About
Brain Wave at UCLA is a student-run neuroscience organization for pre-medical undergraduates. It supports its members through neuroscience education, career-building opportunities and peer mentorship.
Members work in three areas. In research, they analyze EEG and MRI datasets, build posters and publish preprints as student authors; recent work includes a poster on Alzheimer's disease atrophy and a May 2026 bioRxiv preprint on how well brain volume separates Clinical Dementia Rating groups in the OASIS-1 dataset. In education, they design neuroscience lessons and teach them in LAUSD middle and high school classrooms. Mentorship covers peer mentoring, clinical exposure through the club's affiliates and career support for pre-med students.
Updated October 7, 2026 at the request of the club's officers, from the club's own public pages. Source (opens in a new tab)
How to join
Brain Wave recruits once a year. For 2026-27, applications and committee interest forms opened in September, followed by info sessions (and a table at the Enormous Activities Fair), interviews in week 1 of fall quarter and acceptances in week 2. Fill out the interest form below to hear about the next cycle, or email the club with questions.
- Interest formGoogle Form (opens in a new tab)
- Interest form (UCLA login)Google Form (opens in a new tab)
From the club's officers, updated October 7, 2026.
Details
- Who can join
- Undergrads
- Type
- Registered org
- Listed under
- Medical, Career Planning
- UCLA registry ID
- 6335
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