NW NOGGIN: Neuroscience outreach group (growing in networks)

Noggin/UCSD Outreach to San Diego Public Schools!
2016-11-15 07:45 - 12:35 UTC | San Diego Convention Center, 111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
We are very excited to bring our graduate and undergraduate volunteers in neuroscience and art, from Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University, and Washington State University in Vancouver, into classrooms at Jefferson and Linda Vista elementary schools during the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference in San Diego this month..!

We did it! Learn more…

Cortical Connections in San Diego Schools!

Noggin will bring ten volunteers, and UCSD will join us with 2 – 3 additional volunteers and some human and animal brains! Emma Lindberg from SfN will join us with brainfacts.org resources for both schools. We will also welcome additional artists and art students through ArtReach, to help engage students with a pipe cleaner neuron project…

MAKE YOUR OWN NEURONSLEARN MORE: pipe-cleaner-neuron-project-backgroundCREATE: how-to-make-a-pipe-cleaner-neuron

As it stands now, our visit on Tuesday (11/15) will proceed as follows…

7:45am
Ride to Jefferson Elementary from two locations by San Diego Public Schools volunteers…
PICKUP LOCATION ONE: Omni San Diego (675 L St, San Diego, CA 92101) John Harkness, Alex Camino, Allie Clark, Alfredo Zuniga, Jordan Blacktop
PICKUP LOCATION TWO: Horton Grand Hotel (311 Island Ave, San Diego, CA 92101) Morgan Wirthlin, Andre Walcott, Scott Jones, Rebecca Hood
8:10am – 8:40am
Preparation and set up @ Jefferson
8:45am – 10:10am
We’ll be introducing ourselves to about 100 students – just knowing who our graduates and undergraduates are, where and what they study, why they do the research they do, how they got interested and inspired to learn more about the brain and behavior, is powerful experience.
After introductions, we’ll ask kids what they know already about the brain. We want to guide the conversation to what brains are made of – cells! – and how remarkable, diverse, unique and numerous these cells happen to be. We’ll ask questions like: how many neurons do you think you have? Do you have more than your teachers, or parents? How does the number of cells relate to what you can do?
We’ll also point out how neurons link together to form networks, to channel information along specific paths. Different networks do different things, including what you hear, see, think, remember, feel, pay attention to, and decide. Neural networks are critical, and that’s what kids refine as they experience their classroom, family life, the world. Many of these cells die off, while others build stronger connections, routing information in more useful and productive ways that let them accomplish more…
Then we’ll look at real brains! UCSD is sending 2-3 of their own undergraduate outreach volunteers with both human and animal brains for students to examine, plus some additional sheep brains that the students will be able to hold. Our volunteers will help introduce different parts of the brain, pointing out where important structures are, answering questions,…
After brain viewing, students will get pipe cleaners, and will start building their own brain cells, complete with cell bodies, dendrites, axons, myelin, nucleus, even DNA. Noggin volunteers will sit with groups of students and artist participants from Artreach, and build cells, while answering questions about neurons, synapses and the brain…

10:10am – 10:30am
Travel to Linda Vista Elementary; again, by volunteer drivers from San Diego Public Schools
10:30am – 10:55am
Preparation and set up @ Linda Vista
10:55am – 12:35pm
At Linda Vista, we’ll be introducing ourselves to about 150 students! We’ll proceed in the same way here… 🙂
12:35pm
Ride back to the Convention Center

CONFIRMED NOGGIN VOLUNTEERS
1. John Harkness, WSU
2. Jordan Blacktop, WSU
3. Alexandria Camino, WSU
4. Ram Kandasamy, WSU
5. Scott Jones, OHSU
6. Alfredo Zuniga, OHSU
7. Rebecca Hood, OHSU
8. Andre Walcott, OHSU
9. Morgan Wirthlin, CMU
10. Allie Clark, PSU

SfN Teaching of Neuroscience Outreach POSTER
2016-11-13 11:00 - 12:00 | San Diego Convention Center, 111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Please stop by!! 🙂

POSTER: Public Teaching of Neuroscience (Outreach)
Session Date/Time: Poster up Saturday (11/12), 1:00 – 5:00pm; Sunday (11/13) 8:00am – 5:00pm
Abstract Control Number: 1069
Presentation Number: 26.04SU
Presentation Time: Sun, Nov. 13, 2016, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Posterboard Number: NNN46 (Hall B, San Diego Convention Center)

SfN Brain Awareness POSTER!
2016-11-12 14:30 - 16:30 | San Diego Convention Center, 111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
NW Noggin presents on STEAM outreach at the Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego. We’ll cover our work bringing graduates and undergraduates in neuroscience and art into classrooms and public venues throughout the Pacific Northwest – and Washington DC!

The Brain Awareness Campaign Event: Sharing the Magic of Brain Awareness will take place on Saturday, November 12, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
• The event will take place in the Convention Center Room 16.
• Poster setup will begin at 2:30 PM.

Society for Neuroscience poster
2016-11-12 13:00 - 17:00 | San Diego Convention Center, 111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
NW Noggin presents on STEAM outreach at the Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego. We’ll cover our work bringing graduates and undergraduates in neuroscience and art into classrooms and public venues throughout the Pacific Northwest – and Washington DC!

POSTER: Brain Awareness Campaign Event
Session Date and Time: Saturday Nov 12, 2016 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Location/Room: San Diego Convention Center, Room 16
POSTER: Public Teaching of Neuroscience (Outreach)
Session Date/Time: Poster up Saturday (11/12), 1:00 – 5:00pm; Sunday (11/13) 8:00am – 5:00pm
Abstract Control Number: 1069
Presentation Number: 26.04SU
Presentation Time: Sun, Nov. 13, 2016, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Posterboard Number: NNN46 (Hall B, San Diego Convention Center)

Society for Neuroscience conference
2016-11-12 08:00 - 2016-11-16 17:00 | San Diego Convention Center, 111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Noggin presents at the Society for Neuroscience conference on Saturday, November 12th, and will attend sessions through Wednesday, November 16th.
See what we did at the link!
Cortical Connections in San Diego Schools!

Noggin @ Battle Ground High School
2016-11-08 13:30 - 14:30 | Battleground High
Noggin volunteers will visit Battle Ground High School with our extra brains and art!

WHAT: Visit to Battle Ground High School
WHEN: TUESDAY, November 8, 1:30pm – 2:30pm
WHERE: Battle Ground High School, 300 W Main St, Battle Ground, WA 98604
PLEASE RSVP TO BILL GRIESAR (bgriesar@gmail.com), and JEFF LEAKE (aspragus@yahoo.com)
EXPLORE MORE: Cougars and Tigers and Brains!

Noggin @ Skyridge Middle School
2016-11-03 09:15 - 14:00, 2016-11-02 09:15 - 14:00 | Skyridge Middle School, 5220 NW Parker Street, Camas, WA, 98607, United States
Noggin is invited to present brains and art projects at Skyridge Middle School in Camas, Washington on November 1, 2 and 3rd, from 9:15am – 2:00pm…

We’ll visit several “Core” classes on Tuesday (11/1), Wednesday (11/2) and Thursday (11/3)…
Core 1 9:30-10:47
BREAK for Lunch 10:47-11:17
Core 2 11:19-12:36
Core 3 12:38-1:54

Three days offers us the chance to present students with a three session sequence, for example…
Day One: neurons
Day Two: synapses/networks
Day Three: specific networks (memory/language/drugs/decision making/etc)…
Interested volunteers should email both bgriesar@gmail.com and aspragus@yahoo.com
We’ll meet before heading to Skyridge to plan our classes…
Look forward to hearing from you & cheers!
Confirmed participants
Christina Williams, WSU

Noggin @ iTech Prep
2016-11-01 14:05 - 16:05 | WSU Vancouver
Noggin presents brains and art projects to 9th through 12th graders at iTech Prep, a high school in the Vancouver Public School district located on the WSU Vancouver campus…

Tuesday, October 25 AND Tuesday, November 1: 2:05-4:05pm
Clark College Building rooms 122/124 (at WSU Vancouver)
Group 1: 60 students from 2:05-3:00
Group 2: 60 students from 3:05-4:00
Christina Williams, WSU
Joey Seuferling, WSU
John Harkness, WSU
Andrew Stanley, PSU
Nathan Allen, WSU (Group 1 only)
Kim Engeln, WSU (Group 2 only)
Come join us! Please RSVP to bgriesar@gmail.com, and aspragus@yahoo.com…

Noggin @ Skyridge Middle School
2016-11-01 09:15 - 14:00 | Skyridge Middle School, 5220 NW Parker Street, Camas, WA, 98607, United States
Noggin is invited to present brains and art projects at Skyridge Middle School in Camas, Washington on November 1, 2 and 3rd, from 9:15am – 2:00pm…

We’ll visit several “Core” classes on Tuesday (11/1), Wednesday (11/2) and Thursday (11/3)…
Core 1 9:30-10:47
BREAK for Lunch 10:47-11:17
Core 2 11:19-12:36
Core 3 12:38-1:54

Three days offers us the chance to present students with a three session sequence, for example…
Day One: neurons
Day Two: synapses/networks
Day Three: specific networks (memory/language/drugs/decision making/etc)…
Interested volunteers should email both bgriesar@gmail.com and aspragus@yahoo.com
We’ll meet before heading to Skyridge to plan our classes…
PLAN FOR SKYRIDGE: Skyridge Plan November 1, 2, 3, 2016
Look forward to hearing from you & cheers!
Confirmed participants
Christina Williams, WSU
Carrie Ann Miyamoto
Matthew Carlisle, WSU
Joey Seuferling, WSU
Allie Clark, PSU
Jessica Patching-Bunch, PSU
Jesse Hamlin, PSU

Noggin @ Velo Cult: Patterns, fractals and drugs
2016-10-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Velo Cult Bike Shop, 1969 NE 42nd, Portland, OR
DREADD decisions: Patterns, fractals and drugs
Jordan Blacktop and Sara McCormick

DOWNLOAD: NW Noggin DREADD & Fractal poster
Jordan Blacktop, Ph.D. (a.k.a., “the DREADDpool Dude”), a postdoctoral neuroscience researcher at WSU Vancouver, introduces DREADDs, a powerful chemogenetic technique for switching brain areas on, or off, and altering how networks of brain areas function, with potential for treating disorders like Parkinson’s, and addiction.
LEARN MORE: DREADD: A Chemogenetic GPCR Signaling Platform
Sara McCormick, a Northwest print, textile and sculpture artist fascinated by fractals, discusses these compelling, evolving patterns in nature and design, and presents visually striking consequences of change to the underlying networks and algorithms that drive their developing form, and behavior…

LEARN MORE: Mathematical Art Galleries

SHOP: Sara McCormick on Etsy

NW Noggin Velo Cult events are always free, open to the public, child friendly, and feature access to amazing beer (scroll here for current tap list), wine, coffee, tea, sodas and sandwiches…☕️???

Noggin @ iTech Prep
2016-10-25 14:05 - 16:05 | WSU Vancouver
Noggin presents brains and art projects to 9th through 12th graders at iTech Prep, a high school in the Vancouver Public School district located on the WSU Vancouver campus…

Tuesday, October 25 AND Tuesday, November 1: 2:05-4:05pm
Clark College Building rooms 122/124 (at WSU Vancouver)
Group 1: 60 students from 2:05-3:00
Group 2: 60 students from 3:05-4:00
Christina Williams, WSU
Matthew Carlisle, WSU
Joey Seuferling, WSU
Wendy McMakin, PSU
Andrew Stanley, PSU
Mary Nelson, WSU (Group 2 only)
Kim Engeln, WSU (Group 2 only)
Alexzander Isenhower, WSU (Group 2)
Come join us! Please RSVP to bgriesar@gmail.com, and aspragus@yahoo.com…

Francis Collins Mark Hatfield Lecture at OHSU
2016-10-24 17:45 - 20:00 | OHSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building, 2730 SW Moody, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Collaborative Life Sciences Building
2730 S.W. Moody, Portland
Reception, 5:45 – 6:30pm,
Collaborative Life Sciences Building Atrium
Lecture, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Main lecture hall, room 1A001

From left: Sam Carpenter (OHSU/Noggin), Bill Griesar (PSU/WSU/OHSU/NW Noggin), Francis Collins (NIH), John Harkness (WSUV/NW Noggin) – and pipe cleaners!

Noggin @ White House Frontiers conference
2016-10-13 08:30 - 16:30
Bill Griesar and Jeff Leake from NW Noggin were invited by the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy to attend the Frontiers Conference on October 13th! We are deeply honored and extremely excited to be heading to Pittsburgh, thanks to support from Portland State University...
Learn more here: Noggin @ White House Frontiers

The Art and Neuroscience of Change!
2016-10-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Portland Art Museum
NW Noggin presents cutting edge research and art, from Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, and WSU Vancouver, concerning the neuroscience of behavioral change at the Portland Art Museum, as part of the Change Connect 4 conference for the Association of Change Management Professionals…

High school seniors from Fort Vancouver High School crafted some striking neurons from pipe cleaners to hang as a malleable network…

LEARN MORE: Ventricles in Vancouver!
Their brain cells will accompany a sculptural and video installation by artist Kindra Crick, with music by Katie Griesar, reflecting current research by Dr. John Harkness on restoring plasticity to synapses in our brains…

Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about implicit bias research from the GRASP lab at Portland State University, and about adolescent brain development – a time of momentous brain and behavioral change – from the Fair lab and TRAC lab at OHSU…

WHAT: NW Noggin on “The Art & Neuroscience of Change”
WHEN: Tuesday, October 11th, 2:00 – 4:00pm
WHERE: Portland Art Museum, ACMP Change Connect 4 conference, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland OR 97205
LEARN MORE: Art and Neuroscience of Change

World Parkinson's Conference lecture!
2016-09-21 12:00 - 13:15 | Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, 97232, United States
The following NW Noggin volunteers are invited to hear a lecture by Dr. John G. Nutt from OHSU, at the Oregon Convention Center on Wednesday, September 21 from noon – 1:15pm…
1. Christie Pizzimenti, OHSU
2. Christina Williams, WSU Vancouver
3. Ankita Guchait, PSU
4. Allie Clark, PSU
5. Gaile Parker, PSU
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
James Parkinson’s Special Lecture (12:15 – 1:15 PM)
Levodopa over the last 50 years, where we’ve come and where we are going
Introduction by: Stanley Fahn (USA)
Special Lecture by: John G. Nutt (USA)
Noggin guest passes at Special Registrations Counter

This is part of the annual World Parkinson Conference
EXPLORE MORE: NINDS Parkinson’s Disease Information Page

Brain cell building @ Fort Vancouver High
2016-09-16 07:15 - 14:05, 2016-09-14 07:15 - 14:05 | Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E 18th St, Vancouver, WA, 98661, United States
Make your own brain cells! (We can always use more ?)

Graduates and undergraduates: please join us to introduce neurons to seniors at Fort Vancouver High School later this month. We’ll make brain cells from colorful pipe cleaners that will hang in a display at the Portland Art Museum in October, for a discussion of the art and neuroscience of change!
High school students benefit when they learn about your background, interests, and what and where you study. And grad students who research specialized brain cells (hair cells, opiate interneurons, etc.) add tremendously to student understanding of the diversity of neuron structure and function…
We’ll bring along some real human brains too, for you to introduce and help explain…
We promise fun! Please RSVP to bgriesar@pacifier.com, and aspragus@yahoo.com…hope to see you at Fort & cheers!
Bill & Jeff
nwnoggin.org
WHAT: Introduction to brains, and brain cells – and pipe cleaner neuron making
WHERE: Fort Vancouver High School
Fort Vancouver HS

WHEN: TWO DAYS; Wednesday (9/14) and Friday (9/16)
TWO SESSIONS each day…
MORNING: 7:15am – 9:30am; AFTERNOON: 11:55am – 2:05pm

Art, Pain and Cannabinoids: Results from Research
2016-09-10 13:00 - 16:00
Come join us for a Washington State Psychological Association Noggin workshop on marijuana, including its chemical complexity, history of use, role in visual culture, and what new research suggests about its therapeutic potential for treating pain…

More details available here…
Art, Pain & Cannabinoids: Results from Research

Register for the workshop (and additional WSPA workshops) here…
https://wapsych.site-ym.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=842005&group=
WHAT: “Art, Pain & Cannabinoids: Results from Research”
NW Noggin Workshop for the Washington State Psychological Association
WHEN: Saturday, September 10, 2016; 1 – 4pm
WHERE: North Seattle Community College; Old Cafeteria

Noggin @ Camas for Kids Health Fair!
2016-09-10 09:45 - 14:00 | Doc Harris Stadium, 1125 NE 22nd Ave, Camas, WA, 98607, United States
Noggin Resource Council member Joey Seuferling, from WSU Vancouver Neuroscience, is looking for graduate and undergraduate volunteers to help introduce kids to brains at the annual Kids Health Fair in Camas, Washington..!

Please email Joey directly if you can assist: joseph.seuferling@wsu.edu
WHAT: Noggin @ Camas Healthy Kids Fair
WHEN: Saturday, September 10th, 9:45am – 2:00pm
WHERE: Doc Harris Stadium, 1125 NE 22nd Ave, Camas, WA 98607
For more details…
https://www.facebook.com/events/1210128389000231/

Noggin @ Franklin High (@ Marshall High School) 7/27!
2016-07-27 09:45 - 11:30 | Franklin High School @ Marshall High School campus, 3905 SE 91st Ave, Portland , OR, 97266, United States
We have an outreach opportunity with Franklin high school students taking classes at Marshall High School in Portland Public Schools (Franklin High is being renovated so they are meeting at the Marshall High campus).
There are 70 students total, but we may be meeting with a smaller group of 20. We’ll introduce ourselves, answer questions, and hold some brains – they’ve apparently been learning a bit of neuroscience this year..! Jeff may follow up with some art project ideas (depending on time)…
WHAT: NW NOGGIN WITH FRANKLIN HIGH STUDENTS AT MARSHALL HIGH CAMPUS
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 9:45am – 11:30am
WHERE: MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL, 3905 SE 91st Ave, Portland, OR 97266; http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/franklin/203.htm
Please email bgriesar@gmail.com and aspragus@yahoo.com if you’ll be there!

A Noggin/Velo Summer: Music & Beer!
2016-07-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Velo Cult Bike Shop, 1969 NE 42nd, Portland, OR
WHAT: “The Unpredictable Science of Drinking Too Much,” presented by Andrey Ryabinin (OHSU Behavioral Neuroscience) and Rob Oberdorfer & The Neutral Spirits (members of Ages and Ages)
WHEN: First Thursday, July 7th, 2016
WHERE: VELO CULT, 1969 NE 42nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97213
*** FREE!! AND ALL AGES WELCOME ***

Noggin/SUN @ Floyd Light Middle School
2016-07-06 09:30 - 12:30 | Floyd Light Middle School, 10800 SE Washington St, Portland, OR, 97216, United States
We have another exciting opportunity to present on the challenges that come with middle school and the changes that your brain goes through in adolescence on Wednesday, July 6th!
We’ll be partnering with Multnomah County SUN Community Schools at Portland Public School’s Floyd Light Middle School, from 9:30am – 12:30pm…
We’ll meet first with the 7th and 8th graders, and then with the 6th graders, in two 75 minute sessions. We’ll plan to present on adolescent brain development and engage in related art projects…
WHAT: NW NOGGIN @ FLOYD LIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL; 10800 SE Washington St. Portland, OR 97216
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, JULY 6th; 9:30am – 12:30pm

Noggin @ Legacy Salmon Creek: Healthy Kids Fair!
2016-06-11 08:30 - 15:00 | Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 NE 139th St, Mount Vista, WA, 98686, United States
Please join us!
Healthy Kids Fair at Salmon Creek Medical Center on Saturday, June 11th
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
2211 NE 139th St, Mount Vista WA 98686
We’ll have brains and brain art projects from 8:30am – 3:00pm…

artNOW
2016-06-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Portland Art Museum
About the exhibition:This January and February, twelve Portlanders attended the Museum’s artNOW program designed for individuals living with dementia and their care-partners. On four consecutive Monday afternoons, the group explored the idea of personal journeys through lively discussion of the art on view and created visual journals that will be exhibited in the Museum’s Object Stories gallery this summer (on view May 14-September 10,) along with recorded reflections from each pair. The journals beautifully depict each artist’s connection to the environment, cities, each other, and ultimately their idea of homeAbout the event:Please join us for an opening celebration on Friday, June 10th from 4:00-6:00 pm, which coincides with Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month. Meet the artists, create connections, and learn how you can engage with the Museum! The artNOW program was designed in partnership with the Oregon Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. For more information and to learn how to register for the program, please visit http://portlandartmuseum.org/artnow/

Noggin @ Skyview High!
2016-05-27 07:30 - 14:45, 2016-05-26 07:30 - 14:45, 2016-05-25 07:30 - 14:45, 2016-05-24 07:30 - 14:35 | Skyview High School, 1300 NW 139th St, Vancouver, WA, 98685, United States
We have five GEAR UP funded participants (Angela Gonzalez, Nathan Allen and Courtney Miskell from WSU Vancouver, Carrie Miyamoto from PNCA, and Gaile Parker from PSU), and two Portland Alcohol Research Center funded folks (Sam Carpenter and Binyam Nardos from OHSU).
They’ll work with 150 juniors at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington!
Skyview High School, 1300 NW 139th St, Vancouver, WA 98685
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The dates/times for the program are…
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 7:30am – 2:45pm
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 7:30am – 2:45pm
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 7:30am – 2:45pm
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 7:30am – 2:45pm
About 25 students at a time, for multiple periods throughout the school day.
Tuesday through Thursday we’ll introduce topics (e.g., neurons, networks, brain areas, imaging techniques, relation of brain to behavior..?), art projects, and get students involved in learning neuroscience.
On Friday we’ll split into three groups for field trips by bus: 50 students will head to the National Primate Research Center, 50 to the Yes! Program imaging labs at OHSU, and 50 to the Portland Art Museum!

Super School Challenge!
2016-05-19 12:00 - 19:00
We are meeting at noon at Bill’s house to work on remaining grant app sections and prepare for the timed XQ Super School challenge. Please bring your laptop, and be ready to respond quickly and creatively..!

Also, check out what we’ve accomplished thus far…
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