NW NOGGIN: Neuroscience outreach group (growing in networks)

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

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

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

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

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

Fort Vancouver outreach planning @ Chapel Pub!
2015-11-01 17:30 - 19:00 | Chapel Pub
Come join us for a pub planning session with Biology teachers from Clark County’s Fort Vancouver High School. We’re planning a series of four fall visits to classrooms at Fort, on November 6, 15, 24 and December 4th, from 7:30am – 12:05pm
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NW Noggin @ Velo Cult
2015-10-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Velo Cult Bike Shop, 1969 NE 42nd, Portland, OR
Phil Uribe, a graduate student in Neuroscience from WSU Vancouver, and Kimberly Cordray, an art practices student from Portland State University, will tickle your ears with an auditory presentation at Velo Cult… 🙂
Beer, cider, and soda are available for purchase. No purchase is required; however $1/pint sold supports outreach efforts in the community.

P:ear outreach class
2015-10-28 11:45 - 12:45, 2015-10-21 11:45 - 12:45, 2015-10-14 11:45 - 12:45, 2015-10-07 11:45 - 12:45 | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States

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

Society for Neuroscience conference
2015-10-16 08:00 - 2015-10-21 17:00
Bill and Jeff will present an outreach poster in Chicago…

WSU Vancouver Grad Night
2015-10-13 17:30 - 19:30 | WSU Vancouver
NW Noggin volunteers will introduce opportunities for outreach to undergraduates at WSU Vancouver!

Seeing Nature opens @ PAM
2015-10-10 | Portland Art Museum
NW Noggin is honored to work alongside the Portland Art Museum in developing interpretive materials, and gallery descriptions, for visitors to the “Seeing Nature” exhibit. The exhibit runs from October 10 – January 10…

Oregon Arts Education Conference
2015-10-09 - 2015-10-10
Jeff and Bill will present a two hour workshop for arts educators on Friday, October 9th, from 8 – 10am, in Ashland, OR…

P:ear planning meeting at P:ear
2015-10-03 12:00 - 13:00 | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Following the mandatory training, volunteers will meet to discuss and prepare our first outreach class session…

Mandatory volunteer training for P:ear volunteers
2015-10-03 09:00 - 12:00 | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
For volunteers preparing outreach coursework for P:ear students in October, there is a mandatory training at P:ear on Saturday, October 3. We’ll follow the training with a planning meeting for our first outreach visit…

NW Noggin "Ales & Ideas" lecture in Astoria!
2015-10-01 18:00 - 20:30 | Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St, Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Bill Griesar and Jeff Leake will present on “The Art and Science of Legal Highs” (mostly alcohol) – at the Fort George Brewery in Astoria, Oregon!

Have a Vortex IPA and join us…

"Alive Inside" memory and music night at WSUV
2015-09-22 18:00 - 20:30 | WSU Vancouver
The movie “Alive Inside!” will be shown in the WSU Vancouver auditorium. We’ll follow the screening with a panel of NW Noggin volunteers. Here’s a complete list of our confirmed panel participants…

Bill Griesar, Instructor and Outreach Coordinator, Neuroscience, WSU Vancouver; Neuroscience Director, nwnoggin.org
Jeff Leake, artist, Instructor and Outreach Coordinator, Neuroscience, WSU Vancouver; Arts Director, nwnoggin.org
Megan Slaker, graduate student, Neuroscience, WSU Vancouver (research interests: memory, drugs, peri-neuronal nets)
John Harkness, post-doctoral student, Neuroscience, WSU Vancouver (research interests: genes, drugs, brains, behavior)
Angela Johnson, graduate of WSU Vancouver, Neuroscience outreach participant, Alzheimer’s caregiver
Sarah Neveux, graduate of WSU Vancouver, Neuroscience outreach participant
Angela Gonzalez, undergraduate in Neuroscience, WSU Vancouver, Neuroscience outreach participant

Jeff and I will start with general comments about the brain and behavior, development and decline, and why music and art might provoke such powerful emotions and help to improve mood, engagement and perhaps bring out some explicit memories, depending on the damage already suffered by individual patients with AD.

Our panelists will also introduce themselves, and their own areas of expertise. Questions from the audience (addressed to any of us) are very welcome about any topic related to dementia, the brain, behavior, genes, drugs, music or art… 🙂

We’ll also have real brains (extra brains!) to examine up close.

Chapel Pub Planning for Fort Vancouver High
2015-09-16 17:00 - 18:30 | Chapel Pub
Volunteers and site coordinators for our series of 4 – 6 outreach visits to biology classrooms at Fort Vancouver High School are meeting to plan classes and activities at the McMenamin’s Chapel Pub in NE Portland…
Fort biology teachers will join us there too.

Creative Science K-8
2015-09-16 12:00 - 14:30 | Creative Science (PPS) K-8, 1231 SE 92nd Ave, Portland, OR, 97216, United States
Volunteers will discuss brain development with middle school students. What skills do students feel they’ve improved over the last year – and where in their brains are network connections changing..?
We’ll bring brains (extra brains!), and Jeff will have a large brain poster and sticky notes for students to paste descriptions of their improving skills…
We did it! Learn more at the link…
Creativity and Science

HeLa High School
2015-09-14 12:35 - 14:00 | He La High School, 9105 NE 9th St, Vancouver, WA, 98664, United States
A discussion of neurotransmitters…
Volunteers will introduce anatomy and physiology of brain networks/pathways involving specific neurotransmitters, including dopamine, norepinephrine, acetylcholine, serotonin…

BRAINS (sheep) to WSUV/MESA
2015-07-30

BRAINS (sheep) to Sabin/Beaumont
2015-07-30

BRAINS (human) to Boys & Girls
2015-07-30

Human to human interface @ WSUV
2015-07-29

Miraculin @ WSUV/MESA
2015-07-29

Miraculin @ Boys & Girls
2015-07-29

BRAINS (sheep) to Jason Lee
2015-07-29

BRAINS (human) to WSUV/MESA
2015-07-29

Mindflex Duel @ Boys & Girls
2015-07-28
