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…
Ben Johnston is finishing his Bachelor of Science in Applied Health and Fitness with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. He previously earned an AAS degree in Exercise Science at Portland Community College. Recently, I’ve been able to join fellow students to visit OMSI (for the Brain…
Post by Holly Parrish, undergraduate in Psychology and minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. Holly volunteers as a clinical research intern for the Nuvox2 study in a clinical research lab at the Center for Neurosciences Tucson in Arizona. My name is Holly Parrish, and I am a senior…
Post (and illustrations) by Ben Wall, a senior at Portland State University graduating in June, 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. Originally from Hood River, Oregon, Ben spent ten years in forestry and two years as a case worker for the homeless…