Top 3
In research funding from the National Instituteof Drug Abuse & the National Institute of Mental Health
About 800
Open source labs ourResearchers can access.
Over 1000
Publications per year By BRI Members
UCLA receives over $1 billion in federal grants, much of it for neuroscience. This has helped BRI possess the #1 Neuroscience Research Program in the country. With about 300 members and about 800 open source labs, abundant opportunities exist to connect with fellow researchers and create innovative projects.
UCLA researchers have: created the nicotine patch for smoking treatment; proved that secondhand smoke can affect brain chemistry and function; cloned brain targets for opiate drugs; done the first imaging studies of drug craving in humans; developed the mini scope, a device that had led to understanding how the brain links memories across time and how spatial coding breaks down in epilepsy, introduced addiction services in many parts of the world, and led efforts for WHO, the UN, the Department of State, and the State of California.