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'Life of a Neuron' at White House Demo Day

Andy Fell — November 17, 2023 - 3:33pm

Professor John Morrison, director of the California National Primate Research Center at �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis, presented the multimedia 'Life of a Neuron' exhibit at the American Possibilities: A White House Demo Day Nov. 7. The invitation-only event highlighted 40 American innovations in science and technology supported by federal funding.

Brain Molecule Identified as Key in Anxiety Model

Andy Fell — August 14, 2019 - 11:36am

Boosting a single molecule in the brain can change “dispositional anxiety,” the tendency to perceive many situations as threatening, in nonhuman primates, researchers from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found. The molecule, neurotrophin-3, stimulates neurons to grow and make new connections.

Brain Wave Device Enhances Memory Function

Andy Fell — October 22, 2018 - 3:12pm

The entrainment of theta brain waves with a commercially available device not only enhances theta wave activity, but also boosts memory performance. That’s according to new research from the Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis, published recently in the journal Cognitive Neuroscience.

Brain Awareness Week at �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis

Andy Fell — March 09, 2017 - 11:36am

March 13-19 is Brain Awareness Week, a worldwide campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research, sponsored by the Dana Foundation.

Brain science Content

'Life of a Neuron' at White House Demo Day

Brain Molecule Identified as Key in Anxiety Model

Brain Wave Device Enhances Memory Function

Brain Awareness Week at �°������ϲ���Ļ��Ϣ Davis

Brain Awareness Week at �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis