Research Discovery Fox squirrels use ‘chunking’ to organize their favorite nuts Like trick-or-treaters sorting their Halloween candy haul, fox squirrels apparently organize their stashes of nuts…georgeannSeptember 12, 2017
Research Discovery Emoji fans take heart: Scientists pinpoint 27 states of emotion The Emoji Movie, in which the protagonist can’t help but express a wide variety of…georgeannSeptember 6, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News This Is Your Brain on First Grade Formal schooling improves a child’s attention and changes the brain. Tens of millions of children…georgeannAugust 30, 2017
Announcement Stephan Lammel receives Hellman Fellowship Stephan Lammel, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, received a 2017 Hellman Fellows Award. Lammel studies midbrain dopamine…georgeannAugust 29, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Stay in eduation to keep your ageing brain agile You will never be as clever as you were at the point you left education.…georgeannAugust 26, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News What the ‘Game of Thrones’ Dragons Might Really Look Like, According to Science Last week's "Game of Thrones" episode ended with a chilling image: massive, gnarled eyelids sliding…georgeannAugust 25, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News UC Berkeley study finds that more education leads to better cognitive function later in life A study led by campus researchers found that higher levels of education are linked to…georgeannAugust 24, 2017
Research Discovery More education linked to better cognitive functioning later in life Higher levels of education are tied to later ages of peak cognitive functioning, according to…georgeannAugust 23, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the NewsResearch Discovery How Children’s Brains Learn to Reason Reasoning is hard cognitive work. It’s what allows you to understand that if A is greater than…georgeannAugust 9, 2017