
SPOON BENDERS

Awesome #Portland band fascinated & inspired by #brain #research & #art & #neuroscience courses @portlandstate 🙂
Make art!

Neuron T-Shirt Printing
Electrophysiology
Brains!
Pipe cleaner neurons

Buy Art!
Izzy Loney

Depth Perception, by Izzy Loney
Zak Stone
Katie Hulschizer
Prithvi Sunny Chauhan
Alyson Godbey
Travis Wellendorf
Alexander James Haack
Julia Mueller
Claire Uicker
Charlotte King

Coffee iv drip, 2018, by Charlotte King
Rachel Rusenko
Kanani Miyamoto

Learn about the brain!

Hold and examine real brains – and hear from accomplished speakers…

Robert G. Martindale, M.D., Ph.D —- Gut brain axis and the microbiome

Aaron Eisen, B.S. —- Psychedelic Neuroscience

Kindra Crick —- Cerebral Entanglement: MEMORY

Win prizes!
LAUGHING PLANET
NEW SEASONS
HOT LIPS PIZZA
OREGON ZOO
NOSSA COFFEE
TOPGOLF
STAY TUNED: MORE DETAILS COMING SOON
LEARN MORE FROM LAST YEAR: Noggin Fest 2018: The Beauty of the Brain

Support FREE Outreach!
For EVERYONE…

See where our informed and enthusiastic outreach volunteers are heading this fall!
Noggin @ Chicago S4SN Social Neuroscience Fair!

Society for Neuroscience conference 2019

Northwest Noggin (Northwest Neuroscience Outreach Group: Growing in Networks, www.nwnoggin.org) is a robust, creative, volunteer driven non-profit organization (EIN: 81-3885713) that brings scientists and artists and students of all ages together to contribute their expertise, listen and learn from others, enthuse young people about science and art, share area educational resources, and inform and excite the public about ongoing, taxpayer supported neuroscience research…

Thank you for supporting free, arts-integrated, research-based neuroscience education for K-12 and the public in the Pacific Northwest – and beyond..!

Donations are tax-deductible. The EIN number for Northwest Noggin is 81-3885713.
LEARN MORE: Nonprofit Noggins!

PSU Neuro Club Ice Cream Social!
2019-10-03 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Smith Center, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201, United States

Return to BioGift!
2019-10-03 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | BioGift, 17819 NE Riverside Pkwy, Portland, OR, 97230, United States
WHAT: Visit to BioGift
We did it! Thank you Andrew, Michael & Miguel for your continued support of genuine community outreach!

LEARN MORE from PSU undergraduate Danny Leister-Gray, at the LINK…
Securing Brains @ BioGift

WHERE: BioGift, 17819 NE Riverside Pkwy, Portland, OR 97230
WHEN: Thursday, October 3, 2019, 10:00am – 1:00pm
See what we did previously with BioGift!
Living like bears

Adventure A-Head

BioGifting brains

A BioGift of Brains

LIMITED OPPORTUNITY: COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Darrin Lane, PSU
4. Andrew Stanley, PSU
5. Angela Hendrix, NW Noggin
6. Greyson Moore, PSU
7. Denesa Lockwood, OHSU
8. Cam Howard, PSU
9. Aaron Eisen, NUNM
10. Sara Moreno, PSU
11. Tracy Gomez, PSU
12. Evan Segura, Portland Community College
13. Madi Cho-Richmond, PSU
14. Danny Gray, PSU

PSU Neuro Club @ VIKING DAYS!
2019-09-28 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Smith Center, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201, United States

Noggin @ MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility
2019-09-25 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, 2630 N Pacific Hwy, Woodburn, 97071, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to MacClaren Youth Correctional Facility
We did it! LEARN MORE at the link…
Myelinating @ MacLaren!

WHERE: MacClaren Youth Correctional Facility, 2630 N Pacific Hwy, Woodburn, OR 97071; go first to the Gatehouse to check in.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 25, **1:00pm – 5:00pm**

“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 potentialto become law-abiding adults.” — The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience
We are excited to return to MacLaren, and meet with more young people curious about the brain, and the policy implications of ongoing neuroscience research on adolescent development, bias, trauma, drugs, and mental health in terms of education, healthcare, criminal justice and the law…

Our plan for the afternoon is as follows…
1:00pm Arrive @ MacLaren
1:30 – 3:00pm: Group One (10 – 15)
3:00 – 3:30pm: Coffee break 🙂
3:30 – 5:00pm: Group Two (20 – 25)
We’ll start with introductions, informally ask what youth already know, and would like to know, examine specimens – and make art. We’re thinking about drawing brains – the brains we’ll bring, our own brains as we see them, what we might like them to be, and/or how we think others see them.

Later in the year we hope to share some of these works with public high school students, get their impressions, and offer them an opportunity to draw their own brains too – and then return both the art and student responses to youth at MacLaren.

The HOPE Partnership is providing pens, markers and paper for drawing, and we’ll bring along pipe cleaners, nitrile gloves, extra noggins and plenty of grads, post-docs and undergrads who study the brain…

Learn more about NW Noggin at MacLaren at these links…
All is in motion, is growing, is you

LEARN MORE: Youth get visual, hands-on experience with the brain
Corrections, Bias & Brains

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Bill Griesar, NW Noggin, PSU, OHSU
Jeff Leake, NW Noggin, PSU
Gail Stonebarger, OHSU
Aaron Eisen, National University of Natural Medicine
Michael Deveney, PSU
Cam Howard, PSU
Taylor Stewart, University of Portland
Sai Kiersarsky, PSU
Ali Mirzazadeh Javaheri, PSU
Heather Hamilton, OHSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Arielle Isakharov, OHSU
Evan Segura, Portland Community College
Sara Moreno, PSU
Tracy Gomez, PSU
Maria Galvan-Bravo, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Mar Borrego, OHSU

OHSU Behavioral Neuroscience Retreat
2019-09-20 12:45 - 13:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Cooper Spur Mountain Resort, 10755 Cooper Spur Rd, Mt Hood, OR, 97041, United States
WHAT: Teaching & outreach opportunities @ OHSU Behavioral Neuroscience Retreat

WHERE: Cooper Spur Mountain Resort, 10755 Cooper Spur Rd, Mt Hood, OR 97041
WHEN: Friday, September 20, 12:45 – 1:45pm

“For a Ph.D. holder, the idea that any career can be classified as ‘alternative’ is obsolete.” –Ashrifia Adomako-Ankomah
Action & Potential in Outreach, Teaching & Research
Come learn about teaching and outreach opportunities during the annual Behavioral Neuroscience retreat! Join undergraduates in the college classroom, and inspire academic priority K-12 students and the public in schools, homeless youth centers, youth correctional facilities, breweries, coffee shops, Congress (!) and pubs with real brains and art projects.

Go places, contribute and learn – and discover how your neuroscience research relates to public policy and community interests and concerns.
SLIDES: OHSU Retreat 2019 (ppt)
SLIDES: OHSU Retreat 2019 (pdf)
GET INVOLVED: OHSU

BEHN 650: Teaching practicum opportunities (THREE spots now available) for winter 2020 at PSU!

Are you curious about teaching? Would you like to work with undergraduates at Portland State, the most diverse public university in Oregon? Want to improve your speaking and presentation skills, and make your research accessible to neuroscience and psychology undergraduates? Excited about engaging, inspiring and genuinely connecting with students as a role model and mentor? Are you interested in gaining experience that might help you land a job after your defense..?

The DRAFT BEHN 650 syllabus for 2020 can be found here…
SYLLABUS Advanced Neuro PSU 2020
The DRAFT undergraduate syllabus for Portland State University (for winter term 2020) is available here:
SYLLABUS Advanced Neuro PSU 2020
LEARN MORE ABOUT POTENTIAL CAREER OPTIONS AT THE LINK…
Honest selves @ Hosford

“Oh the places you’ll go!” – Dr. Seuss

Please contact Bill Griesar (griesar@pdx.edu) for more information!

Noggin @ Portland Mini Maker Faire!
2019-09-07 08:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ the Portland Mini Maker Faire!

We did it! Learn more at the LINK…
How to 3D Print a Brain

WHERE: Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214
WHEN: Saturday, September 7, 2019, 8:00am – 1:00pm

Black bear brain encased in resin for Noggin outreach after multiple experiments and refinements of technique by recent PSU Psychology graduate, artist – and maker – Darrin Lane. “I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success.” – Nikola Tesla

“Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker Movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning. Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community.”
LEARN MORE: Maker Faire A Bit of History

This Saturday, our Noggin volunteers will show visitors to OMSI the brains behind the making, along with some 3D printed cerebrums..!

HOW TO 3D PRINT A BRAIN: Make + Think + Code @ NW Noggin

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Michael Deveney, PSU
2. Aaron Eisen, NUNM
3. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
4. Travis Christian, PSU
5. Sydney Duran, PSU
6. Elliott Heaton, PSU
7. Jana Sillay, PSU/OHSU
8. Mikah Brandes, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
9. Anita Randolph, OHSU
10. Julia Schmidt, PSU
11. Cam Howard, PSU
12. Kanani Miyamoto, NW Noggin

PRESS PLAY: Enjoy a brief tour through an actual Northwest Noggin (we may have another new 3D version this week at OMSI, too..!)

Our sincere thanks to Miguel Higgins-Moy, co-organizer of the Portland 3D Printing Lab and Lab/Tech Maker at Uncorked Studios, and Shashi Jain, an entrepreneur, technologist, instructor and IoT Innovation Manager at Intel and a fellow co-organizer of the Portland 3D Printing Lab for inviting us to the Faire..!

Three Lines: Jeff Leake in Beijing
2019-08-24 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Ying Gallery Beijing, No.258-2-1 Cao Chang Di Village, Cui Ge Zhuang, Chao Yang District, Beijing, 100015, China
WHAT: “Three Lines” exhibit opening showcasing three artists: Jeff Leake, Jamie M. Lee, and Jiang Peiyuan
WHERE: Ying Gallery, No.258-2-1 Cao Chang Di Village, Cui Ge Zhuang, Chao Yang District, Beijing, China 100015
WHEN: Saturday, August 24, 2019

NW Noggin Art Coordinator Jeff Leake is currently on a three month arts residency in Shanghai, China, the recipient of the 2019 Arte Laguna Prize.

LEARN MORE: Jeff Leake wins Arte Laguna Prize!
He will be showing some of his recent work at the Ying Gallery in Beijing, along with artists Jamie M. Lee and Jiang Peiyuan, at the opening for the “Three Lines” exhibit at the Ying Gallery in Beijing on August 24.

Red Crowned Crane 56X36cm oil on wood, 2019, by Jeff Leake

From Jeff: “One theme that runs through much of my work is the difference between the intended message of the stories and symbols we we use to convey cultural ideals, and how we really interact with our environment and each other. This group of paintings is, to varying degrees influenced by my experience here in China, and in a general sense can be seen as a reflection on the complexity of cultural interactions.”

Easel painters 50×29 cm oil on wood, 2019, by Jeff Leake
“While I have particular things I am thinking while making these, I am always interested to hear the stories that viewers come up with, as such these panels are cut into stylized cloud shapes conveying the notion that what we see in the clouds often reveals something true about ourselves.”

If your brain is in Beijing this summer, you are hugely welcome to drop by the Ying Gallery, see art and speak with Jeff, Jamie and Jiang..! Learn more about Jamie and Jiang’s work below. The exhibition runs through September 30…

Jamie M. Lee received her BA in printmaking and painting from the University of California, Santa Cruz and an MFA in Painting from Claremont Graduate University in USA. Last year, she obtained a PhD in Painting, Fine Art from Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea.

From Jamie: “My intent is to create an emotional language of abstract painting and mixed media installation, using a rich vocabulary of imagery that emerges from personal memories and dreams. My work evolves without sketches or preconceived designs, which results in a spontaneous and forceful effect. The images are then transferred on canvas as a story between reality and the subconscious.”

Jiang Peiyuan Graduated from Chelsea college of art in UAL with MA in Fine Art. Jiang Peiyuan has been widely selected of numerous awards and artist residencies including Swatch Art Peace Hotel residency in Shanghai (2019), Chris Wainwright Award in Beijing Today Art Museum(2012), JohnMoores Painting Prize 2012 (China), Bloomberg New contemporaries (2009), Jerwood Drawing Prize (2009), Whisper Residency in Chinese Art Cerntre Manchester (2009), BP young artist award in National Portrait gallery (2008), He has been widely exhibitied in many museums including AMNUA, Nanjing. Today art museum, Beijing. shanghai oil painting & sculpture institute. National Portrait Gallery, London. Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton. Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland. Aberystwyth Arts Centre,Welsh.

Jiang Peiyuan’s latest works use acrylic paint and acrylic medium to explore painting both as materials and themes. His practice emphasizes the materiality of paint and the process of image making, which integrates the concepts of painting, printmaking and sculpture.

Noggin @ APA/OSU Psychology Teacher Workshop!
2019-08-01 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oregon State University, Reed Lodge 226, 2950 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ APA/APF/Oregon State University Psychological Science Workshop for High School Psychology Teachers
We did it!

LEARN MORE AT THE LINK…
Brains, Beavers & STEAM

Waterdance, by Miles Pepper (inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings of water)
WHERE: Reed Lodge, Oregon State University, 1500 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331
WHEN: Thursday, August 1, 2019, 4:00 – 7:00pm
Contact: Kathy Becker-Blease, Psychology, Oregon State University

LEARN MORE: Workshop for High School Psychology Teachers
“APA, the American Psychological Foundation and Oregon State University are pleased to announce an extended summer workshop for high school psychology teachers. The workshop will give attendees an opportunity to share peer-to-peer creative ideas and learn new concepts to further enhance teaching skills. This workshop will bring together 25 high school psychology teachers to learn from master teachers, listen to faculty research presentations and keynote addresses, and network with one another…”

Dinner presentation and art project
Kanani Miyamoto and Bill Griesar, NW Noggin

LEARN MORE: NW Noggin STEAM Projects

PRESENTATION SLIDES (ppt): OSU APA SLIDES 2019
PRESENTATION SLIDES (pdf): OSU APA SLIDES 2019

BRAIN AND ART WRANGLERS
Michael Deveney, PSU
Madi-Cho Richmond, PSU
Aaron Eisen, PSU
Paul Delahanty, PSU

Noggin + Camp ELSO @ OHSU!
2019-07-31 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | School of Nursing, OHSU, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, 97239-3098, United States
WHAT: NW Noggin joins Camp ELSO at OHSU
We did it!

Great questions, great organization, great connections, great fun!

WHERE: School of Nursing Building (SON), Room 364, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098
WHEN: Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 2:00 – 3:30pm

“Camp ELSO (Experience-Life-Science-Outdoors) is a community based environmental education focused nonprofit that uses the natural world to connect children from underrepresented communities to STEM.”

“Wofuro dua pa a:” (“When you climb a good tree” – you will get support)
LEARN MORE: About Camp ELSO
We’ll learn from ~25 4th – 6th graders from Camp ELSO during their visit to OHSU, take questions, talk brains and make art!
COME JOIN US! Email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu… 🙂
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Isidro Chan, PSU
Mikah Brandes, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Liliana Prychyna, PSU
Thomas Rounds, PSU
Alyona Kurelenkova, PSU
Matthew Marcel, PSU
Michael Deveney, PSU
Aaron Eisen, PSU

Noggin in St. Johns!
2019-06-27 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | St Johns Racquet Center, 7519 N Burlington Ave, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
WHAT: Noggins @ Portland Tennis & Education program!
We did it! Learn more at the LINK…
Tennis Balls & Brains

WHERE: St Johns Racquet Center, 7519 N Burlington Ave, Portland, OR 97203
WHEN: Thursday, June 27, 2019, 9:30 – 11:30am

Contact: Stephanie Haas, Associate Director, Portland Tennis & Education

“PORTLAND TENNIS & EDUCATION is a non-profit organization that offers one-on-one tutoring, group tennis instruction, life skills instruction, and parent advocacy and training to K-12th grade participants in our year around program. We are dedicated to the academic success and lifelong health of Portland’s underserved youth, supporting them in becoming well-rounded learners, exceptional athletes, and global citizens.”

We made great connections with another Portland nonprofit dedicated to providing free outreach to currently underserved communities…

“Let knowledge serve the City…”
LEARN MORE: Noggin @ Portland Tennis & Education
We’re returning this June to meet with more K-3rd grade kids who are exploring anatomy this summer, and will focus on how different parts of our brains do different things…
9:30 – 10:00am: Brain map set up on the floor
10:00 – 10:20am: Introductions, questions, parts of the brain – we’ll ask what they already know about brains!
10:15 – 10:40am: Brain handling, more questions, a time to have fun examining 3D printed brains, animal skulls, and other compelling items…
10:40 – 11:15-30am: Drawing directly on the brain how you might describe what different parts do to someone else…

LEARN MORE: STEAM Art Projects
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Nathali May, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Sulema Rodriguez, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Mitch Tolander, PSU/University Studies FRINQ course
James Shasteen, PSU/University Studies FRINQ course
Thomas Rounds, PSU
Luis Carillo, PSU
Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
Aaron Eisen, PSU
Jacob Schoen, OHSU

Noggin in La Grande!
2019-06-20 - 2019-06-22 | Eastern Oregonn University, One University Blvd, La Grande, OR, 97850, United States
We’re collaborating with the Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center (NEOAHEC) and with Greater Oregon STEM (GO-STEM) to discuss neuroscience research, make art and examine real human brains with students at the FREE MedQuest Camp in La Grande, Oregon!

We did it! Click the link to learn more…
LTP in La Grande

WHAT: NW Noggin arts & brains @ NEOAHEC MedQuest Camp
WHERE: Eastern Oregon University, One University Blvd, La Grande, OR 97850
WHEN: Thursday, June 20 – Saturday, June 22
CONTACT: Brittany Hargrove, Administrative and Outreach Coordinator, Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center
We’ll drive to La Grande on Thursday, June 20, and work with ~75 students on Friday, June 21, and another 75 more on Saturday morning (6/22)…
Thursday, June 20th
Drive to La Grande, Oregon
We arrived!

261 miles from Portland; 4.5 hour drive
STAY: Alikut Hall, Eastern Oregon University

This is the EOU dorm you will be staying in. If you are coming up the 6th Street hill, continue to drive past the main part of campus and then turn left on G Avenue. Drive past the Fitness Center and turn left once you see a building with a red roof.

5 P.M. – Arrive at Alikut Hall. (MEREDITH LAIR will meet you to provide dorm keys). Please only park vehicles that you need immediate access to in the Alikut parking lot. Other vehicles can be parked in the gravel lot at Community Stadium.
6 P.M. – Dinner at EOU’s Hoke Cafeteria

Friday, June 21st
Eastern Oregon University, One University Blvd, La Grande, OR 97850
Brains, art and questions! 8:00am – 3:00pm
STAY: Alikut Hall, Eastern Oregon University

We did it!

***7 A.M. – Breakfast in Hoke Cafeteria
7:30 A.M. – Set up in Ackerman Hall 210, Eastern Oregon University
8 A.M. – NW Noggin brain activities
12 P.M. – Lunch for volunteers catered in Huber Auditorium (BH 102)
1 P.M. – Camp wrap-up in EOU Huber Auditorium (Badgley Hall 102). NW Noggin volunteers welcome to attend!

5 P.M. – Dinner courtesy of GO-STEM!! (thank you!)

Friday afternoon at Morgan Lake…
Saturday, June 22nd
Additional outreach with GO-STEM; 9:00am – 11:30am

DOWNLOAD POSTER: NW Noggin Camp (1)
LEARN MORE: BRAIN CAMP!
We’re on our way!

7 A.M. – Breakfast and set up at La Grande Middle School, 1108 Fourth Street, La Grande, OR..! Please gather all dorm keys and return to Bill Griesar this morning.
9 A.M. – Community outreach in the morning with Greater Oregon STEM (GO-STEM).
Both breakfast and lunch provided by GO-STEM.

We did it!!

COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Aaron Eisen, PSU/PSU Neuro Club
3. Jacob Schoen, OHSU
4. Ashley Keates, PSU
5. Gail Stonebarger, OHSU
6. Julia Schmidt, PSU Neuro Club
7. Julia Gullikson, PSU Neuro Club
8. Gwen Starck, PSU
9. Cam Howard, PSU
See what we did in La Grande in 2017!
Blue Mountain Brains!

Sheep brain dissection @ Fort Vancouver!
2019-06-04 07:25 - 14:05 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E 18th St, Vancouver, WA, 98661, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to Fort Vancouver High
WHERE: Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E 18th St, Vancouver, WA 98661; Meet at Main School Office
WHEN: Tuesday, June 4th, 2019, 7:25am – 2:05pm
Join us at Fort Vancouver High School to talk (and DISSECT) brains!
We’re bringing Coco Donuts 🙂 And Biology teachers Coreyanne Russell and James Cederstrom are offering coffee!

The neuroscience research is clear:
Fort Vancouver starts TOO EARLY in the morning for healthy adolescent brain development and should move their classes at least one hour ahead.

LEARN MORE: Short- and long-term health consequences of sleep disruption
Seattle did it! See what they discovered at the link…
LEARN MORE: Sleepmore in Seattle: Later school start times are associated with more sleep and better performance in high school students

1st Period: Cederstrom (PAP – Rm 523 – 24 students – 6 BRAINS)
Ricks (BIO – Rm 215 – 28 students – 7 BRAINS)
2nd Period: Russell (PAP – Rm 525 – 24 students – 6 BRAINS)
Ricks (BIO – Rm 215 – 29 students – 7 BRAINS)
3rd Period: Russell (BIO – Rm 525 – 28 students – 7 BRAINS)
4th Period: Russell (BIO – Rm 525 – 28 students – 7 BRAINS)
5th Period: Cederstrom (BIO – Rm 523 – 30 students – 7 BRAINS)
6th Period: Russell (PAP BIO – Rm 525 – 31 students – 8 BRAINS)

LEARN MORE: Directional terms handout
LEARN MORE: Sheep brain dissection

Can you find the superior colliculi?
See what we’ve done previously at the home of the Trappers!
What will your students remember in five years?

Trap Squad!

Brains, biofeedback & SLEEP

Ventricles in Vancouver!

A Brain Bonanza @ Fort Vancouver High!

CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS
Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
Aaron Eisen, PSU Neuro Club
Andrew Stanley, PSU
Ariana Gonzalez, PSU
Cam Howard, PSU
Filip Fullerton, PSU FRINQ Neuroscience of Creativity
McKiethan Wilson, PSU
Nathali May, PSU/NIH BUILD Exito
Christian Studebaker, PSU (7:25am – 9:30am)
Jose Perez Quinchuela, PSU/NIH BUILD Exito (8:15am – 2:05pm)
Chandelle Bates, PSU
Julia Gullikson, PSU Neuro Club
Ruth Marigomen, WSUV

Noggin @ Legacy Labs!
2019-05-30 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Legacy Research Institute, 1225 NE 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR, 97232, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to labs at Legacy Research Institute (LRI)
We did it!

THANK YOU Danielle Osborne and Cheri Stowell at Legacy for an extraordinary, “eye-opening” tour!

WHERE: Legacy Research Institute, 1225 NE 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97232
WHEN: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 9:00am – 11:00am

Our undergraduate volunteers from Psychology/Neuroscience at Portland State University are invited to tour the research labs at the Legacy Research Institute in Portland, including labs at the Devers Eye Institute.

For those curious to learn more about research and clinical care, and explore opportunities for internships, this is a chance to hear directly from those involved.
“The Legacy Research Institute (LRI) is a…state-of-the art research facility where a wide range of research including preclinical, basic, clinical and clinical trials, medical outcomes, and surgical advances and training are conducted. LRI fosters a culture of innovation and creative collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and other scientists both within Legacy Health and beyond.“

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Aaron Eisen, PSU Neuroscience Club
2. Louis Sumrall, PSU Neuroscience Club
3. Sai Kiersarsky, PSU Neuroscience Club
4. Jesse Benefiel, PSU Neuroscience Club
5. Sulema Rodriguez, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
6. Emily Burgess, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
7. Brockton Dowling, PSU
8. Jeehoon Jung, WSUV
9. Michael Deveney, PSU
10. Brenda Yan, PSU
11. Andrew Stanley, PSU

Draw Brains @ PDX Art & Learning!
2019-05-28 10:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Portland Art & Learning Studios, 4852 NE Martin Luther King Jr BLVD, Portland, OR, 97211, United States
WHAT: NW Noggin @ The Portland Art & Learning Studios, a program of Albertina Kerr
We did it! We LOVE THIS PLACE!

LEARN MORE AT THE LINK…
Empowerment through Art & Brains

Ricky David’s awesome picture of a brain!

We are very excited to continue collaborating with these talented and enthusiastic artists.

The accomplished ceramicist Matthew Spencer!
From Daniel…

“THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! TODAY WAS INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEST DAY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ARTISTS LOVED IT! THE STAFF LOVED IT!!!!!! I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!! Let me know how I can help you guys out with anything and when you can come back to the studio!!! BRAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

LEARN MORE: NW NOGGIN ON MAY 28TH
WHERE: The Portland Art & Learning Studios, 4852 NE Martin Luther King Jr BLVD, Portland, OR 97211
WHEN: Tuesday, May 28, 10:30am – 12:30pm
Contact: Daniel Rolnik, Gallery Director, Portland Art & Learning Studio

“The Portland Art & Learning Studios is a 10,000 square foot art studio and gallery for adults experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities.”

“For over 111 years, Albertina Kerr has strengthened Oregon families and communities. Albertina Kerr empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health challenges and other social barriers to lead self-determined lives and reach their full potential.”

From Daniel: “We would love to have NW Noggin come to our studio with brains, so our artists can draw them! It would be incredible!!!”
We agree! We’ll bring real (extra!) brains, brain slices, 3D printed brains, and an assortment of brain cells in pipe cleaners. Come join us to learn from artists and talk about brains, and neurons – and draw them!!

Please RSVP to bgriesar@nwnoggin.org and jleake@pdx.edu
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
Alyona Kurelenkova, PSU
Isabella Maranghi, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Allie Clark, OHSU
Kierra Wing, PSU/FRINQ Neuroscience of Creativity course
Zachary Fedinec, PSU/FRINQ Neuroscience of Creativity course
Jonathan Cuello, PSU/FRINQ Neuroscience of Creativity course

Noggin @ Astoria High School!
2019-05-22 - 2019-05-23 | Astoria High School, 1001 W Marine Dr #5829, Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to Astoria High School
We did it! Learn more at the link…
Accumbens in Astoria

WHERE: Astoria High School Library, 1001 W Marine Dr #5829, Astoria, OR 97103
WHEN: Thursday, May 23, 2019; 9:30am – 2:00pm
Housing for all volunteers in Astoria Wednesday night (5/22)

Contact: Meredith Payton, MSW, Talent Search Advisor, Clatsop Community College

Arrived Wednesday!

“For over a hundred years, Astoria High School has been an integral part of the Astoria community. With an enrollment of 600, our school offers a full curriculum of classes that prepare students for successful opportunities following high school.”

We’ll meet in the Main Office at 9:30am, and set up brains in the school library. From 10:07 – 10:29am, we’ll talk neuroscience and answer questions from any interested students during “flex time…” We’ll then meet with 42 students from the Human Performance and Painting classes from 10:30am until noon. We’ll join the Basic Design class after that from 12:36-2:00pm…

Lunch provided by the incomparable Street 14 Cafe!!

LEARN MORE: Astoria Noggins: Tipsy Buzzed Mice @ Street 14
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
4. Michael Deveney, PSU/PSU Neuro Club
5. Angela Hendrix, NW Noggin
6. Aaron Eisen, PSU/PSU Neuro Club
7. Jordan Ray, PSU

Learn about past Noggin Synaptic Community Connections at the links!
Gray Matter in Grants Pass!

Synaptic Community Connections

Noggin @ OHSU Brain Awareness lecture: Anthony Bossis
2019-05-20 17:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Newmark Theater, Portland, OR
Magic mushrooms: Easing depression and anxiety at end of life

MAY 20, 2019
Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology, NYU Langone Health
NEW POST! Discover more at the link…

A less self-centered and more creative life

All Brain Awareness Lectures take place at:
The Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland
and begin at 7:00 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE: NW Noggin volunteers expected for set up at 5:30pm!

Could the ancient practice of using psychedelic compounds for insight and healing have a legitimate and safe role in today’s health care? For many people, receiving a fatal diagnosis leads to psychological suffering, including anxiety and depression. Discover the intriguing implications of psilocybin-facilitated experiences in offering a sense of connection, meaning and transcendence at the end of life.
Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D., conducts FDA-approved clinical trials in the reemerging field of psychedelic research. He is a clinical psychologist and clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine investigating the effects of psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound found in specific species of mushrooms. Dr. Bossis was director of palliative care research, co-principal investigator, and session guide on the 2016 landmark clinical trial showing a significant reduction in psychological distress along with enhanced existential well-being from a single psilocybin-generated mystical experience in persons with cancer. He is also lead investigator on a trial evaluating psilocybin-generated mystical experience upon religious leaders. Subjective features of a mystical experience include unity, sacredness, transcendence, and a greater awareness of deeply felt positive emotions including that of love.
Dr. Bossis is a supervisor of psychotherapy at NYU-Bellevue Hospital Center and co-founder and former co-director of the Bellevue Hospital Palliative Care Service. He has a long-standing interest in comparative religion, consciousness research, and the interface of psychology and spirituality. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in NYC.

Mushrooms On The Mind, cut paper assemblage by Kim Hamblin
We’re bringing another 27 NW Noggin volunteers!!
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Jacob Babb, PSU FRINQ course participant
4. Sage Bailey, PSU FRINQ course participant
5. Dante Mendoza , PSU FRINQ course participant
6. Ava Valenzuela, PSU FRINQ course participant
7. Dash Welch, PSU FRINQ course participant
8. Emily Carl, PSU FRINQ course participant
9. Kelsey Payne, PSU
10. Julia Gullikson, PSU
11. Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
12. Veronika Lobova, WSU
13. Aaron Eisen, PSU Neuro Club
14. Hannah Grazian, PSU
15. Cam Howard, PSU
16. Isidro Chan, PSU
17. Thomas Rounds, PSU
18. Sulema Rodriguez, PSU
19. Giovanny Vargas-Sanchez, PSU
20. Paul Delahanty, PSU
21. Ariana Gonzalez, PSU, PSU
22. Moxxy Rogers, PSU
23. Mary Lerner, PSU Neuro Club
24. Louis Sumrall, PSU Neuro Club President
25. Greyson Moore, PSU
26. Amanda Saideepane, PSU
27. Madison Cho-Richmond, PSU
Learn more about Noggin @ OBI Brain Awareness lectures here…
OBI Brain Awareness Lectures

STEAM Night @ Sarah J. Anderson Elementary
2019-05-16 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sarah J. Anderson Elementary, 2215 NE 104th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98686, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ Sarah J. Anderson Elementary STEAM Night!

We did it!

And WOW – we went through a LOT of brain wrangling gloves!

LEARN MORE AT THE LINK…
Seeing & STEAM in Vancouver

WHERE: Sarah J. Anderson Elementary, 2215 NE 104th Street, Vancouver, WA 98686
WHEN: Thursday, May 16, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Contact: Paul Gouveia, Instructional Technology Facilitator, Vancouver Public Schools

“Our purpose is to develop in every student a respect for diversity and a desire to attain his or her highest potential for academic, emotional, social and physical growth. Our school community will provide a safe, nurturing and stimulating educational environment that honors each unique individual.”

FROM PAUL: “We are a Spanish Dual Language Title I school with a school population that included 52% of students receiving Free and Reduced lunches. Thanks so much for all you do.”

Come join us at this arts-focused public elementary school. Please RSVP to bgriesar@nwnoggin.org and jleake@nwnoggin.org…

Come join us!

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Brockton Dowling, PSU
Genevieve Warner, PSU FRINQ
Veronika Lobova, WSUV
Emily Carl, PSU
Isabella Maranghi, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
José Perez Quinchuela, PSU

We LOVE STEAM Nights! See what we’ve done in other area schools…
Brains to Buckman!

The World Inside Their Heads

Sciencepalooza!

Applied neuroscience – & STEAM

STEAM Ahead @ Ionotropic Irvington
