cognitive sciences

Finding significantly deepens understanding of crucial component of cognitive function

UC Irvine-led study is first to pinpoint role of dreams in processing bad experiences

UCI researchers dive deep in search of health-sleep links

UCI alumni siblings to present at UN’s AI for Good 2023 global summit

Model uses human and algorithmic predictions and confidence scores to boost accuracy

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

Professor Sara Mednick discusses how sounds and smells can influence our sleeping minds

Prompted by UCI grad student, popular radio podcast goes bilingual, starting with series on the pandemic

Megan Peters, associate professor of cognitive sciences, has received a three-year, $234,000 grant from the Templeton World Charity Organization to enhance and accelerate National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation funding opportunities for consciousness researchers. “This is a complex concept and writing a compelling proposal can be challenging,” Peters says. The project will involve […]

Nadia Chernyak, UCI assistant professor of cognitive sciences, has received a $736,366 National Science Foundation CAREER grant to investigate how cognitive skills shape our understanding of equity. Previous research suggests that math skills – particularly comprehension of fractions – can help explain whether or not a child understands fairness and inequality. Chernyak and her team […]