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SUMMARY:Multilingual Noggins @ Hazelbrook Middle School!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin visit with ~150 6th – 8th graders in Tigard-Tualatin School District! \nWe did it!\n \nWHERE: Hazelbrook Middle School\, 11300 SW Hazelbrook Rd\, Tualatin\, OR 97062; gym! \nWHEN: Thursday\, May 4\, 2023\, 8:30am – 11:00am \nCONTACT: Rebecca Rousculp\, 8th Grade Bilingual Teacher\, Hazelbrook Middle School \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWe’ll discuss student questions about the brain benefits of multilingualism (and other topics they are curious about)\, enjoy an art project (in more than one language) and then consider more questions while examining brains. \n \n“Today\, more of the world’s population is bilingual or multilingual than monolingual. In addition to facilitating cross-cultural communication\, this trend also positively affects cognitive abilities. Researchers have shown that the bilingual brain can have better attention and task-switching capacities than the monolingual brain\, thanks to its developed ability to inhibit one language while using another. In addition\, bilingualism has positive effects at both ends of the age spectrum: Bilingual children as young as seven months can better adjust to environmental changes\, while bilingual seniors can experience less cognitive decline.” \nLEARN MORE: The Cognitive Benefits of Being Bilingual \n \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Veronika Carranza\, PSU\n4. Regina Warila\, PSU\n5. Andy Ng\, PSU\n6. Rebecca Chevrel\, PSU\n7. Marc Chenard\, PSU\n8. Jennifer Notter\, PSU\n9. Cameron Mcgrew\, PSU\n10. Nathalie Rios Carreon\, PSU\n11. Lee Hammond\, PSU\n12.Sami Wagner\, PSU \n¡Ser bilingüe es maravilloso!\n \n 
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/multilingual-noggins-hazelbrook-middle-school/
LOCATION:Hazelbrook Middle School\, 11300 SW Hazelbrook Rd\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
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SUMMARY:Noggins @ Lake Shore!
DESCRIPTION:Come join us as we meet with the 3rd graders at Lake Shore Elementary in Vancouver! \nWe did it!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWe visited the home of the Seagulls! \nWe brought brains and art projects to share with two classes of third graders! From one of the teachers\, Ms. Christine Quinn: “Students have worked on learning the major parts of the brain though focusing on the amygdala\, hippocampus\, and the prefrontal cortex. We talk a lot about how the amygdala and prefrontal cortex interact. Students know that when emotions are strong\, the amygdala takes over and the prefrontal cortex can’t function properly. They have learned several ways to try and keep their amygdala “calm” so they can learn and function at school. I honestly think that anything you tell them about the brain will pique their interest. They love to learn!” \nWHAT: NW Noggin @ Lake Shore Elementary School \nWHERE: Lake Shore Elementary\, 9300 NW 21st Ave. Vancouver\, WA 98665 \n \nWHEN: Thursday May 11th\, 2023; 9:00am – 11:30am \n \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS \n1. Denesa Lockwood\, OHSU \n2. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU \n3. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU \n4. Regina Warila\, PSU \n5. Veronika Carranza\, PSU \n6. Roman Cimkovich\, PSU \n7. Becky Martinez\, PSU \n8. Allonte Barakat\, PSU \n9. Julian Rodriguez\, PSU \n10. Rebecca Chevrel\, PSU \n11. Kassidy Fitzgerald\, PSU \n12. Cameron McGrew\, PSU
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggins-lake-shore/
LOCATION:Lake Shore Elementary School\, 9300 NW 21st Ave\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98665\, United States
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SUMMARY:SfN OR/SW WA Chapter Meeting!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Society for Neuroscience OR/SW WA Chapter Annual Meeting \nDAY ONE\n \n \n \n \n \n \nDAY TWO\n \n \n \n \nWHERE: McMenamins Edgefield\, 2126 SW Halsey Street\, Troutdale\, OR \nWHEN: Friday\, May 12 – Saturday\, May 13\, 2023 \n \nREGISTER HERE\nREAD THE ABSTRACTS: SFN OR WA Abstract Book 2023 \nMeeting topic: Research on psychedelics! \n \nAMAZING Chapter Meeting:  but $150 for students? Not very accessible. \n\nThe mini-symposium on the neuroscience of psychedelics keynote address will be given by Andrea Gomez\, Ph.D.\, assistant professor of Molecular and Cell Biology\, University of California\, Berkeley.Dr. Gomez will present “The Psychedelic Translatome of the Prefrontal Cortex.” \n \nOther invited speakers for the mini-symposium include: \n\nAtheir Abbas\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, assistant professor of Behavioral Neuroscience\, OHSU\nLuca Mazzucato\, Ph.D.\, assistant professor of Biology and Mathematics\, University of Oregon\nChristopher Stauffer\, Ph.D.\, assistant professor of Psychiatry\, OHSU\n\nThe chapter keynote address will be presented by Brian Anderson\, M.D.\,assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences\, University of California\, San Francisco. \n \nPsychedelic Neuroscience in Context: Learning to Listen to the Concerns of Communities \nBrian Anderson\, M.D.\, M.Sc.\, is assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences\, UCSF Weill Institute for the Neurosciences\, and he is an attending in the Psychiatric Emergency Services at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. \nDr. Anderson’s research has included both ethnographic studies of religious practitioners who use psychedelics in community settings\, and clinical trials of psychedelic therapies. In 2018\, he conducted a pilot study of psilocybin-assisted group therapy for demoralization in older\, long-term AIDS survivor men. Dr. Anderson is a co-founding member of the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics. Currently\, his research focuses on the development of: 1) novel interventions to address psychological distress in patients with serious medical illness; and 2) training and safety standards for psychedelic guiding. \n \nAargh! SfN JUST MOVED our poster to Saturday morning (5/13). Sorry for any confusion! \n \nPlease join us at 9:30am & cheers! \n  \nNW Noggin POSTER Abstract\nSharing interdisciplinary neuroscience paywall-free at SfN\nGRIESAR\, W.S.* ** *** ****\, LEAKE\, J.* ** *** \n* Department of Psychology\, Portland State University; ** NW Noggin (nwnoggin.org); *** Department of University Studies\, Portland State University; **** Department of Behavioral Neuroscience\, Oregon Health & Science University \n \nNonprofit NW Noggin (nwnoggin.org) organizes collaboration and community around interdisciplinary neuroscience. Undergraduates\, graduate students and artists inspired by brain research join us in public schools\, correctional facilities\, houseless youth centers and more to hear what people already know and want to know\, and see where lab and classroom discoveries can contribute. We’ve met 65\,000 people since 2012! \nThe last time we traveled to San Diego for the Society for Neuroscience conference\, we gave the 2018 keynote address on brain awareness\, and joined a panel on outreach. Representatives of resource-rich institutions described well-staffed offices\, paywalled conferences\, expert-judged Brain Bees and annual Brain Fairs. \nIn contrast\, we introduced over 70 all-volunteer\, paywall-free visits we’d made to community spaces that don’t often get exposure to neuroscience\, bringing specimens and art projects\, and centering the questions\, stories\, knowledge and interests of those we met. \nWe invited everyone to join us in K-12 classrooms\, where we’d arranged with San Diego Unified district staff and teachers for two days of direct public engagement over neuroscience and art! \nWe are fascinated by the money spent by government and private foundations aimed at increasing diversity\, equity\, inclusion and interdisciplinary approaches to “brain awareness” in education and research\, much of which flows to the same privileged universities\, private schools and institutions receiving funding in the past. \nThat is not our approach\, so while we miss big structurally segregated dollars\, we enjoy the privilege of going places and hearing directly from those not currently overrepresented in neuroscience\, both inspiring and being inspired by questions\, insights and art. \nDuring the 2022 Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego\, we not only presented original posters\, caught up with colleagues and walked the cavernous convention halls\, but also joyously re-connected with district staff and teachers\, organizing two additional days of engagement in local schools! \nWe met over 500 students at Webster and Freese elementary schools\, examining brains we’d driven 1000 miles from Portland\, Oregon\, discussed new research and made art. We also met people passing by The Brain Observatory\, a striking laboratory and exhibition space founded by Dr. Jacobo Annese\, who dissected the brain of amnesia Patient H.M. \nBuilding awareness of discoveries\, educational options and careers through outreach engaging those not served by institutional “brain awareness” funding trains scientists to collaborate\, reaches more people\, and increases support for investment in research and art. \nDOWNLOAD PDF: SFN poster 2023 \nBrains Beyond SfN\n \nObserving Art & Brains @ SfN\n \nWe’re also thrilled to introduce the abstract submitted by Tara Subramaniam\, a Portland high school student who helped establish the Oregon Youth Neuroscience Conference\, which we attended last fall! Tara will be at the Chapter Meeting too\, presenting Friday (5/12) @ 3:45pm. \nPromoting Neuroscience Among Youth: The Oregon Youth Neuroscience Conferences\nT. SUBRAMANIAM \nNeuroscience is a field applicable to the lives of all students\, regardless of their intended field. However\, there is little awareness of the vast possibilities in the neuroscience field among youth. In Oregon middle and high schools\, the incorporation of neuroscience into school curricula is a rarity. Additionally\, it is difficult for young students to hear from neuroscientists to gain deeper insights of the field (Myslinski\, 2022). This paper details the process of creating the Oregon Youth Neuroscience Conferences—a program for students\, led by students—to broaden access to neuroscience education among local middle and high schools. \nFor each conference\, a theme was set that would be compelling to youth\, such as “Neurotechnology” and “The Brain and Aging.” Then\, conferences were held at local high schools\, where the venues were free. Professors in fields related to each theme from the University of Oregon and Oregon Health and Science University were invited to present about the background of their specialized field\, career path\, and research. After their presentations\, a Q&A session was held for students to engage with speakers. Presentation topics ranged from alcohol’s effects on the teenage brain\, research on Alzheimer’s disease\, and nanotechnology in neuroscience research. When it was difficult to find speakers\, organizations such as the Oregon Geriatric Association and Oregon Alzheimer’s Association directed us to interested neuroscientists. After the first conference\, feedback from students suggested that more interactive activities would improve the experience. \nWhen the nonprofit\, NW Noggin\, brought a team of volunteers with cadaver brains and neuroscience-themed art projects that students could learn brain anatomy from\, student engagement drastically improved. \nSocial media campaigns\, science teachers\, school newsletters\, and flyers across the state publicized the event\, resulting in attendees from fifteen schools. Through the program’s website\, organizers could predict attendance and effective publication methods. At the end of the conference\, a social session was designated for students to socialize over their shared interests. Ultimately\, the conferences provided students with an insight into the excitement in the field of neuroscience\, as well as their own minds. \n\nNeuroscience for Oregon Youth!
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/sfn-or-sw-wa-chapter-meeting-2/
LOCATION:McMenamin’s Edgefield\, 2126 S.W. Halsey St.\, Troutdale\, OR\, 97060\, United States
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Noggin + TRIO @ Hudson's Bay!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: NW Noggin visit to Hudson’s Bay High School! \nCancelled last minute by TRIO @ WSU Vancouver 🙄 \nWHERE: Hudson’s Bay High School\, 1601 E McLoughlin Blvd\, Vancouver\, WA 98663 \nWHEN: Thursday\, May 18\, 8:15am – 2:00pm \n \nIn conjunction with the federal TRIO Program\, NW Noggin volunteers will meet with with high school students in Vancouver to explore neuroscience research\, examine brains and make art. More details coming soon! \n \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU\n2. Jeff Leake\, NW Noggin/PSU\n3. Chad Alexander\, PSU/McNair scholar\n4. Natalie Partipilo\, PSU\n5. Andy Ng\, PSU\n6. Cameron McGrew\, PSU\n7. Veronika Carranza\, PSU\n8. Rebecca Chevrel\, PSU\n9. Sami Wagner\, PSU\n10.\n11.\n12.\n13.\n14.\n15.
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/noggin-trio-hudsons-bay/
LOCATION:Hudson’s Bay High School\, 1601 E McLoughlin Blvd\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98663\, United States
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SUMMARY:How Brains Create Meaning through Art and Narrative
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: How Brains Create Meaning through Art and Narrative presentation \nWe did it!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWHERE: Paragon Gallery\, 815 N Killingsworth St\, Portland\, OR 97217 \nWHEN: Saturday\, May 20\, 2:00 – 4:00pm \n \nJoin Jeff Leake and his colleague Neuroscientist Dr. Bill Griesar for a NWNoggin workshop “How Brains Create Meaning through Art and Narrative\,” Saturday\, May 20\, 2023\, 2 – 4 pm. Our focus is on narrative and art and how they create the stories (and the brains!) that make us who we are.  \n \nWhat is a narrative? What is a story? What is a schema\, or a frame of reference\, or set of expectations\, predictions\, emotions and biases based on our individual experiences? \n \nWhere does it come from? How do these personal experiences shape our brains\, including what we remember\, what we attend to (and what we ignore)\, and how we react? How might this change\, and what do we discover through making and viewing art? Where in the brain does all this happen? \n \nA presentation on the neuroscience of how our brains create meaning through narrative will be followed by hands-on art activities and brain specimens to observe. \n \nCOMMITTED PARTICIPANTS\n1. Bill Griesar\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n2. Jeff Leake\, PSU/NW Noggin\n3. Sami Wagner\, PSU\n4. Martin Lembke\, PSU\n5. Kadi Rae Smith\, PSU\n6. Cameron Mcgrew\, PSU\n7. Andy Ng\, PSU
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/how-brains-create-meaning-through-art-and-narrative/
LOCATION:Paragon Gallery\, 815 N Killingsworth St\, Portland\, OR\, 97217\, United States
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SUMMARY:Animal Brains & Stories in Siletz!
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Noggin + Siletz Outreach: Animal Brains & Stories \nWe did it!\nLong skinny lightning in Siletz\n \n \n \nWHERE: Siletz Valley School\, 245 NW James Franks Ave\, Siletz\, OR 97380 \nWHEN: Tuesday\, May 23 – Thursday\, May 25\, 2023\nArrive @ hotels in Nye Beach\, Oregon Monday night (5/22) \n \nMONDAY\, MAY 22\nArrive late in Nye Beach\, Oregon\nNOTE: Nye Beach is about a 30 minute drive from Siletz! \n \nTUESDAY\, MAY 23\nARRIVE Siletz School @ 8:15am\nIntroductions and Assembly!\nElementary School Students\, Siletz\nFINISH @ 3:20pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nWEDNESDAY\, MAY 24\nARRIVE Siletz School @ 11:30am\nHigh School Students\, Siletz\nFINISH @ 3:20pm\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTHURSDAY\, MAY 25\nARRIVE Siletz School @ 8:15am\nMiddle School Students\, Siletz\nFINISH @ noon\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSiletz Animal Noggins: Behavior and Brains from Stories\, Songs and Labs \nDid you know that Native stories describe language and tool use by Crow? What do the ordeals of Little Raccoon tell us about our own struggles? What makes these tales compelling\, memorable\, instructive\, thrilling\, engaging\, motivating and fun? What do they tell us about the structure and function of animal brains and behaviors  –  and our own? \n \nStorytelling has a long history\, and is a powerful and accepted method of teaching science. Research finds that curricula which include stories result in greater comprehension of material\, longer retention of information\, and a stronger personal connection between teller and listener. Similarly\, music\, rhythm and art-making also contribute to academic achievement\, retention and brain development\, while fostering a stronger sense of community. \n \nWe’ve collaborated successfully with Siletz Valley School on interdisciplinary neuroscience outreach projects in the past\, visiting classrooms to discuss the neuroscience of storytelling and song thanks to a 2018 grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. \n \nLEARN MORE: Until the story takes shape \nLEARN MORE: Joanne Trzcinski on Synapses\, Stories & Song! \nWe recently delivered 25 “woodpecker red” 3D printed brains to Siletz teachers and staff. Woodpeckers are important in Siletz culture and we partnered with Shashi Jain at Intel and the Portland 3D Printing Lab to provide customized teaching tools that are compelling and relevant. \n \nThese visits and donations have had significant\, lasting impact; according to a science teacher at Siletz\, students advocated for opportunities to hear and play more music\, they are more aware of changing circadian cycles in adolescence\, and more understanding of diverse developmental experiences and how they are not alone in facing challenges. \n \nWith support from the Roundhouse Foundation\, the Portland Alcohol Research Center at OHSU and Siletz Valley School\, we’ll bring graduate students and undergraduates studying neuroscience from Portland State University\, Oregon Health & Science University and the University of Oregon back into Siletz classrooms in spring of 2023. We will also bring brain specimens (animal and human) and art projects developed in consultation with teachers at Siletz. \n \nLEARN MORE: Mountain Beaver\, Boomer\, Sewellel \n \nBefore our visit\, we’ll contribute to lesson plans focusing on culturally significant animals\, including Salmon\, Woodpecker\, Eel\, Elk\, Deer\, Dragonfly\, Porcupine\, Bear\, Cougar\, Octopus\, Raccoon and Coyote – and the local Boomer!  –  and the community and brain benefits of drumming and music\, integrated with the new Siletz Tribal History/Shared History curriculum. During the visit\, we’ll tell stories\, examine brains\, make art and discuss student questions over a three day period. \n \n \nCOMMITTED VOLUNTEERS\n1. Bill Griesar\, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin\n2. Jeff Leake\, PSU/NW Noggin\n3. Kanani Miyamoto\, PNCA/PCC/NW Noggin\n4. Denesa Lockwood\, OHSU/NW Noggin\n5. Kadi Rae Smith\, PSU\n6. Moss Pederson\, PSU\n7. Natalie Partipilo\, PSU\n8. Sami Wagner\, PSU\n9. Angelique Allen\, University of Oregon\n \n \n“Sabía poco\, pero al menos sabía eso: que nadie habla por los demás. Que aunque queramos contar historias ajenas terminamos siempre contando la historia propia”\n—Alejandro Zambra \n“I knew little\, but at least I knew that: that no one speaks for others. That although we want to tell other stories we always end up telling our own story\n—Alejandro Zambra
URL:https://nwnoggin.org/event/animal-brains-stories-in-toledo-siletz/
LOCATION:Siletz Valley Early College Academy\, 245 NW James Franks Ave\, Siletz\, 97380\, United States
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