The Brain Explorer Academy, created by UCI’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory, is among the first in the world to offer children training by university professors and students in neuroscience research, scientific communication and critical thinking skills. Founded by Manuella Yassa, the center’s director of outreach and Read more…
By Zahara Mary Kelly Keulen More than fifty high school students gathered at UCI on February 8th to test their knowledge of neuroscience at the 2020 Irvine Brain Bee. This is the second time that UCI’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) has hosted the event, which encourages teenagers to Read more…
The Spring 2019 Brain Explorer Academy session is currently underway and the science mentors are enjoying working with the Orange County Middle Schoolers! The children and their mentors spend Saturday mornings at the UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory as part of the Center’s Brain Explorer Academy. This program is 100% Read more…
Applications for the Fall 2018 cohort of the Brain Explorer Academy are now open and the Science Mentor Team is excited to meet you! This Fall, neuroscience students and trainees from the UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory will work hand-in-hand with Orange County elementary school children Read more…
After months of learning about neuroscience, area students got to showcase their skills in front of leading brain scientists during UC Irvine’s International Conference on Learning and Memory. The five-day conference Wednesday through Sunday at the Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach featured panels where scientists presented their research on Read more…
Neuroscientists are accustomed to defining problems, developing experiments, testing hypotheses and analyzing and defending their findings. But the three research teams appearing recently before a review board from the Brain Explorer Academy were shaking in their lab coats. Penetrating questions and thoughtful critiques were thrown at them by a panel of 8- Read more…