A patient Nina Cherian works with did not lose his love for golf even after his stroke two years ago. “He really likes to play golf, and he says that when he plays golf, he feels like the way he was before he had the stroke,” said Cherian, a third-year neuroscience student. Read more...

Photo: Synapse, a social support group for victims who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, illnesses or stroke after birth, offers a buddy system that connects student members with victims. (Photo courtesy of Pranathi Rao)

UCLA Health is building a new facility to provide computer simulation and virtual reality training for medical students following a $20 million gift. The Eugene and Maxine Rosenfeld Hall will house the Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology, according to a university press release Wednesday. Read more...

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A UCLA postdoctoral researcher displayed a sheep brain in front of 30 middle schoolers while explaining the organ’s importance at an event last week. “If you get a liver transplant or a kidney transplant or even a heart transplant, you would be the same person,” said Marcus Otero, a neuroscience researcher. Read more...

Photo: Posdoctoral researchers used sheep brains to explain neuroscience to middle and high school students at Brain Awareness Week at UCLA from Monday to Friday. (Teddy Rosenbluth/Daily Bruin)