For more than 30 years as a researcher at INSERM – the French equivalent of the National Institutes of Health – and the UCI School of Medicine, Emiliana Borrelli has earned international recognition for her studies on the neurotransmitter dopamine and its role in brain diseases, movement disorders and addiction. This fall, the Chancellor’s Professor […]
Cross-disciplinary course explores role of neurobiology in performing arts
Anthropologist explores how avatars create a Second Life free from Parkinson’s and other impairments
Claudia Kawas turns the study of the disease on its head, leading other researchers to change their assumptions
In 20 years, stem cells, genetics and robotics will get patients back on their feet after a blood clot in the brain
Three-fourths of ER stroke cases had some degree of preventability, UCI survey finds
UCI study uncovers role of oxytocin in triggering marijuana-like neurotransmitters
Performing the largest structural brain meta-analysis to date for schizophrenia, an international team of scientists – including a UCI psychiatric researcher – has identified structural brain abnormalities in patients with the disabling brain disorder, providing insight into how the condition may develop and respond to treatment.
EVENT: The Los Angeles/Irvine Brain Bee is an annual local neuroscience competition for high school students. The event includes written and oral questions about brain facts, a tour of the UC Irvine campus, the opportunity to network with professors and students, and scientific demonstrations. WHEN/WHERE: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, in Room 1100 of […]
Behind its stylish art deco facade, the Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility has hosted some of the most important scientific discoveries in UC Irvine’s brief history. From its laboratories came the first stem cell therapies for spinal cord injury, and breakthrough findings by researchers there on the roots of neurodegenerative diseases offer real hope for people with Alzheimer’s […]