“We have a tendency sometimes to almost take for granted or think it’s normal” that so many young people have been locked up. “It’s not normal,” he said. “It’s not what happens in other countries. What is normal is teenagers doing stupid things. What is normal is young people making…
By Noah Trantel, undergraduate in Psychology, Portland State University For the past nine months, I have had the opportunity to volunteer at Oregon Health & Science University, in Joel Nigg’s lab, which focuses on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (or ADHD). ADHD is a commonly diagnosed neurological condition in adolescents, characterized by…
Post by Sai Kiersarsky, Portland State University Neuroscience Club Would the world be a better place if people had a better understanding of the working of their own brains, and how their brains interacted with the world, including other peoples’ brains? What would the world be like if people had…
Making things, responding to what’s in front of you, thinking about your options, steps and consequences, and turning evolving ideas and data into instructions, illustrative stories and code for our rapidly progressing technologies are critical skills for teaching, research, science and art… “I do not think there is any thrill…
An August 2018 paper in Nature Neuroscience reports the discovery of a new subtype of human cortical neuron with distinctive rose hip-shaped axon terminals… LEARN MORE: Transcriptomic and morphophysiological evidence for a specialized human cortical GABAergic cell type LEARN MORE: MEET THE ROSE HIP CELL, A NEW KIND OF NEURON This cell…
We’re excited to continue our collaboration with Grande Ronde and Siletz tribal communities, and bring art and neuroscience outreach participants to Oregon’s Lincoln and Yamhill counties in October for a Spirit Mountain Community Fund supported effort to explore tantalizing connections between tales and brains with K-12 students, teachers, artists, storytellers…
Post and pictures by Aaron Eisen, PSU Neuroscience Club Aloha! The spirit of NW NOGGIN has traveled thousands of miles to the beautiful State of Hawaii. We are growing in networks, just like neurons! We had the honor of being invited to Waikiki Elementary School to bring art (4000 pipe cleaners!!)…
“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” –Bruce Lee We arrived at Velo Cult, by far our favorite bike shop pub, for our penultimate public presentation in this venerable community institution. More outreach is on the way, but sadly Velo has closed after the City…
Post by Jordan Ray, Portland State University “Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.” –Vincent Van Gogh This week we drove south to the Willamette Valley city of Woodburn, Oregon, where the annual Fiesta Mexicana was…
Post by volunteer Ashley Keates, Portland State University As a recent graduate in Psychology from Portland State University, I’m committed to our school’s motto, “Let Knowledge Serve the City.” As an undergraduate volunteer with NW Noggin, I’ve made pipe cleaner neurons in urban K-12 classrooms, introduced real human brains while cradling…