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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.

Image of tired female resting their head on their desk.Did you know that sleep and hormones can affect your memory?

Did you know that hormones and sleep can affect your memory?

Sep 3, 2020
Headshot of Amal Alachkar.

UCI Podcast: Amal Alachkar Discusses Reestablishing her Career in Neuroscience at UCI After Fleeing Syria

Sep 2, 2020
Headshot of UCI cognitive scientist Mark Steyvers

Online Brain Games Show Learning Ability in One Area Can Predict Performance in Another

Sep 1, 2020
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Browse the 2020 September UCI Brain Circuit E-newsletter

Aug 28, 2020
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UCI Brain launches social media campaign for World Alzheimer’s Month

Aug 26, 2020
#BlackInNeuro founder Angeline Dukes in Irvine, Calif.

‘We do belong here’: The scientist behind #BlackInNeuro hopes to transform a Twitter movement into a lasting community

Aug 26, 2020
Crossword puzzle with the words "Train" and "Brain"

What Good Do Brain Games Do? A Virtual Study Is Putting Them to the Test and You Can Help

Aug 22, 2020
A 8 bit pixel image of a brain

This brain protein may put the brakes on Alzheimer’s

Aug 14, 2020
An elderly woman holds phone to her ear

Study: Seniors can handle receiving Alzheimer’s risk test results

Aug 12, 2020
The CNCM executive committee members, Xiangmin Xu, Rozanne Sandri-Goldin, Todd Holmes and Bert Semler (from left to right) are major authors for the Neuron primer article.

CNCM leaders publish new guide for viral tracers in neural circuit mapping

Aug 4, 2020
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Browse the 2020 August UCI Brain Circuit E-newsletter

Aug 3, 2020
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New #BlackInNeuro Campaign Connects Bright Minds From Around The World

Jul 31, 2020