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UCI Welcomes Southern California Youth Neuroscience Association Founding President into the class of 2027! May 17, 2023 Postdoctoral fellow is awarded $100,000 to continue study of fragile X syndrome May 17, 2023 UC Irvine research team identifies glycosylation enzyme critical in brain formation May 16, 2023 Congratulations to the 2023 CNLM Award Recipients! May 16, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Leslie Thompson – May 23 May 16, 2023 2023 USA Brain Bee Championship Hosted at UC Irvine CNLM May 8, 2023 Call for nominations: CNLM T32 in Learning and Memory May 8, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Laura Ewell – May 9 May 3, 2023 CNLM Award Submission Deadline Extended! May 3, 2023 Families are invited to join us for the LEARNMEM2023 Live Review and Brain Festival! Apr 11, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Megan Peters – April 4 Mar 29, 2023 CNLM Award Submissions NOW OPEN! Mar 28, 2023 Botox Injections In Forehead Can Change How Brains Process Emotions Mar 23, 2023 CNLM Colloquium with Kevin Beier – March 28 Mar 22, 2023 CNLM Colloquium with Pierre Baldi Tuesday, March 21 Mar 14, 2023 Browse the 2023 Winter NeuroTimes e-Newsletter Mar 8, 2023 LEARNMEM2023 – The 2023 International Conference on Learning and Memory Feb 27, 2023 Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s reward circuits, promoting disorders Feb 27, 2023 Tagging Early Trauma Feb 26, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Georg Striedter – Feb. 28 Feb 21, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium With Aaron Bornstein Feb 2 @11am Feb 1, 2023 2023 Irvine Brain Bee engages high schoolers in neuroscience! Jan 31, 2023 Study finds how our brains turn into smarter disease fighters Jan 30, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Javier Diaz Alonso – Jan 31 @11am Jan 24, 2023 LEARNMEM2023 Early Registration Discount Extended Dec 27, 2022 The next breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research could come from old and ‘cognitively impaired’ Chilean rats Dec 22, 2022 UC Irvine-led study links metabolism changes in certain brain cells to Huntington’s disease Dec 21, 2022 Browse the 2022 CNLM Annual Report Dec 14, 2022 Calling all high schoolers! Join us for the Irvine Brain Bee Jan 28! Dec 13, 2022 UC Irvine Summer Brain Camp – Registration Now Open! Dec 10, 2022 UCI researchers discover crucial role of brain’s striatum cilia in time perception Nov 30, 2022 1 2 3 … 9 Next » Research Sweet smell of success: Simple fragrance method produces major memory boost Aug 1, 2023 Addressing disparities in Alzheimer’s disease research Jul 10, 2023 Uncovering the Impact of Social Determinants on the Risk of Alzheimer Disease: Michael Yassa, PhD Jun 30, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Megan Peters – April 4 Mar 29, 2023 Botox Injections In Forehead Can Change How Brains Process Emotions Mar 23, 2023 Browse the 2023 Winter NeuroTimes e-Newsletter Mar 8, 2023 LEARNMEM2023 – The 2023 International Conference on Learning and Memory Feb 27, 2023 Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s reward circuits, promoting disorders Feb 27, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Georg Striedter – Feb. 28 Feb 21, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium With Aaron Bornstein Feb 2 @11am Feb 1, 2023 Study finds how our brains turn into smarter disease fighters Jan 30, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Javier Diaz Alonso – Jan 31 @11am Jan 24, 2023 The next breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research could come from old and ‘cognitively impaired’ Chilean rats Dec 22, 2022 UC Irvine-led study links metabolism changes in certain brain cells to Huntington’s disease Dec 21, 2022 UCI researchers discover crucial role of brain’s striatum cilia in time perception Nov 30, 2022 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Alyson Zalta, Ph.D. – Nov. 8 @ 11AM Oct 25, 2022 The adult brain has the potential to partially recover from inherited blindness, study finds, featuring CNLM Fellow, Sunil Gandhi Oct 6, 2022 LEARNMEM2023 Submission Deadline Extended ONE WEEK! Sep 29, 2022 UCI study IDs what brings our senses and thoughts together, featuring CNLM Fellow, Gyorgy Lur Sep 26, 2022 Browse the 2022 Spring/Summer NeuroTimes e-Newsletter Sep 22, 2022 CNLM Fellow, Katherine Thompson-Peer, One of Seven UCI faculty members named Hellman Fellows for 2022-23 Sep 21, 2022 UCI Alzheimer’s project wins $47 million grant from National Institute on Aging Sep 20, 2022 Circadian rhythm disruption found to be common among mental health disorders, featuring CNLM Fellows, Pierre Baldi and Amal Alachkar Sep 1, 2022 Congratulations to CNLM High Risk, High Reward Pilot Awardees! Aug 29, 2022 2023 International Conference on Learning and Memory LEARNMEM2023 Aug 22, 2022 Trouble sleeping? It could mean higher Alzheimer’s risk. Featuring CNLM Fellow, Bryce Mander Aug 16, 2022 Why the Human Mind Is ‘Not Designed’ to Stay Awake Past Midnight, featuring CNLM Fellow, Sara Mednick Aug 9, 2022 UCI research finds parents’ unpredictable behavior may impair optimal brain circuit formation, featuring CNLM Fellow, Tallie Z. Baram Jun 2, 2022 Warning! Nicotine poses special risks to teens, featuring CNLM Fellow, Frances Leslie May 19, 2022 What is eidetic memory: the poor man’s photographic memory, featuring CNLM Founder, James McGaugh Apr 21, 2022 Feeling forgetful? How stress may impact memory, featuring CNLM Fellow, Sara Mednick Apr 12, 2022 Frequent and Feared. But Can Dementia Be Avoided? Featuring CNLM Fellow, Claudia Kawas Mar 17, 2022 CBD for schizophrenia, featuring CNLM Fellow, Daniele Piomelli Mar 16, 2022 Inside the brain: The role of neuropathology in Alzheimer’s disease research, featuring CNLM Fellow, Claudia Kawas Mar 14, 2022 UCI researchers develop hybrid human-machine framework for building smarter AI, featuring CNLM Fellow, Mark Steyvers Mar 8, 2022 Determining if Dementia Is Uniquely Human, featuring CNLM Fellow, Elizabeth Head Feb 22, 2022 Memory encoding found to differ between the sexes, before and after puberty, featuring CNLM Fellow, Christine Gall Feb 18, 2022 UCI poised to advance depression research following $55-million gift to establish center, featuring CNLM Fellows, Tallie Z. Baram and Michael A. Yassa Feb 16, 2022 UCI team uncovers key brain mechanisms for organizing memories in time Feb 15, 2022 Audrey Steele Burnand estate gifts $57.75 million to UCI Feb 7, 2022 1 2 3 Next » News & Announcements CNLM Team Welcomes Dr. Morgan Coburn! September 6, 2023 Meet the Summer Scholars! August 28, 2023 UCI awarded grant to study sex-specific brain pathway responses to stress August 17, 2023 Howard Schneiderman Training Program in Learning and Memory Updates August 14, 2023 Sweet smell of success: Simple fragrance method produces major memory boost August 1, 2023 Addressing disparities in Alzheimer’s disease research July 10, 2023 Uncovering the Impact of Social Determinants on the Risk of Alzheimer Disease: Michael Yassa, PhD June 30, 2023 UC Irvine research team identifies glycosylation enzyme critical in brain formation May 16, 2023 Congratulations to the 2023 CNLM Award Recipients! May 16, 2023 Families are invited to join us for the LEARNMEM2023 Live Review and Brain Festival! April 11, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Megan Peters – April 4 March 29, 2023 CNLM Award Submissions NOW OPEN! March 28, 2023 Botox Injections In Forehead Can Change How Brains Process Emotions March 23, 2023 Browse the 2023 Winter NeuroTimes e-Newsletter March 8, 2023 Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s reward circuits, promoting disorders February 27, 2023 2023 Irvine Brain Bee engages high schoolers in neuroscience! January 31, 2023 Study finds how our brains turn into smarter disease fighters January 30, 2023 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Javier Diaz Alonso – Jan 31 @11am January 24, 2023 LEARNMEM2023 Early Registration Discount Extended December 27, 2022 The next breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research could come from old and ‘cognitively impaired’ Chilean rats December 22, 2022 UC Irvine-led study links metabolism changes in certain brain cells to Huntington’s disease December 21, 2022 Browse the 2022 CNLM Annual Report December 14, 2022 Calling all high schoolers! Join us for the Irvine Brain Bee Jan 28! December 13, 2022 UC Irvine Summer Brain Camp – Registration Now Open! December 10, 2022 UCI researchers discover crucial role of brain’s striatum cilia in time perception November 30, 2022 Untreated Sleep Apnea May Increase Dementia Risk November 16, 2022 UCI’s Oswald Steward to serve as president of Society for Neuroscience November 15, 2022 The Anatomy of a Panic Attack November 10, 2022 Exploring The Consequences Of Early Life Adversity On The Brain November 9, 2022 3 Unique Ways We Can Remember The Past November 8, 2022 How to Improve Your Memory (and Stop Losing Your Keys) November 3, 2022 The #1 Thing You Can Do to Lower Your Dementia Risk November 1, 2022 RSVP Today! CNLM Colloquium with Alyson Zalta, Ph.D. – Nov. 8 @ 11AM October 25, 2022 UCI Brain Camp taps into the teenage brain October 24, 2022 Join us for the 2022/23 CNLM Colloquium Series October 19, 2022 Calling all NeuroArtists 🧠🎨 October 14, 2022 Welcome to the New CNLM Fellows October 7, 2022 The adult brain has the potential to partially recover from inherited blindness, study finds, featuring CNLM Fellow, Sunil Gandhi October 6, 2022 LEARNMEM2023 Submission Deadline Extended ONE WEEK! September 29, 2022 1 2 3 … 7 Next » Load More Community Outreach CNLM Team Welcomes Dr. Morgan Coburn! September 6, 2023 Sweet smell of success: Simple fragrance method produces major memory boost August 1, 2023 Addressing disparities in Alzheimer’s disease research July 10, 2023 Uncovering the Impact of Social Determinants on the Risk of Alzheimer Disease: Michael Yassa, PhD June 30, 2023 CNLM Award Submissions NOW OPEN! March 28, 2023 LEARNMEM2023 – The 2023 International Conference on Learning and Memory February 27, 2023 Tagging Early Trauma February 26, 2023 2023 Irvine Brain Bee engages high schoolers in neuroscience! January 31, 2023 UC Irvine-led study links metabolism changes in certain brain cells to Huntington’s disease December 21, 2022 Browse the 2022 CNLM Annual Report December 14, 2022 Calling all high schoolers! Join us for the Irvine Brain Bee Jan 28! December 13, 2022 UC Irvine Summer Brain Camp – Registration Now Open! December 10, 2022 3 Unique Ways We Can Remember The Past November 8, 2022 How to Improve Your Memory (and Stop Losing Your Keys) November 3, 2022 UCI Summer Institute in Neuroscience trains tomorrow’s leaders in neuroscience September 20, 2022 2023 International Conference on Learning and Memory LEARNMEM2023 August 22, 2022 Support the UCI CNLM on Giving Day 2022 May 10, 2022 UCI poised to advance depression research following $55-million gift to establish center, featuring CNLM Fellows, Tallie Z. Baram and Michael A. Yassa February 16, 2022 UC Irvine Summer Brain Camp – Registration Now Open! December 21, 2021 Browse the 2021 CNLM Report December 20, 2021 Browse the 2021 Fall NeuroTimes e-Newsletter October 25, 2021 CNLM Ambassadors Host Panel Discussion on “How addiction hijacks the brain: what animal models can tell us about the neurobiology of drugs of abuse” August 26, 2021 The hashtags that brought Black scientists together August 16, 2021 UCI receives grant to support 30 HBCU students in Summer Institute in Neuroscience July 28, 2021 Celebrating the Fourth with Neuroscience Fireworks, featuring CNLM Fellow, Sunil Gandhi June 30, 2021 Nurturing an early interest in neuroscience, featuring CNLM Director of Outreach and Education, Manuella Oliveira Yassa June 23, 2021 Congratulations to the 2021 CNLM Junior Scholar Award Recipients May 18, 2021 3rd Annual Irvine Brain Bee goes VIRTUAL! May 14, 2021 Join us for the CNLM Virtual Award Ceremony on Tuesday, May 18th May 13, 2021 The effects of vaping on the teen brain, featuring CNLM Fellow, Shahrdad Lotfipour May 3, 2021 Browse the 2021 Spring NeuroTimes e-Newsletter April 27, 2021 We Have All Hit a Wall featuring CNLM Director, Mike Yassa April 3, 2021 CNLM Young Scholar Awards – Now Accepting Submissions March 9, 2021 Late-Stage Pandemic Is Messing With Your Brain featuring CNLM Director, Michael Yassa March 8, 2021 Browse the 2021 Winter NeuroTimes e-Newsletter March 4, 2021 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! January 29, 2021 1 2 3 Next » K-12 Education CNLM Team Welcomes Dr. Morgan Coburn! September 6, 2023 CNLM Award Submissions NOW OPEN! March 28, 2023 2023 Irvine Brain Bee engages high schoolers in neuroscience! January 31, 2023 Browse the 2022 CNLM Annual Report December 14, 2022 UC Irvine Summer Brain Camp – Registration Now Open! December 10, 2022 UCI Brain Camp taps into the teenage brain October 24, 2022 2022 Irvine Brain Bee Inspires Teens to Explore the Brain March 11, 2022 UC Irvine Summer Brain Camp – Registration Now Open! December 21, 2021 Browse the 2021 CNLM Report December 20, 2021 Browse the 2021 Fall NeuroTimes e-Newsletter October 25, 2021 3rd Annual Irvine Brain Bee goes VIRTUAL! May 14, 2021 Join us for the CNLM Virtual Award Ceremony on Tuesday, May 18th May 13, 2021 The effects of vaping on the teen brain, featuring CNLM Fellow, Shahrdad Lotfipour May 3, 2021 Browse the 2021 Winter NeuroTimes e-Newsletter March 4, 2021 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! May 5, 2019 CNLM Hosts the Irvine Brain Bee – Winner Received Two Tickets to National Bee May 4, 2019 Brain Awareness Week 2019! 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 CNLM Fellow Katherine Thompson-Peer Featured as a Rising Star in Neuroscience November 21, 2019 CNLM fellows co-author research: fake news can lead to false memories August 22, 2019 Drugs commonly taken to improve cognition only boost short-term focus – at high cost August 12, 2019 BBC: The man who can remember every day of his life August 2, 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 CNLM fellow Pierre Baldi’s deep learning algorithm solves Rubik’s Cube faster than any human July 15, 2019 UCI child neurologist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram is awarded $15 million Conte Center grant July 10, 2019 Research published by CNLM Fellow Dr. Sara Mednick suggests children who nap midday are happier, excel academically and have fewer behavioral problems June 4, 2019 Study touts new method to reduce cognitive side effects of brain cancer radiation treatment May 13, 2019 Researchers discover neural patterns key to understanding disorders such as PTSD May 2, 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 UCI study identifies a new way by which the human brain marks time January 15, 2019 Sunil Gandhi Designs Leading-Edge Neuroscience Laboratory Course December 6, 2018 Professor David Reinkensmeyer to present keynote lecture at 2019 Irvine Brain Bee December 6, 2018 Why Our Brains Love Story December 4, 2018 Dr. James L. McGaugh draws capacity audience to Irvine Barclay Theatre for Inaugural McGaugh-Gerard Lecture on Learning and Memory October 14, 2018 Research Update: New study by CNLM Director Michael Yassa suggests your 10 minute walk may be doing more than you think! September 24, 2018 UCI Founding Professor and world renowned neuroscientist Dr. James L. McGaugh to give inaugural McGaugh-Gerard Lecture August 27, 2018 Historical Perspectives on Brain and Memory | Dr. James L. McGaugh July 12, 2018 Hot off the Press! Brain Rhythms: Higher-Frequency Theta Oscillations Make Sense in Moving Humans by Dr. Michael Yassa January 23, 2018 CNLM Director Dr. Michael Yassa to present on Strategies for Successful Aging January 21, 2018 One Man’s Lifelong Odyssey: By Norman Weinberger November 28, 2017 An Evening to Remember with Dr. Susanne Jaeggi November 21, 2017 CNLM Fellow Prof. Craig Stark named AAAS Fellow November 21, 2017 Cutting-Edge Brain Imaging November 20, 2017 CNLM Director Awarded $3.8 million to identify biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease October 23, 2017 Navigating brain oscillations and Alzheimer’s disease July 28, 2017 CNLM Fellow Dr. Georg F. Striedter publishes field’s leading textbook May 3, 2017 McGaugh-Gerard Lectureship April 29, 2017 CNLM Faculty Fellow and Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Loftus awarded Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science November 26, 2016 Distinguished Professor and CNLM Fellow Bruce L. McNaughton awarded National Science Foundation Grant August 31, 2016 Founding CNLM Fellow Professor Norman M. Weinberger passes away February 20, 2016 New James L. McGaugh Chair Named February 12, 2016 CNLM Fellow Tim Bredy discovers “junk DNA” gene that alters brain function February 25, 2015 CNLM researcher reverses effect of chemotherapy by human stem cell transplantation February 15, 2015 21st Barclay Lecture by Randy Buckner on March 5th at 7:30 PM February 14, 2015 Dr. Bruce McNaughton awarded Multi-Campus Research Program on memory prosthetics December 30, 2014 Jim McGaugh receives the Grawemeyer Award for Psychology December 3, 2014 « Previous 1 2 3 4
