Post by Becky Hunt, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. My outing with the fantastic NW Noggin team was my first extended in person social experience since before the COVID-19 pandemic. As someone who worked alone and attended online school for the past few years, witnessing the bright, curious…
Post by Veronika Carranza, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Why is music so timeless? Why do people still listen to music thought up by a child more than 200 years ago? Why do we learn the letters of the alphabet through song? Why are some parents so adamant…
Post by Cameron McGrew, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor and a Chemistry minor at Portland State University. The sun shone brightly on a warm spring morning as I opened my eyes, and contemplated the day ahead. I thought about the breakfast I’d fix, the coffee I’d pour, and the class I’d join…
Post and artwork by Jasmine Loeung, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Jasmine is a research technician in the Sleep and Health Applied Research Program (SHARP) Lab at the Portland Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center and Oregon Health & Science University. “Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as…
Post by Amy Lin, undergraduate in Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical Health Sciences pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Getting into research I knew that I was interested in medicine and biomedical science at a young age. Growing up, I attended many medical summer camps that fed into my interests. Although many people…
Post by Regina Warila, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Regina is a welcome and regular contributor to outreach visits through Northwest Noggin. Growing Up Takes Time Participating with Northwest Noggin during my final term as a Psychology undergraduate at Portland State University presented me with many questions, the majority of…
Post by Olivia Monestime, undergraduate in Biology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Olivia is a BUILD EXITO scholar working in Dr. Nora Gray‘s research lab at the Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center. Am I a scientist? I wasn’t obsessed with science as a kid. The only…
“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” – Nikola Tesla We are immersed in waves! The world is full of energy, and much of it can be described and measured as waves. In Astoria this week, at the turbulent mouth…
Post by Hosanna Broderick, undergraduate in Speech & Hearing Sciences pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. I was born in San Francisco and though I grew up north of the bay, I spent a lot of time in the city during my adolescent and young adult years. I experience profound nostalgia…
Post by Jadyn Harris, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Jadyn is a welcome and regular contributor to outreach visits through Northwest Noggin. “Perhaps the most important problem in neuroscience is understanding what it means to be human, and music is an essential part of this.” — Robert Zatorre…