Irvine, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine are the first to reveal how two neural circuits located in the brain’s retrosplenial cortex are directly linked to spatial navigation and memory storage. This discovery could lead to more precise medical treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disorders by allowing…

Sleep plays a critical role in cognitive decline and dementia. Don’t take your sleep lightly,” said Karen Lincoln, a professor and director of the Center for Environmental Health Disparities Research at the University of California, Irvine. In 2022, she launched the “BrainWorks 2.0: Sleep Tight” study, using neuroimaging to better understand how sleep quality impacts…

Orange, Calif. — UCI Health psychiatrist Dr. Cameron S. Carter has been awarded the 2024 Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience Research by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation’s (BBRF) Scientific Council.

Co-authors: Lauren N. Ross, associate professor of logic and philosophy of science, and Michael Yassa, professor of neurobiology & behavior. In neuroscience, “mechanism” is a common and powerful concept. Mechanisms are often viewed as causal systems, which helps explain their central role in neuroscience. Causes are factors that can control, predict and explain their effects,…