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The Science of Six Pack @ Velo

“Oh demon alcohol, sad memories I can’t recall,” sang The Kinks, about excessive drinking and the risk of blackouts and other consequences.  Rob Oberdorfer, Levi Cecil and Evan Railton of the Neutral Spirits covered the song, along with additional ethanol-related tunes during a Noggin presentation by neuroscientist Andrey Ryabinin on why we imbibe…

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A Noggin/Velo Summer: Music & Beer!

WHAT:  “The Unpredictable Science of Drinking Too Much,” presented by Andrey Ryabinin (OHSU Behavioral Neuroscience) and Rob Oberdorfer & The Neutral Spirits (members of Ages and Ages) WHEN:  First Thursday, July 7th, 2016 WHERE:  VELO CULT, 1969 NE 42nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97213 *** FREE!!  AND ALL AGES WELCOME ***

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Your brain is plastic @ Velo!

Noggin packed the bike house Wednesday, for an informative, entertaining look at how brains encode memories, covering both genetic and “epi-genetic” contributions to why you remember what you remember, and do what you do… Dr. John Harkness, a postdoc in Barbara Sorg’s former Neuroscience lab at WSU Vancouver, teamed up with celebrated…

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Helping Hair Cells @ Velo

It was easy to hear the large, excited crowd that gathered under the bikes at Velo Cult on Thursday evening, for a lively presentation on audition and the artistry of sound… Phil Uribe, a graduate student in Neuroscience from WSU Vancouver, and Kimberly Cordray, an Arts Practices major from PSU, worked together to inform the audience…

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Mushrooms and Meth @ Velo!

We celebrated our first year of free art and science events at Velo Cult this week, with a presentation on psychostimulants and the adolescent brain.  Emily Eastwood, a newly minted Ph.D. from OHSU Behavioral Neuroscience joined Tara Williams, an art student at PNCA who creates compelling fungal prints, to talk about mushrooms, and methamphetamine… Velo seemed…

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