August 18, 2014
Experts agree that the ability to navigate a neighborhood or built space is one of the first human faculties to suffer at the onset of cognitive decline. They also agree that early intervention is crucial for stemming the further ravages of dementia.
July 13, 2015
…knowledge and expectations, a cognitive process known as top-down control. In a University of California, San Diego School of Medicine study, a research team led by Takaki Komiyama, PhD, assistant professor of neurosciences and neurobiology, reports that in mouse models, the brain significantly changed its visual cortex operation modes by…
September 4, 2020
UC San Diego researchers report that a class of drugs used for a broad array of conditions, from allergies and colds to hypertension and urinary incontinence, may be associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline, particularly in older adults at greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
May 16, 2017
Arguing against the current conventional wisdom – that there is an evolved capacity for number and arithmetic that we share with other species – Rafael Nunez says numerical cognition is not biologically endowed.
June 5, 2012
…with a degree in cognitive science and now works as an Interaction Designer at Mitchell International in San Diego. In this interview, he talks about how his work as a student ambassador led him to his current position, and he also offers advice for new graduates. Tell me about your…
April 20, 2023
Sean Huang was named campus champion of UC San Diego’s 2023 Grad SLAM competitive public speaking event and will advance to the UC-wide final round on May 5.
April 26, 2013
Three UC San Diego faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: neuroscientist Steven Allen Hillyard, linguist David M. Perlmutter and anthropologist Kathryn Ann Woolard.
March 13, 2012
Each year, graduate programs at the University of California, San Diego are highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report, as noted in the 2013 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, released today. The rankings measure professional-school programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine.
April 20, 2016
Founded in 1780, the academy convenes leaders from the academic, business and government sectors to respond to challenges facing the nation and the world. Previous members have included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Mead, and Martin Luther King Jr.
November 30, 2017
…Alzheimer’s disease and the cognitive declines associated with aging. Ruth Benca. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Ruth Benca, chair of UC Irvine’s Department of Psychiatry, reported that she had recently discovered that the changes in our brains that result in mid-life from sleep disturbances, such as obstructive sleep apnea,…
