“To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself” –Simone de Beauvoir When you look at yourself in the mirror, what do you see? The perception of your body is complex, integrating detection of touch, muscle stretch, joint position, visceral activities, acceleration, balance, metabolism – and of course…
“Perhaps I should just bury myself and become a diamond after thousands of years of intense pressure” –Lemony Snickett What’s the best way to educate a child? How do we help them grow, and develop self-control, focused attention, working memory, social skills, discipline and the motivation to meet life’s challenges and…
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…
“There are billions of neurons in our brains, but what are neurons? Just cells. The brain has no knowledge until connections are made between neurons. All that we know, all that we are, comes from the way our neurons are connected.” – Tim Berners-Lee We’ve had so many outreach events…
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…
“We all have cultural bias, racial bias. One of the difficult things around this subject is to deny that we have places we go to subconsciously, and unless you consciously decide that that’s wrong and you’ve got to do something about it, especially if you’re in a position of power,…
Post written by Heather Hamilton, NIH BUILD EXITO scholar at Portland State University Through NIH BUILD EXITO at PSU, I was lucky enough to be introduced to NW Noggin. BUILD EXITO is a scholarship that diversifies STEM fields by pairing underrepresented undergraduates with mentors in their fields of interest. I bring diversity…
And who isn’t? Just look at current events… Republicans in Congress (even supposed “moderates”) took a major step this week towards raising taxes on graduate students while showering wealthy individuals and corporations with massive financial windfalls. Sexual assault by those in positions of authority, environmental degradation, oil drilling in the Arctic National…
“Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm” -Ralph Waldo Emerson For several years, we’ve gathered enthusiastic undergraduates and graduates to connect, collaborate and engage in their community, building networks and inspiring K-12 students and the public about research and discovery in neuroscience and art. Our students want to leave…
“The Brain – is wider than the Sky – For – put them side by side – The one the other will contain With ease – and You – beside” –Emily Dickinson How do we perceive our Oregon landscapes – the visual grandeur of a Strawberry Mountain trail, the crisp…