neurobiology

Even mild physical activity immediately improves memory function, UCI-led study finds

The National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded the UCI School of Medicine a four-year, $9 million grant aimed at determining the long-term impact of cannabis exposure on the adolescent brain. Led by Daniele Piomelli, professor of anatomy & neurobiology and director of the newly created UCI Center […]

UCI researchers win grant to explore why Alzheimer’s affects more women

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Xiangmin Xu, UCI associate professor of anatomy & neurobiology, a five-year, $2.5 million grant to study new neural circuit pathways in a region of the brain associated with learning and memory and epilepsy. He shares the grant with Douglas Arthur Nitz of UC San Diego. The proposed research […]

UCI-led study reveals potential tool for early dementia diagnosis

Crucial gene gains new life after molecular brake is lifted

Researchers hope to develop brain imaging tools for pre-symptomatic diagnosis

Life-changing undergraduate opportunity lets students explore, invent and experiment with everything from robotic coats to a video game of the human digestive tract

UCI group develops test to measure changes in emotional recall over time

In 20 years, stem cells, genetics and robotics will get patients back on their feet after a blood clot in the brain