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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NW Noggin: Art + Brains
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Applied neuroscience – & STEAM
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Protected: Flex Your Muscles … and Your Brain!
Clinical Trials and Finding Hope
Post by Holly Parrish, undergraduate in Psychology and minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. Holly volunteers as a clinical research intern for the Nuvox2 study in a clinical research lab at the Center for Neurosciences Tucson in Arizona. My name is Holly Parrish, and I am a senior…
Protected: Genetics, Behavior and Big Data
Protected: Let it Shine!
Protected: Déja Vu, Dreams, and Mechanisms of Memory
Protected: It’s Not Me, It’s My Amygdala!
Character Building (literally!) on the Coast
Post by Kadi Rae Smith, undergraduate in Psychology with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. Kadi Rae is the Vice President of the PSU Neuroscience Club, and both they and their service dog Roadie are welcome and accomplished participants in Noggin outreach. This spring I joined a very special outreach adventure, a…
Pre-school behaviors – in the brain!
Post by Rocio Garcia, an undergraduate in Psychology pursuing a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. Rocio is currently a substitute teacher at the Montessori of Alameda school in Portland, Oregon. My name is Rocio Garcia, and I am an undergraduate senior at PSU, majoring in Psychology and…
Is stress ever good?
Post by Angrich Brophy (she/her), pursuing undergraduate studies in Speech and Hearing Sciences, and an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. College students get stressed! Various external factors can come into play, along with some self-induced ones. One of my top stressors in college is learning how to balance…
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!.