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UC Davis neuroscientists receive prestigious NIH BRAIN Initiative Awards

  • September 30, 2014

Two UC Davis research teams developing transformational technologies to understand the dynamics of the neural circuitry underlying behavior and cognition have received awards from the federal Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, a presidential grand challenge enterprise.

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Dr. Karen Zito

Karen Zito, Ph.D.

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  • Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
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Marty Usrey

W. Martin Usrey, Ph.D.

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  • Professor and Chair of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior; Neurology; Barbara A. Horwitz and John M. Horowitz Endowed Chair in Physiology

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