UCI Brain

Read "Alzheimer's treatment study seeks volunteers, including two sites in Portland" Read the full article here https://brain.uci.edu/news/ "Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks, according to the National Institute on Aging. ... A new study is trying to get new volunteers to help catch the disease decades before any symptoms start. We all have to do more because this is about the most important medical problem we face as a society today," said Dr. Josh Grill, a member of the AHEAD Study leadership team and director of the UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders."

Join us on Monday for our final Brain Dialogue Series event on creativity!

Attention Undergrads: The UCI Working Memory and Plasticity Lab has summer research opportunities available. Check it out by visiting brain.uci.edu/news

Join us June 21, 2021, at 6:30 PM for our UCI Brain Dialogue Series, where faculty from across the UCI campus will discuss Creativity UCI School of Medicine, UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts RSVP today https://cnlm.formstack.com/for/uci_brain_dialogue_series_4c

Happy #FinalsWeekAnteaters! Dr. Emily Grossman, Professor of Cognitive Science at University of California, Irvine shares her top tips for success: "What I tell students when they are struggling is to make a list, write down the tasks so they can cross out each one, and to be very gracious with themselves. If they can get one item done today, it’s a success." Read the latest brain-related news here https://brain.uci.edu/news/ UC Irvine School of Social Sciences