The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded $6 million to Neurobiology and Behavior & Psychiatry and Human Behavior Chancellor’s Professor Leslie Thompson…. https://www.bio.uci.edu/california-institute-awards-uci-biosci-professor/…
Craig Stark, Ph.D., Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior, James L. McGaugh Chair in Neurobiology of Learning & Memory, Director, Campus Center for NeuroImaging (CCNI), Director, Facility for Brain Imaging Research (FIBRE), presents on…
“Superagers” give clues to improving memory
CBS news (AP) – Feb. 22, 2018
At the University of California, Irvine, Dr. Claudia Kawas studies the oldest-old, people 90 and above. Some have Alzheimer’s. Some have maintained excellent memory…
Want to Live Longer? A neuroscientist Says These Surprising Daily Habits Make It Much More Likely
Inc. – Feb. 21, 2018
The research was led by Dr. Claudia Kawas of the University of California, Irvine, where she’s…
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 16, 2018 – Aging or impaired brains can once again form lasting memories if an enzyme that applies the brakes too hard on a key gene is lifted, according to University of…
Developmental changes in the brainstem driven by fragile X syndrome (FXS) — a condition that often co-occurs with autism spectrum disorder in humans — may underlie the hypersensitivity to sound observed in both humans and…
Professor Raju Metherate is a neuroscientist in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB), and is the new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education for the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences at UCI. Professor Metherate,…
Professor Georg F. Striedter (Neurobiology and Behavior) has received the 2017 Biological Sciences School Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. The annual award honors an educator who demonstrates, leadership, professionalism, and innovation. Professor Striedter…
Bruce McNaughton, distinguished professor of Neurobiology and Behavior (NB&B), and his team of researchers have shed light on how the brain functions to determine how fast, and in which direction body location is changing. Along with…
Dr. Michael Yassa, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, and director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, has been awarded the title of Chancellor’s Fellow.
The Chancellor’s Fellow title is reserved for…