Research Discovery The sensory code: Shape and texture discrimination in the cortex Each blue line shows spiking of one cell (n=256) at different positions of the whisker…georgeannJanuary 25, 2018
Research Discovery Recording a thought’s fleeting trip through the brain UC Berkeley neuroscientists have tracked the progress of a thought through the brain, showing clearly…georgeannJanuary 17, 2018
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News 3 Brain Technologies to Watch in 2018 Technologies to detect brain activity — fine, we’ll come right out and call it mind…georgeannDecember 28, 2017
Research Discovery First step toward CRISPR cure of Lou Gehrig’s disease University of California, Berkeley scientists have for the first time used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to…georgeannDecember 20, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Even Small Amounts of Alcohol Impair Memory “I can’t even remember what happened that night” is a common joke/cry for help among…georgeannDecember 15, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Out-of-sync brain waves may explain why we get forgetful as we age Our brains don’t rest when we sleep. Electrical waves ripple through our noggins as our…georgeannDecember 14, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News How sleep impacts your memory Research reveals that as we age, brain waves become unsynchronized. Because of that, the brain…georgeannDecember 14, 2017
Research Discovery Offbeat brain rhythms during sleep make older adults forget Like swinging a tennis racket during a ball toss to serve an ace, slow and…georgeannDecember 14, 2017
Research Discovery Aβ, Tau Absolved of Causing Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Why do only some people with Parkinson’s disease decline cognitively? Scientists have proposed various theories,…georgeannDecember 14, 2017