NIH backs UCSB virtual reality project to help older adults build real social connections

The $3.8 million grant supports professors Tamara Afifi and Nancy Collins in their research goals: extending lifespan and improving quality of life.

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Brain science, social media and a modern moral panic

In brain scans, social media addiction looks the same as gaming and gambling addictions and substance abuse, says graduate researcher Kylie Falcione at the Media Neuroscience Lab.

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The year in research breakthroughs and milestones from UCSB

Take a spin through just a few of the innumerable achievements to come out of UCSB in 2025.

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