Brain Research Content

Richard Huskey on Brain Flow

Soterios J Johnson — February 20, 2023 - 2:15pm

�鶹��ý assistant professor of communication and cognitive science Richard Huskey explains the flow state, which some describe as being "in the zone." Evidence suggests flow can ward off depression, prevent burnout and make us more resilient.

Understanding How Students Learn Through Virtual Reality

Jocelyn C Anderson — March 25, 2024 - 9:02am

How �鶹��ý virtual reality research is promoting STEAM learning and helping improve child education.

‘The Backdrop’ Podcast Features Scientist on the ‘Flow’ State of Mind and How It Can Affect Well-Being

Soterios J Johnson — February 21, 2023 - 3:00pm

Whether it’s an athlete performing at their best or a musician taking it to another level, flow feels good and is good for our well-being. And the best part — pretty much anyone can at

Preventing Serious Brain Damage From Nerve Agents

Amy M Quinton — September 26, 2022 - 10:00am

�鶹��ý researchers are developing ways to prevent long-term brain damage in humans when poisoned by organophosphate chemical nerve agents or pesticides.

�鶹��ý Wins 2 Awards From the W.M. Keck Foundation

Andy Fell — March 07, 2022 - 9:00am

For the first time in university history, the W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded two research teams at the University of California, Davis, with $1 million each in the same award cycle.

Researchers Study How Cochlear Implants Affect Brain Circuits

Andy Fell — June 30, 2016 - 12:25pm

Cochlear implants have been widely used, but not all children respond well to the devices, which bypass most of the ear to connect a microphone to the cochlea in the inner ear. Researchers at the �鶹��ý Center for Mind and Brain, supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, are studying how deaf children with cochlear implants use various brain areas to process sound. The goal is to come up with interventions that will help children better adapt to the implants.

Key Advance: �鶹��ý Neuroscientists Get a New Look into How We Read

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — April 06, 2016 - 12:35pm

Neuroscientists at �鶹��ý have come up with a way to observe brain activity during natural reading. It’s the first time researchers have been able to study the brain while reading actual texts, instead of individual words, and it’s already helping settle some ideas about just how we read.

“It’s a key advance in understanding reading in the brain, because people are just reading normally,” said John Henderson, professor of psychology at the �鶹��ý Center for Mind and Brain. The work was published today (April 6) in the Journal of Neuroscience.