Research Discovery Commonly available blood-pressure drug prevents epilepsy after brain injury Between 10 and 20 percent of all cases of epilepsy result from severe head injury,…georgeannApril 22, 2014
News Neuroengineers bring science cred, Berkeley feel to ‘Transcendence’ film Engineering professor Jose Carmena was working on a research grant in December 2012 when his…georgeannApril 18, 2014
Profile UC Berkeley researchers explore memory formation The mystery of how memories are made, stored and retrieved is closer to being solved,…georgeannApril 14, 2014
Event Director Wally Pfister joins UC Berkeley neuroengineers to discuss the science behind ‘Transcendence’ “Transcendence” director Wally Pfister, Oscar®-winning cinematographer (“Inception”), will come to the University of California, Berkeley,…georgeannApril 7, 2014
Research Discovery Your reality is 15 seconds in the making When you really focus your attention on something, you’re said to be “in the present…georgeannApril 6, 2014
Research Discovery Watch: Scientists ‘herd’ cells in new approach to tissue engineering Sometimes it only takes a quick jolt of electricity to get a swarm of cells…georgeannMarch 11, 2014
Research Discovery Chronic Stress Can Damage Brain Structure and Connectivity Neuroscientists have discovered how chronic stress and cortisol can damage the brain. A new study…georgeannFebruary 12, 2014
Research Discovery New evidence that chronic stress predisposes brain to mental illness University of California, Berkeley, researchers have shown that chronic stress generates long-term changes in the…georgeannFebruary 11, 2014
Announcement New data science institute to help scholars harness ‘big data’ In a world awash in data, UC Berkeley is meeting the flood head-on by establishing…georgeannNovember 13, 2013