How the brain remembers has a lot to do with focus. It’s in this area of cognitive science that Steven Luck, professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, has built a career pushing the frontiers of both science and teaching.
Dr. Christina Kim is Assistant Professor, Core Faculty of the Center for Neuroscience, Department of Neurology Affiliate Faculty, and Affiliate Faculty at the Center for Neuroengineering and Medicine at UC Davis.
Hyoyoung Jeong, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is one of 12 early-career faculty members who will receive a boost as this year's class of Hellman Fellows at the University of California, Davis.
New research suggests that it could be possible to separate treatment from hallucinations when developing new drugs based on psychedelics. The anti-anxiety and hallucination-inducing qualities of psychedelic drugs work through different neural circuits, according to research using a mouse model. The work is published Nov. 15 in Science.
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute published an article about Dr. Zhaodan Kong's work. Select paragraphs are included below.
From fire-detecting drone swarms to optimally efficient human-autonomy collaboration, the UC Davis mechanical and aerospace engineer uses complex technological systems to address complex challenges.
Ron Mangun, Distinguished Professor of psychology and neurology and co-director of the Center for Mind and Brain at UC Davis, has just been awarded the 2024 Award for Education in Neuroscience by the Society for Neuroscience. This prize recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to undergraduate- and graduate-level neuroscience education and training.
The University of California, Davis, is awarding over $480,000 to help scientists advance compelling research and innovations toward commercial applications through the Science Translation and Innovative Research (STAIR™) proof-of-concept grant program. The program plays an important role in helping campus innovators bridge the early-stage hurdle of access to funding during one of the most challenging phases in new technology development.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Yi Xue has received a Maximizing Investigators' Research Award, or MIRA, from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Tell us a bit about yourself, your background and interests.
I grew up in a small modern-orthodox Jewish community outside Baltimore where I had access to amazing academic and employment opportunities. I studied mechanical engineering with a minor in global engineering leadership at the University of Maryland, and I applied the skills I gained from my training in places like the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and the tank development unit of the Israel Defense Forces.
Dr. Diasynou Fioravante is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior in the College of Biological Sciences, a core member of the Center for Neuroscience, and an affiliated faculty member at the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics and the Center for Neuroengineering and Medicine at UC Davis.
We congratulate center affiliated faculty Audrey Fan (Biomedical Engineering and Neurology) and Weijian Yang (Electrical and Computer Engineering) for being awarded the 2024 Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award in recognition of their commitment to grad students.
The University of California, Davis, is awarding over $480,000 to help scientists advance compelling research and innovations toward commercial applications through the Science Translation and Innovative Research (STAIR™) proof-of-concept grant program. The program plays an important role in helping campus innovators bridge the early-stage hurdle of access to funding during one of the most challenging phases in new technology development.
Professor Lee Miller is Among This Year's Awardees
Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new microscope to capture high-speed images of brain cell activity with less harm to brain tissue. The new approach could be used in research with mice to provide a clearer view of how neurons communicate in real time, leading to new insights into brain function and neurological diseases.
A new brain-computer interface (BCI) developed at UC Davis Health translates brain signals into speech with up to 97% accuracy — the most accurate system of its kind.
