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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

This Mom Has Three Children With Autism. She’s Spent Thousands On False Hope

This Mom Has Three Children With Autism. She’s Spent Thousands On False Hope
In The News Link

Families Pay Thousands For An Unproven Autism Treatment. Researchers Say We Need Ethical Guidelines For Marketing The Tech

Families Pay Thousands For An Unproven Autism Treatment. Researchers Say We Need Ethical Guidelines For Marketing The Tech
In The News Link

What Can Your Toilet Tell About You?

What Can Your Toilet Tell About You?
In The News Link

Joint Seminars In Neuroscience

November 4, 2025


Joel Zylberberg, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor
Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA

Fellow of Learning in Machines and Brains
Department of Ophthalmology
University of California, Los Angeles

Digital Twins Of The Eyes and Brain”

(Faculty Hosts: Lindsay De Biase & Idan Blank

 

Upcoming Events/Seminars

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    Body Sensor Networks (BSN) Conference

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    Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – Trainee Data Blitz

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    Body Sensor Networks (BSN) Conference

  • 11:00am

    Semel Grand Rounds (SGR) – Dr. Mark DeAntonio Memorial Lecture – Matthew W. State, M.D., Ph.D.

  • 12:00pm

    Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) Series – TBD, Ph.D.

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    Body Sensor Networks (BSN) Conference

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    Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Dettmer Ulf, Ph.D.

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    Brain Mapping Center (BMC) Seminar Series – Janelle Liu, Ph.D.

  • 12:00pm

    Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Scott Wilke, M.D., Ph.D.

  • 12:00pm

    Broad Stem Cell Research Center (BSCRC) Research Seminar – Konrad Hochedlinger, Ph.D.

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    Pediatric Grand Rounds (PGR) – Perry Shieh, M.D., Ph.D.

  • 9:00am

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

  • 9:30am

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

  • 12:30pm

    Memorial Service Honoring Peter C. Whybrow, Ph.D.

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    Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Lior Shmuelof, Ph.D.

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    Division of Population Behavioral Health (D-PBH) Research Seminar – Sara Hickmann, Ph.D.

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    UCLA Neuroscience Genomics Core (UNGC) Lunch & Learn Session

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    Kapland & Rothstein CAN REACH Training Program Seminar – Rujuta Wilson, M.D., M.S.

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    Special Seminar: Prof. Dun Mao – Hierarchical Chunking and Abstraction of Complex Events in the Primate Brain

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    Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Laura DeNardo, 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 – Lindsay De Biase, Ph.D.

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    Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) Series – TBD, Ph.D.

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    Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Dimitros Kapogiannis, M.D.

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    Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Genevieve Konopka, Ph.D.

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    Easton Center Dementia Colloquium

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    Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Joint Seminar – Farzaneh Najafi, Ph.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: Expression of cofilin fused to mCherry in a P21 mouse spinal cord, 3 weeks post-injection of an AAV9 in the spinal cord. Yellow is the cofilin-mCherry labeled with Cy3, magenta is neurofilament labeled with AlexaFlour488 and cyan is the DNA labeled with Hoechst33342 

By: Soiz Riche, Butler 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