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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Noggins in CHICAGO!
Noggin heading to NIH!
Join us in Chile in 2025!
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Autonomic Function @ Franklin
This week our Noggins returned in force to a stunningly renovated Franklin High, after two years of voter-approved seismic upgrades beautifully revitalized yet another Portland Public School… The message sent to students, teachers, staff and visitors is clear in school improvements – that education is a priority for this community.…
BRAIN Initiative Career Award to Support Diverse Postdocs
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the sprawling federal agency that funds research, including brain research. The BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies®) Initiative is an NIH program aimed at “revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain” through investment in technologies that should ultimately allow neuroscientists to visualize how individual…
Myelination @ Madison
Una otra presentación del cerebro y arte! Last month a small crew of volunteers from Portland State University joined Maria Paz Herrera, a Youth Engagement Specialist for the Latino Network, a nonprofit that aims to lift up Latino youth and families to reach their full potential, and some of her curious students for…
Curiosity’s Sky-High at Skyridge!
Post written by Ruth Marigomen, Noggin Resource Council member for WSU Vancouver Noggin once again incited wonder about neuroscience amongst youngsters, and this time we shared our brains (both inside and outside our heads) with curious students at Skyridge Middle School..! We were fortunate enough to reach four Skyridge classes…
Women in Science (& Art!)
Brains are xumxum @ Willamina
Lyubov Bachinskaya: Wait – what’s a neuron?
Basal ganglia @ Beaumont!
Jeff Leake wins Arte Laguna Prize!
Our own Jeff Leake, co-founder and Arts Coordinator for NW Noggin, an Instructor in University Studies and Psychology at Portland State University, a Teacher Advisory Council member for the Portland Art Museum and an accomplished artist and co-owner of Portland’s Gallery 114 has won a prestigious international art award known…
Michael Deveney: Little hands holding brains
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!.