WHAT: NW Noggin presents @ the Brain Olympics in the Netherlands! We did it! Gathertown, Gathertown and hear the tale of the Netherlandic Noggin WHERE: ONLINE! REGISTER HERE: Registration Brain Olympiad 2022 (you can also email for a link: expo@hersenolympiade.nl) WHEN: Saturday, February 12, 5:15am Pacific (2:15pm CET) The Dutch…
Brain Trivia: Sleep, Senses, and Disorders What hormone does the pineal gland produce? Which neurotransmitter do lower motor neurons use? Which cortical lobe is primarily responsible for controlling movement? Image Source: Finding Balance Test your knowledge and find out the answers in the third Brain Trivia game from BrainFacts.org with…
WHAT: Society for Oregon/SW Washington Neuroscience Chapter Meeting WHERE: VIRTUAL ONLINE EVENT; REGISTER/SUBMIT ABSTRACTS HERE WHEN: Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, 2022 The Oregon/Southwest Washington Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience is meeting online this year. Poster Viewing: Poster presentations can be viewed at any time on our…
Our undergraduate and graduate outreach volunteers are both enthusiastic and informed, and regularly contribute to scientific investigation by interning and volunteering in area research labs! We’ve helped place students, many pursuing a minor in interdisciplinary neuroscience at Portland State University, at OHSU and Legacy Research. LEARN MORE: Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor…
Post by Andrea Rano, NIH BUILD EXITO undergraduate at Portland State University NW Noggin was invited to return to the Helen Gordon Child Development Center at PSU last week. LEARN MORE: Meet your brain cells! We had plenty of curious and enthusiastic Portland State undergraduate volunteers, including Bharani Nallamala, Krystal…
LEARN MORE: Whose land are you on? Northwest Noggin traveled along the Columbia River to St. Helens, Oregon, named for the local volcano that erupted in 1980. We spent the morning with clients at the Pathways Residential Treatment Facility, a program of Columbia Community Mental Health, discussing substance use disorders…
“Amazing the things you find when you bother to search for them.” ― Sacagawea We’re approaching a full decade of volunteer outreach amidst a landscape of extensive public “STEM Hub” investments, well-funded institutional outreach positions, paywalled conferences and museum exhibitions aimed at communicating science. But we’re pretty excited about the…
WHAT: Noggin presents: Forward thinking about STEAM – with (actual) BRAINS @ Northwest Association of Educational Opportunity Programs (NAEOP) conference! We did it! Threshold through TRIO WHERE: Hilton Bellevue Hotel, 300 112th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98004; Kirkland WHEN: Monday, October 18, 10:15 – 11:30am NW Noggin is honored to…
As temps soared to triple digits in our formerly mild Pacific Northwest, a network of undergraduates, graduate students, neuroscientists and artists arrived in Hillsboro, Oregon to talk brains and make art. LEARN MORE: The Pacific Northwest Is Getting Hit By Another Heat Wave LEARN MORE: Climate change widespread, rapid, and…
We often get asked which authors and books inspired us to study neuroscience, and we’ve put together a list of recommended titles below. This is only a start! We’ll keep adding more 🙂 OLIVER SACKS A compassionate, accessible author, and always a joy to read. We highly recommend his book…