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Graphs showing performance in an Object Location Memory task

Feb 09, 2022 | UC Irvine News

UCI study reveals neurobiological processes occurring during puberty that trigger sex differences in learning and memory

New findings suggest optimal teaching tactics, psychiatric treatment, should adapt to reflect brain differences.
Schematic summary of new hippocampal circuit connections that are revealed in the new PLOS Biology study

Jan 10, 2022 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI-led team first to discover new neural circuits that regulate spatial learning and memory in the brain’s hippocampal formation

Understanding of novel functional roles can advance research in Alzheimer’s disease, other learning and memory disorders

Picture of UCI's multidisciplinary team of researchers

Nov 15, 2021 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Multidisciplinary team from UCI publishes new guidance for neuroscience statistical analysis; New guide will lead to more rigorous analysis, reproducibility and richer conclusions

New guide will lead to more rigorous analysis, reproducibility and richer conclusions
Xiangmin Xu, PhD, and his colleagues at the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping

Nov 08, 2021 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping Investigators receive funding from three federal awards for a total of more than $7M

The University of California, Irvine Center for Neural Circuit Mapping (CNCM) has been awarded three new grants.
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Oct 27, 2021 | PainRelief.com

UCI Scientists Discover Pathway Blocking Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain

Daniele Piomelli, PhD, and his team discover pathway blocking transition from actue to chronic pain
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Oct 25, 2021 | News Medical Life Science

Molecular mechanism that controls the transition from acute to chronic pain revealed

A new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers is the first to reveal the specific molecular mechanism that controls the transition from acute to chronic pain, and identifies this mechanism as a critical target for disease-modifying medicines.
Headshot of Nora Nabi.

Oct 25, 2021 | NBC Los Angeles

NBC LA's Challenge Hero of the Night – Nora Nabi, First Year PhD Student

This week’s Hero is a UC Irvine medical student that sprung into action to help senior citizens connect and communicate during the pandemic.
Dr. Daniele Piomelli in office

Oct 22, 2021 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI-led study first to reveal specific molecular mechanism that controls the transition from acute to chronic pain

A new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers is the first to reveal the specific molecular mechanism that controls the transition from acute to chronic pain, and identifies this mechanism as a critical target for disease-modifying medicines.
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Sep 29, 2021 | PBS SoCal

"The Cannabis Question" on PBS Nova featuring Daniele Piomelli, PhD, PharmD

As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA investigates the latest scientific evidence for its potential benefits and risks, and how criminalization has disproportionately harmed communities of color.
Results from control saline-treated test subjects and results of those treated with ketamine

Sep 30, 2020 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

New study finds antidepressant drug effective in treating “lazy eye” in adults

In a new study, published in Current Biology, researchers from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine reveal how subanesthetic ketamine, which is used for pain management and as an antidepressant in humans, is effective in treating adult amblyopia, a brain disorder commonly known as “lazy eye.”