Where is NW Noggin?
NW Noggin is a locally sourced, 501(c)(3) ALL-VOLUNTEER shoestring nonprofit organization. Your tax-deductible contribution supports the purchase of sheep brains, pipe cleaners, electrodes and clay for innovative, arts-integrated outreach, and helps send volunteers from local universities (including Portland State University, OHSU, and other area institutions) to public school classrooms, conferences and free community events.
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Brains & Change
“Change itself is what fascinates me. I am drawn, as a moth to the flame, by edge situations, by situations of metamorphosis.” ― Annie Proulx We are indebted to Deb Arthur, a former criminal defense attorney and Associate Professor in the University Studies department at Portland State University, who invited us…
Caught their attention!
Post by Albert Shiue, undergraduate at Portland State University “Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.” ― Susan Sontag From the perspective of a PSU student with career interests in neuroscience research, it was a fantastic atmosphere at Booth 5 last Friday night! LEARN MORE:…
Axons to AMWA
NW Noggin volunteers joined the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) at Portland State University this week to discuss clinical and research careers, make neuroscience-related art and hold and examine skulls and brains! Thank you AMWA for inviting us back to speak with mentors and high school students exploring careers in…
Life’s True Face
“Life’s true face is the skull.” ― Nikos Kazantzakis We LOVE teaching anatomy and neuroanatomy! Few disciplines connect us more viscerally with the extraordinarily physical nature of who we all are. For so many – including artists, educators, researchers, undergraduates, K-12 students, members of the public – the opportunity to directly…
North Coast Noggins: Art, Alevins & Brains!
“When you learn, teach. When you get, give.” ― Maya Angelou We love community connections. NW Noggin joined Clatsop Community College and both Warrenton and Astoria Public Schools this week for a research-based return to Oregon’s North Coast! LEARN MORE: Accumbens in Astoria Nine outreach adherents spent two nights in…
Psychedelic Portland
Post by Aaron Eisen, PSU graduate in Psychology and Social Science, OHSU research/teaching assistant, graduate student at the National University of Natural Medicine, and NW Noggin Resource Council member for Communications There is a renaissance of psychedelic therapy underway, and growing interest in the underlying mechanism of these medicines as…
Why do you study the brain?
Post by Madeline Ogle, Psychology undergraduate at Portland State University and NW Noggin outreach volunteer As the dark Washington sky barely hinted at the promise of a slightly brighter day, I checked in at the Fort Vancouver High School office with my fellow outreach volunteers. This was Friday of Finals…
It’s Just Like Riding a Bike…Except It’s Not!
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Inspiration & Education!
A week before finals at Portland State and OHSU, our enthusiastic outreach volunteers gathered early at David Douglas High School to enjoy a full day of neuroscience research and art with around 200 curious students! LEARN MORE: Everything but guns Heather Roberts, a high school Social Studies teacher who also…
Synapsing in San Diego
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” ―Maya Angelou.
Our AMAZING volunteers organized the largest all ages Art & Neuroscience Festival in the Pacific Northwest! We offered live bands, science-inspired art, neuroscience research presentations, and the chance to ask questions and examine real brains! The fifth annual Noggin Fest helped send more young scientists and artists to the Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego - and into San Diego Unified Public Schools! LEARN MORE @ Brains Beyond SfN!.