Perspective Sequencing Brain Cells With nearly 100 billion neurons and 100 trillion connections, the human brain remains one of…georgeannOctober 18, 2017
Announcement Everything you need to know about sleep, but are too tired to ask Ask neuroscientist Matthew Walker, author of the new book, Why We Sleep, about the downside of…georgeannOctober 17, 2017
Announcement Michael Yartsev awarded prestigious Packard fellowship UC Berkeley neuroscience and engineering professor Michael Yartsev has been awarded a 2017 Packard Fellowship for…georgeannOctober 16, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Sleep Scientist Warns Against Walking Through Life ‘In An Underslept State’ The National Sleep Foundation recommends an average of eight hours of sleep per night for adults, but…georgeannOctober 16, 2017
Perspective The Older You Are, the Worse You Sleep As you may painfully know: Sleep gets more difficult the older you get. Older adults are…georgeannOctober 13, 2017
Research Discovery Fever in early pregnancy linked to birth defects, animal study shows Fevers in a mother’s first trimester of pregnancy increase the baby’s risk for some heart…georgeannOctober 11, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Kids growing up in poverty struggle to acquire vital cognitive abilities Silvia Bunge, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, talks about the two cognitive abilities…georgeannOctober 11, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News How fever in early pregnancy can cause birth defects Running a high fever during early pregnancy is known to be dangerous. A first-trimester fever…georgeannOctober 10, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Exploring the Necessity and Virtue of Sleep You’re really asking for it when you name your book “Snooze” or “Why We Sleep.”…georgeannOctober 10, 2017