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Read More Research With about 300 members and about 800 open source labs, abundant opportunities exist to connect with fellow researchers and create innovative projects. Read More Outreach The BRI educates and inspires K-12 students that are traditionally underserved to pursue higher education and a career in neuroscience. Read More Member Publications Joshua T Trachtenberg. Competition, inhibition, and critical periods of cortical plasticity. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 2015 44-8 Yang Qu, Andrew J Fuligni, Adriana Galvan, et al. Buffering effect of positive parent-child relationships on adolescent risk taking: A longitudinal neuroimaging investigation. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2015 26-34 Jacob G Dubroff, Robert K Doot, Mary Falcone, et al. Decreased Nicotinic Receptor Availability in Smokers with Slow Rates of Nicotine Metabolism. J. Nucl. Med. 2015 1724-9 Chase S Linsley, Viola Y Quach, Gaurav Agrawal, et al. 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Current Date 13 1 3:00pmPSYCTRY 187 – esperanza spalding’s Songwrights’ Apothecary Lab 14 15 16 17 1 3:00pmPSYCTRY 187 – esperanza spalding’s Songwrights’ Apothecary Lab 18 19 1 9:00amNeurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Anand Suresh, Ph.D. 20 1 3:00pmPSYCTRY 187 – esperanza spalding’s Songwrights’ Apothecary Lab 21 22 23 24 1 3:00pmPSYCTRY 187 – esperanza spalding’s Songwrights’ Apothecary Lab 25 26 1 9:00amNeurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – William P. Flavin, M.D., Ph.D. 27 1 3:00pmPSYCTRY 187 – esperanza spalding’s Songwrights’ Apothecary Lab 28 29 30 31 1 3:00pmPSYCTRY 187 – esperanza spalding’s Songwrights’ Apothecary Lab 01 02 03 04 05 See Full Calendar The UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI) is a catalyst for education, outreach, and research collaborations among current and future scientists, engineers and clinicians who seek to understand the healthy and diseased brain. UCLA is rated the #1 Public University in the country. What makes BRI exceptional? Member Achievements Member News Image of the Month Image: Super-resolution image of an astrocyte, labeled in cyan (GFAP protein), with its processes encircling a blood vessel (left) in the hippocampus. Hippocampal neuron dendrites are red (MAP2 protein) and nuclei are labeled blue (Hoechst stain). By: Jennifer Achiro, Kelsey Martin Lab. #1 Educational Program UCLA is ranked the #1 public education program in the country by US News. Programs are diverse, affordable, and mission driven. Over 300 + Members 80 Doctoral Students Over 20 Courses Life Changing Research The BRI provides multiple mechanisms to invigorate research programs and support collaborations bringing together investigators from complementary fields. 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