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Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Research institute in Irvine, California

The Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) is a research center[1] established in 1983[2] in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine that studies memory and learning. Center faculty reported the first known case of hyperthymesia;[3] they have also done research on false memory syndrome.[4] James McGaugh was the founding director,[2] and noted memory expert Elizabeth Loftus is a research fellow of the center.[5]

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Dr. Michael A. Yassa, professor of neurobiology and behavior and James L. McGaugh Endowed Chair, has served as center director since 2016.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Office of Research < University of California, Irvine – 2013-14 Catalogue". Catalogue.uci.edu. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  2. [2]
    "Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory". www.cnlm.uci.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. [3]
    "Super memory, obsessive behavior: Do they share brain space? - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  4. [4]
    George, Alison (2013-09-08). "Elizabeth Loftus interview: False-memory research on eyewitnesses, child abuse recovered memories". Slate.com. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  5. [5]
    "CNLM Fellows at UC Irvine". University of California, Irvine. n.d. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  6. [6]
    "Michael Yassa, PhD". Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Retrieved 2020-02-06.


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