UC San Diego |

Human brain houses diverse populations of neurons, new research shows

UC San Diego isolates 16 subtypes that could help identify disorders from Alzheimer's to depression.

UC Santa Barbara |

A switch for brain growth found

UC Santa Barbara and UCSF scientists find a gene responsible for our unique cerebral cortex.

UCLA |

The teenage brain on social media

A new UCLA study sheds light on the influence of what peers "like."

UC Merced |

Purple zebras? UC Merced on thinking, learning and neuroscience

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

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 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.

UC San Francisco |

New UC San Francisco neuroscience building meets approval

UC regents sign off on a plan to construct additional facility for UCSF's world-class program.

UC Davis |

Neuroscientists explore how the brain handles teleportation

UC Davis researchers show how we are mentally capable of "beaming up."

BBC |

The blessing and curse of the people who never forget

Neuroscientists at UC Irvine study the secrets of those with "highly superior autobiographical memory."

Scientific American |

'Schizophrenia gene' discovery sheds light on possible cause

A UC San Diego scientist weighs in on an important new schizophrenia study.