UC San Diego isolates 16 subtypes that could help identify disorders from Alzheimer's to depression.
A switch for brain growth found
UC Santa Barbara and UCSF scientists find a gene responsible for our unique cerebral cortex.
The teenage brain on social media
A new UCLA study sheds light on the influence of what peers "like."
Purple zebras? UC Merced on thinking, learning and neuroscience
Philosophers and scientists are coming together to unravel the secrets of cognitive science.
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.
How your brain files away words
View a colorful "semantic atlas" built by UC Berkeley scientists that illustrates how we process language.
Weill gift gives UCSF unprecedented opportunity to advance neurosciences research
The $185 million donation launches the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.
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.
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.
Neuroscientists explore how the brain handles teleportation
UC Davis researchers show how we are mentally capable of "beaming up."
The blessing and curse of the people who never forget
Neuroscientists at UC Irvine study the secrets of those with "highly superior autobiographical memory."
'Schizophrenia gene' discovery sheds light on possible cause
A UC San Diego scientist weighs in on an important new schizophrenia study.