Michael Lee, UCI professor of cognitive sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $81,956 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop mathematical models of brain activity to help understand behaviors in children diagnosed with ADHD and other neurobehavioral disorders. His work is part of a larger study being conducted by Vinod Menon, the director […]
Retaliation comes naturally to children, while positive reciprocity must be learned, says UCI cognitive scientist
Exposure alone may confer some benefits of bilinguality on single-language speakers
Training enables seniors to multitask mentally on par with those 50 years younger
Nonprescribed psychostimulants impair sleep and working memory, UCI-led study finds
In his new book, UCI vision scientist Donald Hoffman says evolution has trained humans to construct reality, rather than to see the world as it truly is
Researchers note that, in contrast, slightly older subjects tend to like victors better
An interdisciplinary UCI team is improving assistive robotic technology for homebound children, limited-mobility adults
Karishma Muthukumar’s “Promoting Empathy-Based AI” project has been chosen as one of 33 finalists in the National Science Foundation’s 2026 Idea Machine competition. The entry from the cognitive sciences major, who just completed her freshman year, was one of 800 nationwide. If selected as one of the four winners, her “big idea” will help guide […]
Young children tend to respond to questions of choice with option presented last