News Ultra-high resolution MRI brain scanner opens at UC Berkeley HWNI member David Feinberg led the development of the scanner, which opened on December 1.Dave SchonenbergDecember 13, 2023
Research Discovery Neuroscientists roll out first comprehensive atlas of brain cells HWNI members Helen Bateup and John Ngai are co-authors on the flagship paper for this…barbaraOctober 11, 2021
Announcement John Ngai named director of NIH BRAIN Initiative The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has picked long-time UC Berkeley neuroscientist John Ngai to…barbaraJanuary 29, 2020
Research Discovery Same neurotransmitter, different functions: Identification of subnetworks of somatostatin neurons in sensory processing Read our Q&A with first author Alex Naka, a PhD Program alum, about a new…Cari IrwinMay 16, 2019
Research Discovery The promise of stem cells: Regeneration in the adult nervous system Example of lineage-traced cells in the regenerating olfactory epithelium, including sustentacular (support) cells, neurons, and…georgeannFebruary 1, 2018
Announcement $65.5 million from NIH to create brain atlas UC Berkeley is partnering with the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle on a $65.5 million,…georgeannOctober 23, 2017
Perspective Sequencing Brain Cells With nearly 100 billion neurons and 100 trillion connections, the human brain remains one of…georgeannOctober 18, 2017
Research Discovery Sniffing out stem cell fates in the nose Adult stem cells have the ability to transform into many types of cells, but tracing…georgeannMay 11, 2017
News New wave of brain research aims to understanding every function When the United States’ top public health and political leaders declared the 1990s the “decade…georgeannOctober 8, 2014