UC Merced |

Purple zebras? UC Merced on thinking, learning and neuroscience

Philosophers and scientists are coming together to unravel the secrets of cognitive science.

UCSF via The Conversation |

Want to lose weight? Train the brain, not the body

Emotional brain training can help you break the stress-obesity connection, a UCSF professor says.

UCLA |

UCLA study identifies how brain connects memories across time

Neuroscientists boost ability of aging brain to recapture links between related memories.

UC San Diego |

First peek into the brain of a freely walking fruit fly

UC San Diego scientists demonstrate new method for monitoring neural activity during social behaviors.

UC Merced |

Cancer cell growth linked to nervous system in UC Merced study

Research shows cells with damaged DNA proliferate more in upper areas of the body and near brain tissue in flatworms.

UCLA |

Your brain on microbes

Learn about scientists' latest findings in UCLA Science and Food lecture.

UCLA |

Leading homeless veterans back into the mainstream of life

UCLA scientists are on a quest to discover the brain-based obstacles hindering vets even after they find homes.

UC San Francisco |

Wrapping up multiple sclerosis at UCSF

With one drug to shut down its progression and another to undo its damage, MS doesn’t stand a chance.

UC Berkeley |

How your brain files away words

View a colorful "semantic atlas" built by UC Berkeley scientists that illustrates how we process language.

UC San Francisco |

Weill gift gives UCSF unprecedented opportunity to advance neurosciences research

The $185 million donation launches the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.

UC San Diego |

Lost that thought? A new study may help you find it

Research from UC San Diego suggests our internal "stopping system" applies to body and mind alike.

Science Today |

Janet Napolitano on the UC Cures for Alzheimer's Disease Initiative

The UC president on the mobilization of systemwide talent and resources to support promising research.