Monday, April 13



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. Read more...

Photo: This image of Kerckhoff Hall is filtered through the DeepDream algorithm, which UCLA researchers believe may provide insight into how the human brain processes and consolidates memories while dreaming. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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. Read more...

Photo: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 issued a press release Friday announcing patient care technical workers will walk out Oct. 23 to Oct. 25. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


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 for the difficulties schizophrenic individuals face in social interactions. Read more...

Photo: (Jae Su/Daily Bruin)