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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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Living like bears
“Haven’t you ever thought of living unconsciously like bears, sniffing the earth, close to pears and the mossy dark, far from human voices and fire?” – On İbrahim Balaban’s Painting “Spring” ― Nâzım Hikmet Black bear skull on Bradley Hill, Oregon Earlier this year, thanks to Wayne Sherrard of Wayne’s Taxidermy…
What color is your…neuron?
Post compiled by Jesse Benefiel, Vice President, PSU Neuroscience Club It’s easy to look at the mechanics of neuroscience and wonder how working scientists do it. Analyzing what those quadrillion synapses mean, studying exceedingly complex systems, using – dare I say it – math; it’s not exactly what everyone might…
The Tracks We Leave
Rewiring Youth Justice in Oregon
Building Connections through Mentoring
Post by Sulema Rodriguez, Portland State University/NIH BUILD EXITO, Noggin Resource Council member for NIH BUILD EXITO It has been about three months since my return from my NIH internship in Bethesda, Maryland. As I type this, my mind fills up with a plethora of ideas, thoughts, and emotions. Since I…
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David Jacobs walks us through a research paper
Post by David Jacobs, Behavioral Neuroscience, OHSU Neuroscience gets more complicated every day and the media does not always paint a detailed or accurate portrayal of what is being discovered. Thinking critically is a pivotal part of the scientific process, but the public is not always offered ways to assess…
Noggins & Noodles @ SfN!
Post by Louis Sumrall, President, Portland State University Neuroscience Club This month, we (the PSU Neuro Club + NW Noggin) traveled to San Diego to the enormous convention center to present our own posters, attend symposia on cutting edge neuroscience, talk with the cool schools there about their work, make…
Sciencepalooza!
Robots, earthquakes, infrared technology, math games, slime, and more came to Meriwether Lewis Elementary School in Portland last month – along with some Noggin brains! Susan Rosenkranz, a medical anthropologist, graphic designer and Lewis parent organized the school’s first Sciencepalooza, a new PTA sponsored event featuring interactive STEAM based activities…
Synapsing in San Diego @ SfN!
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!.