Leading the way to Discovery
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.
Faculty
NBB faculty have received a wide range of prestigious awards, both for their innovative research and for their commitment and excellence in teaching.
Undergraduates
Exciting opportunities exist for undergraduate BioSci students interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Neurobiology or Human Biology.
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.
Research at NBB
News
Professor Mike Yassa is featured on KCRW and explains how pandemic stress can cause brain fog and other neurological issues – and ways to prevent them. Read more here....
The School of Biological Sciences is pleased to announce that Professor Thomas Lane has been appointed as the Director of the Center for Virus Research (CVR), effective January 1, 2022. Dr. Thomas Lane is a...
In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, University of California, Irvine researchers describe a new mechanism for the onset of a rare microgliopathy. Adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP) is...