Research on child brain development Post by Salma Nassar, an undergraduate majoring in Psychology and minoring in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience and Community Health at Portland State University. How I got involved in research Academic planning is a passion of mine. Besides doing it for myself I often help friends form a…
Post by Kayla Dagnino, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Kayla joined outreach visits with Northwest Noggin this fall. Visiting Leodis McDaniel High School in Portland, Oregon, I noticed that the students were very inquisitive about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and what it…
Post by Alyssa Showalter, undergraduate in Psychology and Social Science pursuing two minors in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience and Sociology at Portland State University. Towards the end of last summer I was cramming in all my trips to various cities before fall term started at Portland State. My last trip ended with…
Post by Maha Mukhtar, senior undergraduate at Portland State University pursuing a bachelors degree in Psychology with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. This fall term she is a part of the Northwest Noggin outreach program. This fall I’ve been visiting Portland area public classrooms, teaching kids about the brain and…
Halloween is now always on our schedule for Noggin outreach, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Northeast Portland is one of the most creative places to spend the day! LEARN MORE FROM LAST YEAR: A Hippocampal Halloween We brought a large contingent of excited volunteers to King,…
Post by Jennifer Logan, Honors undergraduate in Psychology and Indigenous Nations and Native American Studies pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Jennifer is a regular volunteer participant in outreach through Northwest Noggin. We enjoyed an afternoon with curious 4th graders at Sunnyside Environmental School this fall, making…
Post by Conner Corbett, Psychology/Interdisciplinary Neuroscience graduate from Portland State University, Clinical Research Assistant at Oregon Health & Science University, PSU Neuroscience Club Alumni Advisor, and recipient of a 2024 NW Noggin Glial Grant. Funding and Politics Before you go to graduate school, please know this: funding and the university…
Leodis McDaniel High School is where Northwest Noggin got its name! Years ago, when we began visiting classrooms with our undergraduates and graduates to talk neuroscience and make art, we joined forces briefly with a federal grant program known as GEAR UP, volunteering in the summer at what was then…
Putting on NogginFest each year as a totally free, accessible presentation of local Northwest artists, musicians and neuroscience researchers – the largest student-run celebration of interdisciplinary neuroscience in our art and brain-saturated region – isn’t an easy lift! LEARN MORE: NOGGINFEST! But we have extraordinarily creative and resourceful undergraduates at…
Post by Melissa Garcia, an undergraduate at Portland State University pursuing a major Psychology with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. Why do I feel trapped in my mind? Why I can’t escape myself? Thoughts like these can impact people who live under pressure and face stress in their lives. I’ve…