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EMPOWERING COLLABORATIVE AND
DIVERSE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH,
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AT UCLA.

Education

The BRI co-ordinates a large portion of neuroscience educational programs on campus.

Research

With about 300 members and about 800 open source labs, abundant opportunities exist to connect with fellow researchers and create innovative projects.

Outreach

The BRI educates and inspires K-12 students that are traditionally underserved to pursue higher education and a career in neuroscience.

Member Publications

Joshua T Trachtenberg. Competition, inhibition, and critical periods of cortical plasticity. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 2015 44-8

Yang Qu, Andrew J Fuligni, Adriana Galvan, et al. Buffering effect of positive parent-child relationships on adolescent risk taking: A longitudinal neuroimaging investigation. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2015 26-34

Jacob G Dubroff, Robert K Doot, Mary Falcone, et al. Decreased Nicotinic Receptor Availability in Smokers with Slow Rates of Nicotine Metabolism. J. Nucl. Med. 2015 1724-9

Chase S Linsley, Viola Y Quach, Gaurav Agrawal, et al. Visible light and near-infrared-responsive chromophores for drug delivery-on-demand applications. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2015 611-24

Member News

Joint Seminars In Neuroscience

March 10th, 2026

Erik Musiek, M.D., Ph.D. 
Charlotte & Paul Hagmann Professor
Department of Neurology
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Circadian Clocks and Alzheimer’s Disease

 

(Faculty Host: Gina Poe & Lindsay De Biase

 

Upcoming Events/Seminars

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    Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – Melissa Herman, Ph.D.

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    Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Un Jung Kang, M.D.

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    Neuromodulation Seminar Series – Vaughn R. Steele, Ph.D.

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    Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Seminar Series – Ravi Bansal, Ph.D.

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    Brain Mapping Center (BMC) Seminar Series – Ileana Jelescu, Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Junmin Peng, Ph.D.

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    Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids Grand Rounds – Hilary Marusak, Ph.D.

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    Broad Stem Cell Research Center (BSCRC) Research Seminar – Clifford J. Tabin, Ph.D.

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    Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) Distinguished Lecture Series – Brian Boyd, Ph.D.

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    Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology (LNE) x Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Joint Seminar – Nitish Patel

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    Special Lecture – Matt Kaplan

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    Neuroprotective Greek Herbs Seminar

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    Special Seminar – Bai Lu, Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Sleep and Performance (ICSP) Journal Club

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    Research in Progress Seminar (RiPS) Series – Arielle Hogan

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Carlos A. Sanchez Leon, Ph.D.

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    Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Joint Seminar – Victoria Turnbill

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    Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) Seminar Series – Debha Amatya, M.D., Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – Ream Al-Hasani, Ph.D.

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    Parkinson’s Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders Affinity Group (PDAG) Meeting – Jing Wen, Ph.D.

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    Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Stephen G. Waxman, M.D., Ph.D.

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    Division of Population Behavioral Health (D-PBH) Stress, Trauma,and Resilience (STAR) Research Seminar – Emily Ricketts, Ph.D., M.S.

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    Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Elaine Hsiao, Ph.D.

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    Electrophysiology of Brain Dynamics Affinity Group (EBDAG) Research Seminar – Mingzhou Ding, Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Sleep and Performance (ICSP) Journal Club

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    Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Charles E. Argoff, M.D.

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The UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI) is a catalyst for education, outreach, and research collaborations among current and future scientists, engineers and clinicians who seek to understand the healthy and diseased brain.

UCLA is rated the #1 Public University in the country.

What makes BRI exceptional?

Image of the Month

Image: High magnification (20X) confocal image of coronal section of prefrontal cortex in a mouse injected with two retrograde tracers in the dorsolateral (red) and dorsomedial (green) striatum. All cells stained with NeuroTrace (blue).

By: Michael Ryan, Anne Churchland Lab

#1 Educational Program

UCLA is ranked the #1 public education program in the country by US News. Programs are diverse, affordable, and mission driven.

Over 300 +

Members

80

Doctoral Students

Over 20

Courses

Life Changing Research

The BRI provides multiple mechanisms to invigorate research programs and support collaborations bringing together investigators from complementary fields. These mechanisms include

Over 300 +

Members

Over 1000

Publications Per Year

Over $ 1 Billion

Federal Funds UCLA Receives

Outreach That Impacts Our Communities

The BRI aims to extend scientific knowledge into the community and inspire elementary and secondary school students to explore a career in neuroscience

Over 40

High School Students per year do research with BRI.

Over 500

K-12 students per year visit UCLA Labs

Over 1000

K-12 Students Involved