Scientists have identified and activated a small group of neurons responsible for the initiation of learned movements. The study used cutting-edge techniques to not only “read” brain activity down to the level of individual cells, but “write” patterns that allowed researchers to control movement.
UC San Diego researchers have developed a new approach to coherent X-ray diffraction, allowing them to observe dynamics within a neuristor made of vanadium dioxide while electricity was applied. They discovered a strategy to make the material learn and forget.
A long-standing collaboration with the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego has helped provide the computing expertise and resources for the search for high-energy neutrinos from space, work recognized this week with the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics.
UC San Diego biologists have unraveled the genetic adaptation that gave butterflies the ability to see rich, vivid color in their environment. The genetic change produces an additional photoreceptor that expands color vision for locating nectar and other butterflies.
Two new studies led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveal how underwater acoustic enrichment — the playback of sounds from healthy reefs — can help spur the recovery of degraded coral reefs and their fish communities.
UC San Diego brings interdisciplinary expertise to Climate Week New York, which coincides with the United Nations General Assembly meeting, and has grown into one of the leading global events on climate change, drawing 100,000 attendees, thought leaders,investors and brands
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