Post by Christina Williams, Noggin volunteer and WSU Vancouver senior undergraduate, and aspiring behavioral neuroscience researcher (PTSD) NW Noggin has tremendously enriched my undergraduate experience at Washington State University Vancouver, and has turned an otherwise ordinary academic experience into something far more rewarding and transformative. Noggin has connected me with a…
Post by Jessica Patching-Bunch, Noggin Resource Council member for Communications NW Noggin volunteers were welcomed back to Karen Polis’s Psychology classroom at Franklin High School in Portland to continue exploring the wonders of the brain. We’d already spent one morning investigating the link between brain activity and incredible music… LEARN…
By Binyam Nardos, Noggin Resource Council member for OHSU The general topic of the day at Portland’s Franklin High School was “music and the brain.” But as is often the case when young minds get together with neuroscientists, it didn’t take long before the conversations started covering all sorts of…
Our noggins are no strangers to sunrise, as teenagers are often expected to appear for classes that begin at 8:00am or earlier, despite research evidence suggesting brain benefits from a later start to school… LEARN MORE: Sleep in Adolescents: The Perfect Storm LEARN MORE: Noggins in Nod: The science of sleep…
Spring is a notoriously stormy and changeable season in the Pacific Northwest, yet despite the occasional downpour, we added a sizable Noggin contingent to Portland’s impressively thronged March for Science on Saturday (Earth Day) to support continued public investment in scientific research, along with arts-integrated STEM outreach and education… Our waterproof volunteers included…
Alcohol and caffeine – and science and art – are clearly dear to Northwest hearts (and dopamine networks), so an unusually large crowd gathered amidst the bikes and beverages at Velo Cult this week to learn about what combining these drugs might do to our brains… We were there to learn about research…
Post written by Kayla Townsley, an undergraduate in Biology at Portland State University and an NIH BUILD EXITO scholar When considering a holistic approach to education the terms “Renaissance woman” and “Renaissance man” come to mind. Although a bit of a romanticized cliche, it embodied the ideal of a complete education–and a…
“Did you ever wonder how the brain works With all its simplicity or even quirks I sit here with wheels reeling in my head…” –Marisol Rodriguez With our brains inspired by sunlight and caffeine, we carted boxes of pipe cleaners, cerebral models, printing ink, gels and human cerebrums across the idyllic suburban campus…
We love to promote brain awareness in classrooms and public venues all year long, but a definite highlight is the extraordinary lecture series organized by the OHSU Brain Institute during Brain Awareness Season! Our outreach volunteers look forward to hearing from experts invited by OHSU, and presenting brains and brain-related art to lecture attendees……
From Breakfast on through all the day At home among my friends I stay, But every night I go abroad Afar into the land of Nod – Robert Louis Stevenson Our volunteers get more questions about sleep and dreams than almost any other topic. Adolescents, often beset by anxiety and…