brain

Neuroscientists discover process behind brain’s high-level work

Multisite team included UCI, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wake Forest University

Marquis Vawter, Ph.D., research professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at the UCI School of Medicine, participated in companion studies published in Nature, analyzing regions of the human genome associated with increased risk of schizophrenia. Researchers knew that the disorder carries a 60 to 80 percent inheritability and wanted to determine common […]

Convergence research project integrated neurobiology with data science techniques

L-dopa-protein complex may cause cellular iron overload in brain, leading to side effects

Competition for cognitive processing resources during sleep comes at a cost to each

A multidisciplinary team of UCI professors has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop new molecular tools to identify ribonucleic acids essential in learning and memory formation. “Our project involves building luminescent RNA molecules, allowing us to observe their position and activity in the brain of a living, learning mouse,” […]

Both inspired and supported by UCI’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, a local high schooler launches a group for teens fascinated by the brain

People taking drugs that cross the blood-brain barrier experienced less cognitive decline

Innovative O.C. Young Adult Court gives youthful offenders a second chance