NW NOGGIN: Neuroscience outreach group (growing in networks)

Noggin @ p:ear!
2019-03-05 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
WHAT: Noggin @ p:ear!
WHERE: p:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
WHEN: Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 10:00am – noon

Noggin is returning to P:ear, a remarkable Portland organization aimed at building positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education, art and recreation to affirm their personal worth and help them create more meaningful and healthier lives…

We are excited to communicate science through the extraordinary volunteer efforts of our talented graduate and undergraduate Noggin participants from Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, and other collaborators.!

Learning about the brain, and behavior, and the evidence-based structural and functional aspects of who we are is powerful and actionable information for everyone, including young people struggling, like many, with anxiety, depression, drugs, bias, chronic stress – and the poverty, isolation, racism, homophobia, lack of affordable housing and other factors that can impact development.

LEARN MORE: Noggin @ p:ear
Join us! Please RSVP to griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Aaron Eisen, PSU
Sarah Beyeler, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon
Emily Burgess, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Diane Duncan, PSU
Brenda Yan, PSU
Cam Howard, PSU

Noggin @ Health & Science School
2019-03-07 14:30 - 16:30 | Health & Science School, 18640 NW Walker Road, Beaverton, OR, 97006, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to Middle School Science Club at Health & Science School
WHERE: Health & Science School, 18640 NW Walker Road, Beaverton, OR 97006

WHEN: Thursday, March 7, 2:30pm – 4:30pm
LEAD ORGANIZER: Jacob Schoen, OHSU/NW Noggin Resource Council

The Oregon National Primate Research Center has provided monthly after-school science activities for students at HS2 since 2011. Diana Gordon from the ONPRC invited us to join them in both February (on 2/7/19) and March (3/7/19) to discuss brain research & make art…

This week we’ll be messing with our taste buds and exploring links between sensory detection and perception of taste and flavor…

See what we did last month at HS2! And learn how to TAKE ACTION to add brains back into the K-12 biology curriculum, where it belongs. Adolescence is a time of tremendous brain growth and change, and students want to know…
Putting brains back in biology @ HS2

It’s not the teachers: Federal and state Next Generation Science Standards NEED brains…
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Ruth Marigomen, WSUV
Emily Carr, PSU FRINQ
Aaron Eisen, PSU Neuro Club
Johnny Uriarte-Lopez, PSU Neuro Club
Jason Blume, PSU
Cam Howard, PSU
Travis Wellendorf, Art Institute of Portland
Darrin Lane, PSU

Brain Awareness Week 2019!
2019-03-11 - 2019-03-17 | OR
Here’s what our volunteers are up to this week!!
Brain Awareness Week!

Read our interview with the Dana Foundation about Brain Awareness Week…
NW Noggin: Interview with the Dana Foundation!

And check our Noggin calendar for what we’ve got planned..!
BAW Events at links below…
Noggin joins ABCD Family Night @ OHSU!

Great experience! The ABCD Study is exploring changes in both the structure and function of developing brains, and behavior, by following a cohort of kids through their adolescence…
Noggin @ p:ear!

P:ear is an extraordinary homeless youth center, where we love to answer questions and learn more from wonderful young Portlanders without access to safe housing. We’re visiting here every Tuesday to show brains, and make art…

We visited Oregon Public Broadcasting to talk more brains and art!
Listen to “Combining Neuroscience And Art” on Spreaker.
Bill Griesar, who teaches psychology and neuroscience at Portland State University, teamed up with artist Jeff Leake to create a nonprofit called NW Noggin. Their goal is to engage kids through both art and science to help them learn about their how their brains work.
Noggin @ HeLa High!

We returned to this awesome Evergreen Public School to mess with our taste buds, and investigate the relationship between sensory detection and perception..! We enjoyed access to the official Instagram account for PSU this same day, too 🙂
Noggin @ Brain Fair

One of the largest Brain Fairs ever! Join us at OMSI on Saturday…

Noggin joins ABCD Family Night @ OHSU!
2019-03-11 17:00 - 19:30 | OHSU Auditorium, OHSU, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, 97239, United States
WHAT: ABCD Family Night at OHSU!
We did it!

WHERE: OHSU Auditorium, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239; parking in Lot 10 (free!)

WHEN: Monday, March 11th, 2019, 5pm-7:30pm

Tonight was an Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study celebration for participants and their families hosted by the OHSU research site. NW Noggin volunteers made art, exhibited brains and answered many questions… 🙂

This is the Nation’s largest and most successful Neurodevelopmental study.

We enjoyed the opportunity to meet and work along with staff and students from the Developmental Brain Imaging (DBIL) Lab, The FAIR Lab and The TRAC Lab.

LEARN MORE: Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Aaron Eisen, PSU
Jason Blume, PSU
Amber Schwartz, PSU/OHSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Cam Howard, PSU
Greyson Moore, PSU
Isidro Chan, PSU
Graham Gardner, PSU
Michael Deveney, PSU
Deza’Rae Collins, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
LEARN MORE…
Brain Awareness Week!

Noggin @ p:ear!
2019-03-12 10:00 - 12:00 | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ p:ear!
WHERE: p:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
WHEN: Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 10:00am – noon

Noggin is returning to P:ear, a remarkable Portland organization aimed at building positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education, art and recreation to affirm their personal worth and help them create more meaningful and healthier lives…

We are excited to communicate science through the extraordinary volunteer efforts of our talented graduate and undergraduate Noggin participants from Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, and other collaborators.!

Learning about the brain, and behavior, and the evidence-based structural and functional aspects of who we are is powerful and actionable information for everyone, including young people struggling, like many, with anxiety, depression, drugs, bias, chronic stress – and the poverty, isolation, racism, homophobia, lack of affordable housing and other factors that can impact development.

LEARN MORE: Noggin @ p:ear

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
Cam Howard, PSU
Jordan Ray, PSU
Greyson Moore, PSU
Aaron Eisen, PSU
Andrew Stanley, PSU
Mary Lerner, PSU

Noggin @ HeLa High!
2019-03-14 08:00 - 12:00 | He La High School, 9105 NE 9th St, Vancouver, WA, 98664, United States
WHAT: NW Noggin visit to HeLa High
We did it!

WHERE: Henrietta Lacks High School, 9105 NE 9th St., Vancouver, WA, 98664
WHEN: Thursday, March 14, 2018, 8:00am – 12:00pm

Noggin volunteers from Portland State University, OHSU and other area campuses will meet with about 400 students at Henrietta Lacks High School, to discuss neuroscience research and make art related to understanding our brains…

And we’ll be taking over PSU’s official Instagram page today too!
portlandstate

See what’ve done at HeLa in the past…
Hallucinations @ HeLa High

Hella Bright at HeLa

Hippocampal hordes at HeLa High

Brains for 437 @ HeLa High!

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Aaron Eisen, PSU
Lelani Lealiiee-Sjoden, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Liliana Prychyna, PSU
Jason Blume, PSU
Michael Deveney, PSU
Cam Howard, PSU
Darrin Lane, PSU
Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
Angela Hendrix, NW Noggin
Keys Le, PSU
Greyson Moore, PSU
Bradley Mahoney, WSUV
Robby Heiberg, PSU

PSU Neuro Club Dead Week Daze!
2019-03-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Smith Center, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
WHAT: PSU Neuro Club DEAD WEEK Daze!
WHERE: Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 296/298, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
WHEN: Thursday, February 7th, 12:00 – 2:00pm

DOWNLOAD: Dead Week Daze flyer

Noggin @ Brain Fair
2019-03-16 08:30 - 17:00 | Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
WHAT: OHSU/OMSI BRAIN FAIR
We did it! Twenty boxes of nitrile gloves! That’s 1000 people holding brains!!
Bringing BRAINS to Brain Fair 🙂

WHERE: Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214
WHEN: Saturday, March 10, 2018, 9:00am – 5:00pm
(set up 8:30 – 9:30am! Event starts @ 10am)

One of the nation’s largest Brain Fairs is this Saturday, and concludes the 2019 Brain Awareness Week..!
Brain Awareness Week!

Come join Noggin and the PSU Neuroscience Club for an awesome day at OMSI! OHSU promises coffee all day, and free admission to the museum!

However, NW Noggin will not only put the (real) brains in Brain Fair, but also provide pizza and snacks – and homemade “BRAIN COOKIES” from Tara Leake! – for our outstanding volunteers 🙂

See what we did last year!
Putting the brains in Brain Fair!

Pipe Cleaners, Gel Prints, Electrodes & Brains!

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS

Thank you: Informed, exceptional, caring, BUSY outreach volunteers!!
Maverick Grey, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Aaron Eisen, PSU Neuro Club
Sierra Baca, WSUV
Vanessa Batulayan, PSU
McKenzie Figuracion, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Jesus Martinez, PSU
Kyle Stinson, PSU
Jeehoon Jung, WSUV
Julia Gullikson, PSU
Johnny Uriarte-Lopez, PSU Neuro Club
Jason Blume, PSU
Cam Howard, PSU
Sydney Duran, PSU
Michael Deveney, PSU
Sara Moreno, PSU
Brenda Yan, PSU
Darrin Lane, PSU
Sai Kiersarsky, PSU
Nicco Martin, Kapiolani Community College
Stephanie Paulsen, PSU
Royce Yoshimura, Kapiolani Community College
Iris Guttierez, WSUV (until 3:00pm)
Paul Delahanty, PSU
Leah Arkills-Mclain, PSU
Bradley Mahoney, WSUV
Robby Heiberg, PSU
Kindra Crick, NW Noggin
Cora Crick
Natalia Stoner, PSU (8:30 – 10:30am)
Abby Kosiara, OHSU
Catherine Caine, Hawaii/USA Teacher of the Year (2015)

Noggin @ p:ear!
2019-03-19 10:00 - 12:00 | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ p:ear!
WHERE: p:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
WHEN: Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 10:00am – noon

Noggin is returning to P:ear, a remarkable Portland organization aimed at building positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education, art and recreation to affirm their personal worth and help them create more meaningful and healthier lives…

We are excited to communicate science through the extraordinary volunteer efforts of our talented graduate and undergraduate Noggin participants from Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, and other collaborators.!

Learning about the brain, and behavior, and the evidence-based structural and functional aspects of who we are is powerful and actionable information for everyone, including young people struggling, like many, with anxiety, depression, drugs, bias, chronic stress – and the poverty, isolation, racism, homophobia, lack of affordable housing and other factors that can impact development.

LEARN MORE: Noggin @ p:ear

Seeing us all through research & art

“Not only are people on the streets affected, but those of us who sleep in our own beds each night also have our brains impacted by homelessness, perhaps through less activation of cerebral networks required to fully humanize those in our community in need of our acknowledgement and support…”
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Madi Cho-Richmond, PSU
Cam Howard, PSU
Catherine Caine, Hawaii State Teacher of the Year (2015)
Greyson Moore, PSU
Aaron Eisen, PSU
Andrew Stanley, PSU
Kyle Stinson, PSU

Noggin @ p:ear!
2019-04-02 10:00 - 12:00 | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ p:ear!
WHERE: p:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
WHEN: Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 10:00am – noon

Noggin is returning to P:ear, a remarkable Portland organization aimed at building positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education, art and recreation to affirm their personal worth and help them create more meaningful and healthier lives…

LEARN MORE: Listening to testimony @ p:ear
We are excited to communicate science through the extraordinary volunteer efforts of our talented graduate and undergraduate Noggin participants from Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, and other collaborators.!

Learning about the brain, and behavior, and the evidence-based structural and functional aspects of who we are is powerful and actionable information for everyone, including young people struggling, like many, with anxiety, depression, drugs, bias, chronic stress – and the poverty, isolation, racism, homophobia, lack of affordable housing and other factors that can impact development.

LEARN MORE: Noggin @ p:ear
Join us! Please RSVP to griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
Isabella Maranghi, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Mary Lerner, PSU Neuro Club
Jesus Martinez, PSU
Anita Randolph, OHSU
Kyle Stinson, PSU
Christine Lee-Roth, OHSU
Brenda Yan, PSU
Jordan Ray, PSU
Amber Schwartz, PSU/OHSU
Isidro Chan, PSU
Greyson Moore, PSU
Cam Howard, PSU

STEAM Night @ Buckman Elementary School!
2019-04-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Buckman Elementary School, 320 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ Buckman STEAM Night!
We did it! And it was a blast..!

LEARN MORE: Brains to Buckman!

We hear so many great questions from going places, and leaving labs, classrooms and conferences. People asked about epilepsy, memory, development, alcohol, and comparative brain anatomy…
WHERE: Buckman Elementary School, 320 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

WHEN: Wednesday, April 10, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Contact: Becca Beckman, SUN Site Coordinator, Buckman Elementary School
“The mission of Buckman Arts Focused Elementary School is to provide education through a rigorous arts-integrated curriculum designed to engage, excite and empower students.”

FROM BECCA: “That is awesome! Our theme is ‘Today’s STEAMers, tomorrow’s leaders.’ We’re looking to highlight careers in each field and specifically showcase women and POC in these fields. I am so excited to work with you. This event will be so fun.”

We LOVE STEAM Nights! See what we’ve done in other area schools…
The World Inside Their Heads

Sciencepalooza!

Applied neuroscience – & STEAM

STEAM Ahead @ Ionotropic Irvington

SERIOUSLY (& joyfully!): Letting Knowledge Serve the City
COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS
1. Aaron Eisen, PSU Neuro Club
2. Mary Lerner, PSU Neuro Club
3. Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
4. Thomas Rounds, PSU
5. Nathali May, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
6. Emily Carl, PSU
7. Isidro Chan, PSU
8. Jason Blume, PSU
9. Phillip Bouleh, PSU
10. Kelsey Payne, PSU
11. Ashley Navarro, Mount Hood Community College
12. Keys Le, PSU
13. Veronika Lobova, WSUV
14. Jose Perez Quinchuela, PSU
15. Robby Heiberg, PSU
16. Greyson Moore, PSU
17. Michael Deveney, PSU
18. Cam Howard, PSU
19. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin
20. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin

Oregon/SWW SfN Chapter Meeting!
2019-04-12 - 2019-04-13 | McMenamin’s Edgefield, 2126 S.W. Halsey St., Troutdale, OR, 97060, United States
WHAT: Society for Neuroscience OR/SW WA Chapter Annual Meeting
We did it! More details at the link…
Brains & Sex @ SfN

WHERE: McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey Street, Troutdale, OR
WHEN: Friday, April 12 – Saturday, April 13, 2019

This year’s theme is sex differences in research.

Larry Cahill, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior
University of California, Irvine
“Sex influences on brain and body: An issue whose time has come”

Dena Dubal, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurology
University of California, San Francisco
“Why do women live longer? Dissecting sex differences in aging and neurodegenerative diseases”

Charles Roselli, Ph.D.
Professor, Physiology & Pharmacology
Oregon Health & Science University
“Nature’s choice: How brain differentiation influences sexual partner preferences”

MEETING SCHEDULE: Oregon/SWW Chapter Meeting 2019
PROGRAM & ABSTRACTS: SFN OR 2019 program

Learn about past Chapter meetings at the links!
Mental health @ McMenamin’s

Myelin @ McMenamin’s!

NOGGIN ABSTRACT!
NW Noggin: Synapses Stories and Song!

GRIESAR, W.S.* ** *** ****, LEAKE, J.* ** ***
Science needs investment and diverse perspectives, and integrating arts in STEM (STEAM) encourages more people to get involved.

Nonprofit NW Noggin (nwnoggin.org) organizes undergraduates and graduates to collaborate, build community networks and inspire people about neuroscience and art. 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 K-12 students since 2012!

There is tremendous need to develop approaches to assist academic priority K-12 students, and offer access to social and economic benefits of education. Students struggle with academic achievement. The dropout rate for Native Americans is particularly high. Oregon has a rich Native culture and history, yet only in 2017 did the Legislature mandate a statewide K-12 curriculum for ‘tribal history,…sovereignty, culture, treaty rights, government, socioeconomic experiences, and current events.’

In 2017 we received a grant from Spirit Mountain Community Fund for outreach with tribal majority schools, aimed at making connections between animal figures in Grande Ronde and Siletz stories and neuroscience research.

In 2018 we engaged over 300 K-12 students through brain research, storytelling, music and art! We spent spring 2018 collaborating with the Oregon Pacific Area Health Education Center (OPAHEC) visiting students, teachers and staff at Siletz Valley Early College Academy, Amity and Willamina High Schools.

In summer, we joined award-winning Native storyteller Esther Stutzman at her annual camp in Curry County, to hear Coos and Kalapuya tales, and discuss relevant brain research.

In fall, Noggin volunteers from Portland State University and OHSU, along with Native storyteller Fish Martinez and puppeteer Ana Mello, spent three days telling stories, answering questions, holding brains, and connecting in classrooms through drumming, music, poetry, research and art!

Intel’s Native American Employees Network (INAN) prepared a “Noggin Brain Box” filled with outreach project instructions, pens, paper, 3D printed brain models, and pipe cleaners for crafting brain cells. OPAHEC and Noggin also brought students to OHSU for a tour of MRI imaging facilities, to expand knowledge of clinical and research career options.

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, engages more communities, and increases awareness and support for investment in brain research and the arts.

* NW Noggin (nwnoggin.org); ** Department of Psychology, Portland State University; *** Department of University Studies, Portland State University; **** Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University
LEARN MORE: Until the story takes shape

The Portland State University Neuroscience Club is presenting several posters, too, including…

DOWNLOAD: SfN-Chapter-Meeting-Club-Poster
LEARN MORE: How can you change your brain?
Title: K-12 students want to learn about neuroscience!
Authors: Eisen, A., Howard, C., Benefiel, J., Schmidt, J., Chapek, M., Lerner, M., Garduno, R., Uriarte-Lopez, J., Hamilton, H., Kiersarsky, A., Sumrall, L.
Correspondence: aaeisen@pdx.edu, camd@pdx.edu, benefiel@pdx.edu, julis4@pdx.edu, mchapek@pdx.edu, mlerner@pdx.edu, rgarduno@pdx.edu, jru@pdx.edu, ham28@pdx.edu, ak36@pdx.edu, sum5@pdx.edu; Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751
Abstract: The Neuroscience Club at Portland State University actively works to enrich local communities with taxpayer supported neuroscience research. Our members devote their time and effort into bringing education, art, and enthusiasm to our community. A primary focus of our outreach is directed at K-12 public schools with the objective of giving students opportunities to interact with science in ways they might not necessarily have had. We base our outreach on open inquiry and tie in elements of philosophy for children. The students have the opportunity to guide their own learning, which captures their enthusiasm and engagement for the subject. We have found the students maximize their learning when given the opportunity to ask open-ended questions in a supportive and understanding environment, prompting forth questions filled with both complexity and creativity that could baffle even the most experienced neuroscientists. Students engage the world around them and through the exploration of neuroscience, often draw upon personal experience to connect with others and stimulate thought. Through this process they can better understand themselves and the world around them. Students use the medium of art to support their understanding of advanced concepts guided by their own creativity and physical engagement with the content. Students screen-print works of neuronal art and twist pipe cleaner neurons to life, teaching them ways to engage art with science further while enhancing their understanding of the subject in a hands-on fashion. This poster was inspired by questions collected during an outreach event at North Middle School in Grants Pass, OR. These questions are representative of common student inquiries from all our community outreach events. Although the Neuroscience Club initially focused on students, the club has since expanded its reach to include more diverse populations. The Neuroscience Club’s objectives include nourishing the future generation of scientists and artists whilst allowing education to be fun and engaging and have a place to flourish in diverse communities.
Sources: NW NOGGIN: Neuroscience outreach group (growing in networks) – Building networks in the community through neuroscience education and art. (2019). Retrieved April 1, 2019, from https://nwnoggin.org/

Noggin @ Ardenwald Elementary
2019-04-16 07:45 - 13:55 | Ardenwald Elementary, 8950 SE 36th Street, Milwaukie, OR, 97222, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to Ardenwald Elementary School
We did it!
Thankful for brains

LEARN MORE: Thankful for brains

WHERE: Ardenwald Elementary School, 8950 SE 36th Street, Milwaukie, OR 97222
WHEN: Tuesday, April 16, 7:45am – 1:55pm
NOTE: The school is reachable by the Orange Line MAX: It’s ~20 minute walk from the SE Tacoma/Johnson Creek MAX Station

NW Noggin has been invited by teacher Terri Saunders to meet with students at Ardenwald Elementary in the North Clackamas School District in Milwaukie, Oregon. The Milwaukie area is part of the homeland of the Clackamas Indians, members of the Upper Chinook language group who occupied all of present day Clackamas County, from the Willamette River to the Cascades.

LEARN MORE: Portland Basin Chinookan Villages in the early 1800s
This is the first of TWO visits to Ardenwald this week (the second is scheduled for Thursday, April 18)…
LEARN MORE: Noggin @ Ardenwald Elementary THURSDAY (4/18)
We’ll arrive at 7:45am to set up our classroom, we’ll have three stations that students will rotate through: (1) a brain station, (2) a pipe cleaner neuron station, and (3) a brain map station.

Please RSVP if you can join us: griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu…
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Gwen Starck, PSU
Aaron Eisen, PSU
Kailey Wood, PSU
Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
Cam Howard, PSU (until 1:00pm)
Darrin Lane, PSU
Nathali May, PSU
Anastasia Kovgan, PSU
Michael Deveney, PSU (from 11:00am)
Emily Carl, PSU (until 9:15am)
Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU

See what we’ve done at Ardenwald in the past!
Axons @ Ardenwald!

Noggin @ Brown: Cannabis, Pain, Bias & Brain
2019-04-16 18:00 - 20:30 | Andina Restaurant, 1314 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
WHAT: “Cannabis, Pain, Bias & Brain” at Brown University dinner
WHERE: Andina Restaurant, 1314 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
WHEN: Tuesday, April 16, 6:00 – 8:30pm

Artist Frida Kahlo survived a bus accident in 1925, which broke her spinal column, collarbone, ribs, pelvis and right leg, crushed and dislocated her right foot, dislocated her shoulder – and left her with terrible, psychologically debilitating bouts of chronic pain.
A provocative and entertaining evening at Andina restaurant featuring Bill Griesar ’87, Ph.D, Senior Instructor in Psychology at Portland State University and Co-Founder and Neuroscience Coordinator of NW Noggin and Jeff Leake, M.F.A., artist, PSU instructor and Co-Founder and Art Coordinator of NW Noggin. We’ll be joined by Andy Shaindlin ’86, Vice President for Alumni Relations at Brown University.

We will explore neuroscience, cannabis, addiction, pain relief, bias in enforcement, and public policy.

SLIDES (ppt): Cannabis, Pain, Bias & Brain
SLIDES (pdf): Cannabis, Pain, Bias & Brain

Marijuana remains a Schedule I “illicit” drug at the federal level, and the University of Mississippi samples used for research do not reflect what Americans actually consume.

Cannabis and Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain

“We found that inhaled (smoked or vaporized) cannabis is consistently effective in reducing chronic non-cancer pain. Oral cannabinoids seem to improve some aspects of chronic pain (sleep and general quality of life), or cancer chronic pain, but they do not seem effective in acute postoperative pain, abdominal chronic pain, or rheumatoid pain. The available literature shows that inhaled cannabis seems to be more tolerable and predictable than oral cannabinoids…”

Cannabis for Chronic Pain: Challenges and Considerations
“The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has found substantial evidence that cannabis (plant) is effective for the treatment of chronic pain in adults, and moderate evidence that oromucosal cannabinoids (extracts, especially nabiximols) improve short-term sleep disturbances in chronic pain. The paradoxical superiority of the cannabis plant over cannabinoid molecules represents a challenge for the medical community and the established processes that define modern pharmacy…”
Cannabinoids and Pain: New Insights From Old Molecules
“Recent meta-analyses of clinical trials that have examined the use of medical cannabis in chronic pain present a moderate amount of evidence that cannabis/cannabinoids exhibit analgesic activity, especially in neuropathic pain…”

LEARN MORE: Marijuana legalization means fewer opioid deaths
LEARN MORE: Listening to testimony at p:ear

Noggin @ Ardenwald Elementary
2019-04-18 07:45 - 13:55 | Ardenwald Elementary, 8950 SE 36th Street, Milwaukie, OR, 97222, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to Ardenwald Elementary School
We did it!
Thankful for brains

LEARN MORE: Thankful for brains

WHERE: Ardenwald Elementary School, 8950 SE 36th Street, Milwaukie, OR 97222
WHEN: Thursday, April 18, 7:45am – 1:55pm
NOTE: The school is reachable by the Orange Line MAX: It’s ~20 minute walk from the SE Tacoma/Johnson Creek MAX Station

NW Noggin has been invited back to school by teacher Terri Saunders to meet with students at Ardenwald Elementary in the North Clackamas School District in Milwaukie, Oregon.

This is the second of two visits to Ardenwald this week (we also visited – for seven hours! – on Tuesday, April 16). If you’re ever spending a day at Ardenwald, get lunch at the Luang Prabang food cart on SE 13th in Sellwood… (yum!).

We’ll arrive at 7:45am to set up our classroom, we’ll have three stations that students will rotate through: (1) a brain station, (2) a pipe cleaner neuron station, and (3) a brain map station.

LEARN MORE: NW Noggin STEAM Art Projects

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Emily Carl, PSU
Aaron Eisen, PSU
Greyson Moore, PSU
Cam Howard, PSU (until 1:00pm)
Darrin Lane, PSU
Nathali May, PSU
Isidro Chan, PSU
Phillip Bouleh, PSU
Michael Deveney, PSU
Anastasia Kovgan, PSU
Alisha J Steigerwald, PSU
Nita Sridharan, PSU
August Fox, PSU
Jose Perez Quinchuela, PSU
Amanda Saideepane, PSU
Hayley Nelson, PSU

See what we’ve done at Ardenwald in the past!
Axons @ Ardenwald!

Noggin @ Girls Rock Coos Bay!
2019-04-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Coos Bay Library, 525 Anderson Ave, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
WHAT: Noggin “Neuroscience for Everyone” @ Girls Rock
WHERE: Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave, Coos Bay, OR 97420
WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2019, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

DOWNLOAD FLYER: Girls Rock 2019

Noggin @ Portland Tennis & Education
2019-04-25 14:30 - 16:00 | St Johns Racquet Center, 7519 N Burlington Ave, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to Portland Tennis & Education program
We did it! Great visit today, and plans for a June return!

“He’s the one who always says ‘This is boring.’ There was none of that today!”
WHERE: St Johns Racquet Center, 7519 N Burlington Ave, Portland, OR 97203
WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2019, 2:30 – 4:00pm
Contact: Jorge Fuenmayor, Executive 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 connections with another Portland nonprofit dedicated to providing free outreach to underserved communities…

“Let knowledge serve the City…”
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Nathali May, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Sulema Rodriguez, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Mitch Tolander, PSU/University Studies FRINQ course
Olivia McBride, PSU/University Studies FRINQ course
James Shasteen, PSU/University Studies FRINQ course

SfN 2019 Abstract SUBMITTED!
2019-05-02 | OR
We did it!

We’ve submitted another Theme J abstract for the annual Society for Neuroscience conference in Chicago this fall..!

More details are at the links below. We’re also immersed in planning outreach in local public schools and perhaps other public venues during the conference itself..!

All is in motion, is growing, is you

Corrections, Bias & Brains

Learn more about some past Noggin experiences at the largest professional organization for neuroscientists from around the globe…
Noggins & Noodles @ SfN!

Synapsing in San Diego @ SfN!

Serving 700 students at SfN!

Art & Science @ SfN 2016

Community Neuroscience

PSU Neuro: Extreme Craft Night!
2019-05-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Smith Center, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
WHAT: PSU Neuro Club Extreme Craft Party!
We did it! THANK YOU Kanani Miyamoto for relief print stamps 🙂

WHERE: Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 323, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
WHEN: Thursday, May 2nd, 6:30 – 8:30pm

PRINT FLYER: Extreme Craft Night

Bipolar cell
Cone Cell
Synapse
horizontal cell
Multipolar cell 2
Multipolar cell
p ganglion cell
FOOD WILL BE SERVED!!

Noggin @ OHSU Brain Awareness lecture: Katie Witkiewitz
2019-05-06 17:30 - 21:00 | Newmark Theater, Portland, OR
Good vibes only: Treating addiction with mindfulness

MAY 6, 2019
Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, University of New Mexico
She did it! New post here..!
Power to Choose: Mindfulness & Addiction

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!

Can using mindfulness and meditation techniques help people reduce the intake of harmful substances and prevent relapse? Come hear about intriguing new scientific data on mindfulness and brain stimulation in addiction recovery.

Dr. Katie Witkiewitz is a Regents’ Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico with a joint appointment at the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions. The underlying theme of her research is the development of empirically-based models of addiction, with an emphasis on applying advanced quantitative research methods to better understand changes in addictive behavior over time. Dr. Witkiewitz is also a licensed clinical psychologist and has worked extensively on the development of a theoretical model of biopsychosocial influences on alcohol and drug relapse. This research has led to her collaborative work on the development and evaluation of mindfulness-based relapse prevention for addiction. She has conducted numerous empirical studies on the prediction of alcohol and drug relapse following treatment for substance use disorders, mechanisms of successful alcohol treatment outcomes, as well as the development of interventions to treat addiction. Her research has been supported by grants from the National Institute on Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Cancer Institute, totaling over $20 million in research funding since 2004.
Dr. Witkiewitz was born in Rochester, New York, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the State University of New York at Potsdam in 1999. She completed a Masters of Arts degree at the University of Montana in 2000 and her doctoral degree at the University of Washington in 2005 under the direction of Dr. G. Alan Marlatt. Todate, she has authored five books, over 175 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and she has given over 75 presentations and invited talks.

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Genevieve Warner, PSU FRINQ
4. Zach Langer, PSU FRINQ
5. Dominique Chen, PSU FRINQ
6. Jonathan Cuello, PSU FRINQ
7. Thomas Rounds, PSU
8. Damian Thomas, PSU
9. Chandelle Bates, PSU
10. Philip Bouleh, PSU
11. Emily Burgess, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
12. Angela Hendrix, NW Noggin
MORE BRAIN AWARENESS TALKS COMING UP!
Lynne Shinto: Lifestyle tweaks for teen psychosis
Anthony Bossis: Magic mushrooms: Easing depression and anxiety at end of life

Anxiety, Baking & Brain
2019-05-08 15:30 - 16:30 | Portland State University, Cramer Hall, Room 317Z, PO Box 751, Portland, OR, 97207-0751, United States
WHAT: Neuroscience of Self-Care (“Cookies and the Brain”), a demonstration/presentation for Psi Chi
WHERE: Karl Miller Center (Room 390), Portland State University, 631 SW Harrison St, Portland, OR 97201
WHEN: Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 3:30 – 4:30pm

This May, the Psi Chi Club at PSU is throwing a series of events for mental health awareness month. This will be an “class” where attendees learn to bake sugar cookies and decorate them (thanks to instruction by Psi Chi President and former pastry chef Katie Werth).We’ll discuss research on anxiety and the brain, and strategies (including baking!) that might help…

DOWNLOAD SLIDES: Anxiety Psi Chi 2019 (ppt)
DOWNLOAD SLIDES: Anxiety Psi Chi 2019 (pdf)

MARCH FOR SCIENCE 2019!
2019-05-11 13:00 - 16:00 | University of Oregon Portland, 70 Northwest Couch Street, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
“Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is…delving in.” –Sally Ride
WHAT: March for Science PDX 2019
We did it!
SEE MORE AT THE LINK!!
Brains to the Streets!

So many people asking questions, inspired by young scientists, holding brains!

Hmmm…this is no longer a free, accessible, exuberant outdoor March, but an indoor “Science Fest,” with admission charges (!). We won’t formally attend, as there is limited access, and less focus on important policy implications of publicly funded research…

But we think a little “guerrilla neuroscience” might be fun..!
So today we’ll take to the streets with the Noggin Cart…

…and answer any questions people have about brains..!

“I want to speak to people directly as much as possible.” –Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
A March for Science should not be a paywalled, privileged-access event.

So much to explore, learn, make and apply!
Let’s connect with our community, and openly explore policy implications of neuroscience research on (for example) 1. sleep and school start times, 2. homelessness, mental health, policing, youth incarceration, immigration and government-sanctioned family separation, bias, dehumanized perception, child development and brains, 3. drugs and federal drug scheduling, 4. vaccines and preventable diseases – and a host of other critical topics where science can have a positive impact on us all!

Photo above by Jordan Ray: No tuition, no admission – your tax dollars already pay for research…
WHERE: Meet at University of Oregon Portland, 70 Northwest Couch Street, Portland OR 97209
WHEN: Saturday, May 11, 2019, 1-1:30pm (we’ll gather then) – 4pm
It’s going to be HOT, so we’ll bring plenty of water! Bring extra, too!

Whats the matter
Whats the matter
All I ask is why be afraid of this world
–Catie Curtis

LEARN MORE: MARCH FOR SCIENCE GLOBAL

We’re bringing our new 3D printed WOOD brain!

LEARN MORE: Make + Think + Code
TAKE ACTION

Check out MORE photos from past, FREE public science marches…

Marches aimed at supporting scientific research, education and outreach, asking questions, holding brains, making art – & calling unabashedly for evidence-based research to inform public policy! (We ❤️ this mission)

And happily this month, there are genuine, paywall-free Marches for Science taking place in New York City, and a host of other cities around the world..!

See what we’ve done at March for Science in past years…
Gray Matter Marching

Synapsing for Science!

PARTICIPANTS
Isabella Maranghi, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Chanel Carlascio, PSU
Cam Howard, PSU
Sulema Rodriguez, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Michael Deveney, PSU
Nathali May, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
Dylan Smith, PSU
Angela Hendrix, NW Noggin
Violet Hendrix, NW Noggin
Jason Blume, PSU
Aaron Eisen, PSU Neuro Club
Sai Kiersarsky, PSU Neuro Club
Katie Werth, PSU Psi Chi
Gwen Starck, PSU
Joey Seuferling, NW Noggin
PLEASE NOTE: We understand that “Science Fest” used images of Noggin outreach to promote their paywalled event. We do not support, sanction or condone the use of our images for ventures that charge admission or tuition to the public – for a “March for Science.”

Noggin @ OHSU Brain Awareness lecture: Lynne Shinto
2019-05-13 17:30 - 21:00 | Newmark Theater, Portland, OR
Lifestyle tweaks for teen psychosis

MAY 13, 2019
Lynne Shinto, N.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Neurology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University
She did it! New post here..!
Treating the whole person

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!

For teens with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, the medication they need can also lead to an inactive lifestyle, with potentially negative long-term health effects. Can simple activities like yoga, meditation and cooking meals offset medication side effects and reduce psychotic symptoms?
Lynne Shinto, N.D., M.P.H, is a Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon. Her research focuses on evaluating the safety and effectiveness of complementary and integrative therapies in health conditions that include Alzheimer’s disease, dementia prevention, multiple sclerosis, and first episode psychosis in youth. Her expertise in research methodology include the design of single-agent studies to complex lifestyle interventions.
Dr. Shinto is the Principal Investigator on a number of NIH-funded studies that include a Career Development award (NCCIH formerly known as NCCAM) and NIA-funded R01s. In addition, she has received funding from the National MS Society (NMSS) and the OHSU Foundation.
Dr. Shinto received her ND from Bastyr University in 2000 and her MPH from OHSU in 2006. She is a member of the National MS Society’s Wellness in MS Research Committee whose task is to inform and outline guidelines for research on diet, physical activity, and emotional wellness in people with MS. She is the naturopathic provider at OHSU’s Center for Women’s Health Integrative Medicine Clinic, and has served as a reviewer for NCCIH, NIA, NMSS, and the Department of Defense.

We brought along 37 outreach volunteers!!
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Zachary Fedinec, PSU FRINQ course participant
4. Kierra Wing, PSU FRINQ course participant
5. Nikkie Craid, PSU FRINQ course participant
6. Jasmine Higgins, PSU FRINQ course participant
7. Alisha J Steigerwald, PSU
8. Andrew Stanley, PSU
9. Dulce Maresco, PSU
10. Christina Rubio, PSU
11. Madeline Butts, PSU
12. Chandelle Bates, PSU
13. McKenzie Figuracion, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
14. Erin Hall, PSU
15. Jose Perez Quinchuela, PSU
16. Kindra Crick, NW Noggin
17. Anthony Almonte, WSUV
18. Jasmin Mabry, PSU
19. Amanda Saideepane, PSU
20. Luis Carrillo, PSU
21. Sivani Prakki, PSU
22. Thomas Rounds, PSU
23. Hannah Grazian, PSU
24. Angela Hendrix , NW Noggin
25. Violet Hendrix, NW Noggin
26. Ariana Gonzalez, PSU
27. Katie Werth, PSU
28. Jason Blume, PSU
29. Anna Kelly, PSU
30. Christina Moinot, PSU
31. Andrei Agapi, PSU
32. Julia Gullikson, PSU
33. Masha Mikhaylova, PSU
34. Leviticus Price, PSU
35. Brockton Dowling, PSU
36. Jana Sillay, PSU
37. Cora Krick, NW Noggin

OHSU Research Week: Alternative Careers in Science Panel
2019-05-14 14:30 - 15:30 | OHSU Auditorium, OHSU, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, 97239, United States
WHAT: OHSU Research Week: Alternative Careers in Science Panel
WHERE: OHSU Auditorium, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239
WHEN: Tuesday, May 14, 2:30 – 3:30pm

“For a Ph.D. holder, the idea that any career can be classified as ‘alternative’ is obsolete.” –Ashrifia Adomako-Ankomah
Ask questions and hear panelists (including Bill Griesar of NW Noggin) discuss a range of career paths for Ph.D. science graduates…

Speakers in this Research Week panel will discuss how to make career transitions from academic research into areas of software engineering, product development, science communication, and other professions. Panelists will answer questions about how they transitioned from academia into outside careers and the skills to focus on to best make this transition.

Research Week, the annual celebration of OHSU research, showcases the work performed by faculty, students, research staff, postdocs and others across the entire university. Everyone at OHSU is welcome — it’s a great time to find out more about our Research Mission and meet the investigators.
Check out more Research Week events
LEARN MORE ABOUT ALTERNATIVE CAREER OPTIONS AT THE LINK…
Honest selves @ Hosford

“Oh the places you’ll go!” – Dr. Seuss
So-called “alternative careers in science,” including positions in science-related policy, regulatory oversight, private industry, K-12 education, the arts and community outreach have tremendous value, and have become the norm.
LEARN MORE: NIH Program Trains Scientists for Nontraditional Careers
LEARN MORE: Creating opportunities for science PhDs to pursue careers in high school education
LEARN MORE: Rethinking the Way We Do Research: The Benefits of Community-Engaged, Citizen Science Approaches and Nontraditional Collaborators
LEARN MORE: Psychology’s growth careers
LEARN MORE: Careers in Science Journalism and Writing
EXPLORE: Top 10 List Of Alternative Careers For PhD Science Graduates
EXPLORE: Alternative science careers: Beyond academia and industry
And learn how YOU can powerfully inspire others through science outreach, even with limited resources and support! Check out this link…
Thankful for brains

Health Fair @ Jefferson High School!
2019-05-16 11:30 - 13:00 | Jefferson High School
WHAT: High School Health Fair
We did it!

We love visiting Jeff!

WHERE: Jefferson High School, 5210 N Kerby St., Portland, OR 97217
WHEN: Thursday, May 16th from 11:30am – 1:00pm

Lynn Zimmerman always organizes a terrific mid-day outreach opportunity that draws crowds of curious high schoolers at the Home of the Democrats in North Portland!

From Lynn: “Thank you so much for participating at the Health Fair at Jefferson on May 16th. Your NOGGIN group always does such an amazing job with everything you bring and the information you share!!”

“The students love your presentation and information. It is so fun to see them get so excited with science and the brain!!! Thanks again for making the Health Fair a success!!”

Learn more about this event from past year’s visits:
Lunchtime learning @ Jeff!

Healthy Gyri @ Jeff!

Please RSVP to griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu – thank you for sharing your knowledge of the brain and behavior & cheers!
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
Michael Deveney, PSU
Filip Fullerton, PSU FRINQ
Kierra Wing, PSU/FRINQ class
Israel Larios-Grave, PSU/FRINQ class
Justin D. Caouette, OHSU
Gwen Starck, PSU
August Fox, PSU
Phillip Bouleh, PSU
Aaron Eisen, PSU Neuro Club

STEAM Night @ Sarah J. Anderson Elementary
2019-05-16 17:00 - 19:00 | 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

Noggin @ OHSU Brain Awareness lecture: Anthony Bossis
2019-05-20 17:30 - 21:00 | 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

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

Draw Brains @ PDX Art & Learning!
2019-05-28 10:30 - 12:30 | 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 @ Legacy Labs!
2019-05-30 09:00 - 11:00 | 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
