Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory explained

Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Research Field:	Neurobiology
Directors:	-->Michael A. Yassa
City:	Irvine
State:	California
Country:	United States
Coor:	33.646°N -117.846°W
Operating Agency:	University of California, Irvine

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]

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

See also

• Neurobiology
• Learning & Memory
• James McGaugh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Office of Research < University of California, Irvine – 2013-14 Catalogue . Catalogue.uci.edu . 2014-05-14.
2. Web site: Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. www.cnlm.uci.edu. 2016-03-10.
3. Web site: Super memory, obsessive behavior: Do they share brain space? - Los Angeles Times . Articles.latimes.com . 2011-11-13 . 2014-05-14.
4. Web site: George . Alison . Elizabeth Loftus interview: False-memory research on eyewitnesses, child abuse recovered memories . Slate.com . 2013-09-08 . 2014-05-14.
5. Web site: . CNLM Fellows at UC Irvine . 2012-06-12 . n.d. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813162923/http://www.cnlm.uci.edu/fellows.htm . 2012-08-13 .
6. Web site: Michael Yassa, PhD. Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. en-US. 2020-02-06.