The Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory (CNLM) will host guest speakers Dr. Manuella Oliveira Yassa, Director of Outreach and Education at the CNLM, and Dr. Caroline Montojo, President & CEO of the Dana Foundation. Join us to learn more about the CONNECT series. This session will include an opportunity to network.

The Department of Cognitive Sciences will host Dr. Ian Ballard, Assistant Professor of Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. How learning sculpts goal-directed behavior Goal-directed behavior requires the flexibility to update behavior in response to changing environmental contingencies. The neural systems supporting goal-directed behavior are often characterized as competing against a subcortical habit system.…

The Medical Scientist Training Program will host Dr. Anthony Wagner, world-renowned professor from Stanford University recognized for his groundbreaking work on the mechanisms of cognitive control, episodic memory, and the interplay between these processes. Mechanisms of Memory Variability in Human Aging

The Center for Neural Circuit Mapping will host guest speaker Dr. Mark Wagner, Stadtman Investigator at NIH/NINDS. Cerebellar computations across motor and cognitive behaviors The cerebellum contains most of the brain’s neurons and interconnects with the entire neocortex, forming a basic neuroanatomical motif. With evolution, the cerebellum expanded by orders of magnitude but mainly by…

The Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory (CNLM) will host guest speaker Dr. Greg Gage, CEO and Co-Founder of Backyard Brains, for their CONNECT Series. Engaging Curiosity Through Hands-on Neuroscience This talk will explore how to actively engage individuals in neuroscience before they fully grasp the underlying concepts, focusing on approaches to hands-on…

The Department of Cognitive Sciences will host guest speaker Dr. Sara Mednick, professor at the University of California, Irvine Brain mechanisms of sleep that sculpt our memories Sleep is a daily period of deep rest that is important for proper functioning of the brain and body. Studies show that adequate sleep supports enhanced cognitive functions,…

Please join UC Irvine's Center for Addiction Neuroscience (UCI CAN) for an all-day symposium entitled: "Psychedelics Through the Lens of Science, Treatment, and Policy", to be held on Monday November 18 at Herklotz Auditorium of the UCI Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. We will hear perspectives of academic researchers, psychiatrists, and policymakers from across North America, all discussing aspects…

The Center for Neural Circuit Mapping will host guest speaker Dr. Li Gan, Director of the Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute at Cornell University. Innate immunity and neurodegeneration: challenges and opportunities As the resident immune cells in the brain, microglia serve as liaisons between the immune system and CNS and are strategically…