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Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB)

The Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) is made up of a community of faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows and staff who share a common goal: creating an exciting intellectual environment that optimizes our research and teaching missions. From boosting brain health to fighting Alzheimer’s disease and addiction, NBB researchers explore the mysteries and power of the MIND. UCI BioSci was the first institution worldwide to establish a department dedicated to neuroscience, launching it in 1964, five years before the Society for Neuroscience’s formation. NBB continues to innovate using techniques  such as advanced imaging to probe the mind’s extraordinary capacities. The faculty guides students in learning how the brain brings recollections, thoughts, emotions and consciousness into being.

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Faculty

NBB faculty have received a wide range of prestigious awards, both for their innovative research and for their commitment and excellence in teaching.

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Undergraduates

Exciting opportunities exist for undergraduate BioSci students interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Neurobiology or Human Biology.

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Graduates

Our graduate training gives students a broad foundation in neuroscience, technical proficiency in an area of interest, and an understanding of the fundamentals and subtleties.

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Research at NBB

A hallmark of our department is the value that we place on building bridges between laboratories and research centers that collectively promote collegial and productive collaborations across a wide range of areas within the broad spectrum of neuroscience. These areas include learning and memory, age-related neurodegenerative disorders, sensory and integrative neuroscience (at molecular, genetic, synaptic and systems levels), neuronal development, neurocomputation, and the neurobiology of substance abuse. This overall structure not only fosters extremely valuable interdisciplinary interactions, but also provides an exceptional training environment for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to become the future leaders in neuroscience.
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News

February 9, 2023

Assistant Professor Eitan Schechtman-Drayman Recognized as APS Rising Star

Pictured: Eitan Schechtman-Drayman, Assistant Professor of Department of Neurobiology and Behavior Assistant Professor Eitan Schechtman-Drayman from the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, and Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory fellow, has been recognized...

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January 31, 2023

Oswald Steward to serve as president of Society for Neuroscience

Pictured: Oswald Steward, Director of the UCI Reeve-Irvine Research Center Oswald Steward, director of the UCI Reeve-Irvine Research Center, has been appointed president of the Society for Neuroscience, the world’s largest organization for the study of...

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January 30, 2023

How our brains can turn into smarter disease fighters

Cited: Mathew Blurton-Jones, study co-lead author Mathew Blurton-Jones, UCI professor of neurobiology & behavior and study co-lead author was recently featured on Medical Express, on how our brains can turn into smarter disease fighters. Combating Alzheimer's and...

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