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Brain Bee 2024
Irvine Brain Bee Ignites Passion for Neuroscience Among Southern California High School Students On Saturday February 10, 2024, the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University…
Read MoreLEARNMEM2023 Fun, Sun, and Brain Science
LEARNMEM2023 FUN, SUN, AND BRAIN SCIENCE In sunny Huntington Beach, the 2023 International Conference on Learning and Memory (LEARNMEM2023) attracted 1,128 scholars from more than 30 different countries to explore…
Read MoreCNLM 2023 Brain Camp
2023 UCI BRAIN CAMP By: Morgan Coburn, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Curriculum Development and Instructional Design This past summer, UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory…
Read MoreNavigating the brain’s complexity
Personal experience inspired UCI cognitive science grad student Elle Giovanni to study how traumatic brain injuries impact decision-making When UCI cognitive sciences graduate student Elle Giovanni was 13 years old,…
Read MoreEmpowering nursing assistants
During the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacted older patients, certified nursing assistants were the front-line workers in skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes. To combat caregiver burnout, UCI’s Division of…
Read MoreDiego A. Pizzagalli named founding director of UC Irvine depression research institute
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023—Diego A. Pizzagalli, Ph.D. – a leading researcher into the causes, manifestation and treatment of mood disorders, particularly major depression – has been named the founding…
Read MoreUC Irvine health psychologist Julian F. Thayer elected to National Academy of Medicine
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 9, 2023 — Julian F. Thayer, a Distinguished Professor of psychological science at the University of California, Irvine, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of…
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