Unlocking the mysteries of the brain is
Humanity’s Final Frontier
Understanding the brain will transform every facet of our lives from eradicating brain disease, to developing next-generation technology, to achieving a profound understanding of human nature. UCI Brain is a signature program of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and is intended to be a hub for all neuroscience on campus.
Announcements and News
Why Do Some People Always Get Lost?
Researchers do not yet know whether every bad navigator is simply poor at survey knowledge, or whether some of the lost might be failing at other navigational subskills instead, such…
Read More
NIH seeks input on how structural racism affects brain research, health
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a request for information last week about how to counteract the effects of structural racism on brain health and research. The request, or RFI,…
Read More
UC Irvine researchers find new origin of deep brain waves
University of California, Irvine biomedical engineering researchers have uncovered a previously unknown source of two key brain waves crucial for deep sleep: slow waves and sleep spindles. Traditionally believed to…
Read More