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College of Creative Studies student Jake Tran

Watching art films can make you a more creative thinker

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Using virtual reality, an AI module for future vision prostheses, designed by Michael Beyeler’s Bionic Vision Lab, creates practical and useful artificial vision.

Seeing the future: Michael Beyeler’s work in neurotechnology earns him top faculty award
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Six UCSB researchers named among world’s most influential scientists
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Resolving ambiguity
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Rethinking autism through the diagnostic process

Bridging divided views to strengthen communities
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Neuroscientist Bianca Acevedo examines the impact and challenges of sensory processing sensitivity
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How art opens the mind: Professor Jonathan Schooler’s research on the cognitive effects of art
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Pioneering social scientist David Hamilton honored with lifetime achievement award
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Exercising with battle ropes is a popular high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout

Bursts of exercise boost cognitive function, UCSB neuroscientists find
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Emily Jacobs

New study reveals changes in the brain throughout pregnancy
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Social psychologist Brenda Major wins mentor award, launches scholarship
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