UNCOVER Discover the world of learning and memory News and Updates All Research News & Announcements Community Outreach K-12 Education Fellows All Dr. Thompson-Peer Discusses the Excitement of Pioneering a New Field: Dendrite Regeneration Feb 26, 2021 Celebrating Black History Month 2021 Feb 24, 2021 Virtual Colloquium with Alicia Izquierdo – Tuesday, March 9 @ 11AM Feb 23, 2021 Call for nominations CNLM T32 in Learning and Memory Feb 23, 2021 The CNLM host Brain Awareness Week Community Events March 14-21 Feb 22, 2021 Passing of Ivan Izquierdo Feb 12, 2021 UC Irvine launches paid undergraduate summer research opportunity in neuroscience Feb 10, 2021 From Circuits to Synapses: Panelists Discuss Research into Making Memories Stronger Feb 5, 2021 CNLM Fellow, Professor Susan Jaeggi receives NIH grant to study working memory interventions in older adults Feb 3, 2021 The inspiration behind Black In Neuro Feb 1, 2021 UC Irvine Summer Brain Camp – Registration Now Open! Jan 29, 2021 A Fun Way to Keep Your Memory Sharp featuring CNLM Director, Michael Yassa Jan 27, 2021 Virtual Colloquium with Beth Stevens – Tuesday, Feb. 9 Jan 26, 2021 ‘Super Agers’: These Older Adults Show Increased Resistance to Alzheimer’s featuring CNLM fellow, Dr. Claudia Kawas Jan 25, 2021 Unexpected role of physiological estrogen in acute stress-induced memory deficits Jan 11, 2021 How the Right Noise and Smell Can Boost Your Memory During Sleep Jan 7, 2021 Jan. 12 – Virtual Colloquium with Staci Bilbo, Ph.D. Jan 5, 2021 Watch the DW Documentary, “When our minds play tricks on us” featuring CNLM fellows: Elizabeth Loftus, Michael Yassa, and James McGaugh Dec 20, 2020 Browse the 2020 Fall NeuroTimes e-Newsletter Dec 17, 2020 CNLM Fellow, Charles Glabe Named 2020 National Academy of Inventors Fellow Dec 17, 2020 Meet 5 Black researchers fighting for diversity and equity in science Dec 16, 2020 How to Introduce a Speaker in a Scientific Seminar Dec 8, 2020 Why you cannot trust your memory with CNLM fellow, Dr. Elizabeth Loftus Dec 7, 2020 New insights from study of people age 90 and above Nov 22, 2020 Cartographers of the brain Nov 18, 2020 Have coronavirus lockdowns made us more forgetful? UCI launches study to investigate Nov 17, 2020 New Grant to Help Study Drug Addiction’s Effect on the Brain Nov 13, 2020 CNLM 2020/21 Virtual Colloquium Series Line-Up Announced Nov 10, 2020 NeuroScholars support one another in shift to remote learning Nov 5, 2020 Cognitive decline distorts political choices, UCI-led study says Oct 29, 2020 CNLM Fellows Collaborate with Researchers Across Campus and Awarded $100 Million in NIH funding to Examine Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome Oct 23, 2020 How to better support Black trainees in the biomedical sciences Oct 19, 2020 Fall 2020 New CNLM Fellows Announced Oct 15, 2020 Now Hiring: Web Communications Student Assistant Position Oct 5, 2020 CNLM Director Michael A. Yassa Will Serve as the First Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the School of Biological Sciences Sep 30, 2020 Does ‘Brain Training’ Actually Work? 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January 29, 2021 A Fun Way to Keep Your Memory Sharp featuring CNLM Director, Michael Yassa January 27, 2021 Virtual Colloquium with Beth Stevens – Tuesday, Feb. 9 January 26, 2021 ‘Super Agers’: These Older Adults Show Increased Resistance to Alzheimer’s featuring CNLM fellow, Dr. Claudia Kawas January 25, 2021 Unexpected role of physiological estrogen in acute stress-induced memory deficits January 11, 2021 How the Right Noise and Smell Can Boost Your Memory During Sleep January 7, 2021 Jan. 12 – Virtual Colloquium with Staci Bilbo, Ph.D. January 5, 2021 Watch the DW Documentary, “When our minds play tricks on us” featuring CNLM fellows: Elizabeth Loftus, Michael Yassa, and James McGaugh December 20, 2020 Browse the 2020 Fall NeuroTimes e-Newsletter December 17, 2020 CNLM Fellow, Charles Glabe Named 2020 National Academy of Inventors Fellow December 17, 2020 Meet 5 Black researchers fighting for diversity and equity in science December 16, 2020 Why you cannot trust your memory with CNLM fellow, Dr. Elizabeth Loftus December 7, 2020 Cartographers of the brain November 18, 2020 Have coronavirus lockdowns made us more forgetful? UCI launches study to investigate November 17, 2020 New Grant to Help Study Drug Addiction’s Effect on the Brain November 13, 2020 CNLM 2020/21 Virtual Colloquium Series Line-Up Announced November 10, 2020 NeuroScholars support one another in shift to remote learning November 5, 2020 Cognitive decline distorts political choices, UCI-led study says October 29, 2020 CNLM Fellows Collaborate with Researchers Across Campus and Awarded $100 Million in NIH funding to Examine Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome October 23, 2020 Fall 2020 New CNLM Fellows Announced October 15, 2020 Now Hiring: Web Communications Student Assistant Position October 5, 2020 Southern California high schoolers form youth neuroscience association to grow and give back September 10, 2020 Online Brain Games Show Learning Ability in One Area Can Predict Performance in Another September 1, 2020 Browse the 2020 Summer NeuroTimes e-Newsletter July 31, 2020 CNLM’s T32 in Learning and Memory welcomes four new scholars July 30, 2020 #BlackinNeuroWeek Begins Today! July 27, 2020 CNLM Graduate Students Launch International #BlackInNeuroWeek – Begins July 28 July 27, 2020 CNLM Fellow Oswald Steward Appointed President of the Society for Neuroscience July 24, 2020 CNLM Fellow Kei Igarashi Discovers Brain Network Mechanism that Contributes to Spatial Memory Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease July 21, 2020 UCI Brain Camp Student Selected to Present Research at International Conference July 20, 2020 1 2 3 Next » Load More Community Outreach Dr. Thompson-Peer Discusses the Excitement of Pioneering a New Field: Dendrite Regeneration February 26, 2021 The CNLM host Brain Awareness Week Community Events March 14-21 February 22, 2021 UC Irvine launches paid undergraduate summer research opportunity in neuroscience February 10, 2021 From Circuits to Synapses: Panelists Discuss Research into Making Memories Stronger February 5, 2021 UC Irvine Summer Brain Camp – Registration Now Open! 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Schacter provides a comprehensive overview of the “Seven Sins of Memory” to a packed house at the Irvine Barclay Theatre December 10, 2019 CNLM fellows co-author research: fake news can lead to false memories August 22, 2019 UCI Brain Camp prepares children for careers in science August 21, 2019 CNLM’s Brain Explorer Academy expands young minds July 22, 2019 Thanks to CNLM Fellow Dr. Jack Lin a patient is now seizure-free and able to achieve her dream of becoming a teacher. July 16, 2019 Meet the Spring 2019 Brain Explorer Academy Mentors! May 5, 2019 CNLM Hosts the Irvine Brain Bee – Winner Received Two Tickets to National Bee May 4, 2019 Dr. David Eagleman draws huge crowds to the Irvine Barclay Theatre for the 25th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series on Brain, Learning, and Memory March 26, 2019 Brain Awareness Week 2019! February 28, 2019 1 2 Next » K-12 Education UC Irvine Summer Brain Camp – Registration Now Open! January 29, 2021 Browse the 2020 Fall NeuroTimes e-Newsletter December 17, 2020 Southern California high schoolers form youth neuroscience association to grow and give back September 10, 2020 Browse the 2020 Summer NeuroTimes e-Newsletter July 31, 2020 CNLM Graduate Students Launch International #BlackInNeuroWeek – Begins July 28 July 27, 2020 Children’s Hospital Orange County (CHOC) Medical Intelligence and Innovation Institute (MI3) July 23, 2020 UCI Brain Camp Student Selected to Present Research at International Conference July 20, 2020 2020 Brain Awareness Week: Exploring memory through different lenses March 16, 2020 2020 Irvine Brain Bee Inspires Teens to Pursue Brain Science Careers February 21, 2020 Browse the 2019 Winter NeuroTimes e-Newsletter December 15, 2019 UCI Brain Camp prepares children for careers in science August 21, 2019 CNLM’s Brain Explorer Academy expands young minds July 22, 2019 Meet the Spring 2019 Brain Explorer Academy Mentors! 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February 28, 2019 Allergan Foundation partners with UCI to sponsor Irvine Brain Bee January 24, 2019 Professor David Reinkensmeyer to present keynote lecture at 2019 Irvine Brain Bee December 6, 2018 Training the world’s youngest brain scientists May 24, 2018 CNLM partners with BrainFacts.org to create Brain Awareness Week Webinar: Memory and the Brain March 5, 2018 Meet the Spring 2018 Brain Explorer Academy Team January 14, 2018 CNLM Researchers take the Girl Scout Pledge November 28, 2017 Fellows UC Irvine launches paid undergraduate summer research opportunity in neuroscience February 10, 2021 From Circuits to Synapses: Panelists Discuss Research into Making Memories Stronger February 5, 2021 CNLM Fellow, Professor Susan Jaeggi receives NIH grant to study working memory interventions in older adults February 3, 2021 ‘Super Agers’: These Older Adults Show Increased Resistance to Alzheimer’s featuring CNLM fellow, Dr. Claudia Kawas January 25, 2021 Watch the DW Documentary, “When our minds play tricks on us” featuring CNLM fellows: Elizabeth Loftus, Michael Yassa, and James McGaugh December 20, 2020 Browse the 2020 Fall NeuroTimes e-Newsletter December 17, 2020 CNLM Fellow, Charles Glabe Named 2020 National Academy of Inventors Fellow December 17, 2020 Why you cannot trust your memory with CNLM fellow, Dr. Elizabeth Loftus December 7, 2020 CNLM 2020/21 Virtual Colloquium Series Line-Up Announced November 10, 2020 CNLM Fellows Collaborate with Researchers Across Campus and Awarded $100 Million in NIH funding to Examine Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome October 23, 2020 Fall 2020 New CNLM Fellows Announced October 15, 2020 Now Hiring: Web Communications Student Assistant Position October 5, 2020 Online Brain Games Show Learning Ability in One Area Can Predict Performance in Another September 1, 2020 Browse the 2020 Summer NeuroTimes e-Newsletter July 31, 2020 CNLM’s T32 in Learning and Memory welcomes four new scholars July 30, 2020 CNLM Fellow Kei Igarashi Discovers Brain Network Mechanism that Contributes to Spatial Memory Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease July 21, 2020 CNLM Fellow Rob Spitale Appointed Associate Director for the Planned School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences June 27, 2020 Inclusivity in BioSci Faculty June 17, 2020 Wed June 10th – Dismantling Systemic Racism in STEM: A #ShutDownSTEM Town Hall June 9, 2020 Black Lives Matter June 8, 2020 2020 CNLM Young Scholar Virtual Award Ceremony April 9, 2020 A message from Michael Yassa, Ph.D., – In memory of Dr. James T. 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