This post was updated Oct. 18 at 5:15 p.m. University police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a UCLA student Friday. The man sexually assaulted a female student between midnight and 12:30 a.m. at an off-campus party. The man then left the party and was last seen heading north on Gayley Ave. UCPD […]
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Do computers dream of algorithmic sheep? Symposium takes deep dive into dreams.
UCLA researchers are integrating artificial intelligence and psychoanalysis to unearth the mechanisms and purpose of human dreaming. Researchers gathered at The Science of Dreams symposium Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the neuroscience and quantification of human dreaming. Mark Blagrove, a visiting psychology professor from Swansea University, said dreams occur during the rapid eye movement, or […]
Researcher investigates potential treatment for paralysis, draws mixed reactions
This post was updated Oct. 19 at 5:08 p.m. Reggie Edgerton never intended to make a man with paralysis walk. In fact, the first time one of his patients moved his legs in 2013, the professor of neurosurgery thought there must have been a mistake. “We thought, ‘This is crazy,’” Edgerton said. “Maybe the person […]
AFSCME Local 3299 releases dates for patient care workers’ systemwide strike
University of California patient care workers and service workers announced a systemwide strike this month. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 issued Friday that patient care technical workers will walk out Oct. 23 to Oct. 25. AFSCME Local 3299 service workers voted to join the patient care technicians in solidarity, according […]
Study finds schizophrenia may affect perception of smiles and other social cues
The brains of people with schizophrenia may respond differently to social rewards than those of neurotypical individuals, according to a recent study by UCLA researchers. Junghee Lee, the study’s first author and an assistant research psychologist at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, said the findings could eventually translate into a treatment […]
Luskin Center releases Prop. 10-pertinent report on LA rent-control history
The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy released its first report, which details the history of rent-control policies in Los Angeles. The report was released Oct. 1 and looks at three major periods in the history of the Los Angeles rental market. The paper focuses on federal rent control in the 1940s, citywide rent […]
Westwood Forward’s meet-the-candidates events emphasize grassroots campaigning
A coalition of candidates running for positions on the new North Westwood Neighborhood Council plans to campaign using social media and personal contacts to connect with stakeholders before the election. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, homeowners and local stakeholders, spoke about their campaign strategies at two events the group hosted Wednesday and Thursday at […]