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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

UP NEXT:

October 29, 2024

22nd Annual Arnold Scheibel Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow Distinguished Lectures

“Dopamine Projections to the Basolateral Amygdala Mediate Reward Prediction For Learning and Decision Making”

Kathia Ramirez Armenta, Ph.D. 

Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Dr. Kate Wassum
College of Life Sciences, Department of Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles

“Theata Representations of Sequential Task Structure in the Human Medial Temporal Lobe During Free Walking”

Uros Topalovic, Ph.D 
Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Dr. Nanthia Suthana
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
University of California, Los Angeles

 

Faculty Host: Gina Poe 

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – John Sakon, Ph.D.

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    Synapse to Circuit (S2C) Seminar Series – David Kastner, M.D., Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Alberto Fachechi, Ph.D.

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    Neurology Grand Rounds – Guo-li Ming, M.D., Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Rebecca Shafee, Ph.D.

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

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    Synapse to Circuit (S2C) Seminar Series – Monique Smith, Ph.S.

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    Frontiers in Computational Medicine (FCM) Seminar Series – Mario Dipoppa, Ph.D.

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Matteo Mariani, Ph.D.

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    Parkinson’s Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders Affinity Group (PDAG) Workshop: PD Grant Brainstorming

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Anita Liu

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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: Dorsal view of a live axolotl salamander incubated in DASPEI styryl dye, highlighting lateral line and electroreceptive sensory organs. As axolotls remain aquatic into maturity, they retain functional aquatic sensory systems. These organs are lost upon terrestrial metamorphosis in most amphibians. Image by Duncan Leitch, Duncan Leitch 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.


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 270 +

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

Students per year do research with BRI.

Over 500

K-12 students per year visit UCLA Labs

Over 1000

K-12 Students Involved