Research Discovery Editing brain activity with holography What if we could edit the sensations we feel; paste in our brain pictures that…georgeannApril 30, 2018
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Optogenetics a cornerstone of DARPA’s neural interface program The Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) program, launched in 2016 to facilitate precision communication between the…georgeannSeptember 13, 2017
Research Discovery A mouse’s view of the world, seen through its whiskers Mice, unlike cats and dogs, are able to move their whiskers to map out their…georgeannJune 27, 2017
Research Discovery Mind-control MICROSCOPE changes the behaviour of mice in an instant In a breakthrough that wouldn't look out of place in a science fiction film, researchers…georgeannApril 6, 2016
Announcement UC researchers receive Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Fourteen University of California researchers are recipients of Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers,…georgeannFebruary 22, 2016
Announcement Three young faculty members honored by White House President Obama this week named three young UC Berkeley faculty members as recipients of the…georgeannFebruary 19, 2016
Announcement Hillel Adesnik receives Presidential Early Career Award Cartoon by David Presti President Obama today named 105 researchers as recipients of the Presidential…georgeannFebruary 18, 2016
Research Discovery Light-activated antagonists for the GABA A receptor family A comprehensive toolkit to advance the study of inhibition on the cellular, circuit, and organismal…georgeannFebruary 16, 2016
Research Discovery Family of light-sensitive inhibitory receptors enables precise control of neural activity Researchers have genetically modified the entire family of GABAA receptor subtypes, which mediate inhibitory synaptic…georgeannDecember 29, 2015