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UCI supports a strong culture of excellence in brain research. Below are recent articles featuring cutting-edge brain research by UCI faculty and students.

Call for Proposals Due April 1, 2022

$25,000 Award for High-Impact, High-Reward Pilot Projects

Feb 23, 2022
A chimpanzee stares at the camera.

Determining if Dementia Is Uniquely Human

Feb 22, 2022
A rubber brain lays on a blue background, two objects that are what seems to be brain scan devices lay on the brain.

Can brain stimulation treat long COVID ‘brain fog’?

Feb 21, 2022
A man in the bottom right corner stares at a giant clock that takes over the entire left half of the image. In the background is a blue sky with some clouds

How the brain organizes memories in time

Feb 18, 2022
A woman with glasses peers over her lenses, hand hovering over her mouth in a thinking position. To the right is some data charts highlighted in blue.

Memory encoding found to differ between the sexes, before and after puberty

Feb 18, 2022
A woman is on her phone in the forest holding some kind of bag. Text reads "Walking for just 10 Minutes improves brain performance

Walking for just 10 minutes improves brain performance

Feb 17, 2022
Two people observe a MRI scan through a glass window and looking at the brain scan on a computer screen. The woman on the right points at the scan.

UCI poised to advance depression research following $55-million gift to establish center

Feb 16, 2022
Two men wearing black collared shirts smile into the camera. Norbert Fortin is on the right, Babak Shahbaba is on the left.

UCI team uncovers key brain mechanisms for organizing memories in time

Feb 15, 2022
DNA Molecule model with scientist injecting fluid into model.

UCI biologists discover how a protective mutation may reduce Alzheimer’s risk

Feb 14, 2022
Someone holds a mobile phone in hand. "WORDLE" is shown at the top of the screen. The person holding the phone is guessing the word of the day, already attempting "Truck" "Freak" and "FAV"

What Can Wordle Do for Our Brains?

Feb 11, 2022
A white outlined head silhouette is filled with dashes of bright color, some of it leaking out the outline.

Taking on Depression

Feb 10, 2022
A person with glasses stares at a blurry MRI scan of a brain

Stemming the Rising Mental Health Crisis

Feb 10, 2022