Research Discovery Food insecurity has lasting impacts on the brains and behavior of mice A collaboration between the labs of HWNI members Linda Wilbrecht, Helen Bateup, and Stephan Lammel.KailyssSeptember 16, 2022
Research Discovery New study reveals molecular and cellular pathways underlying cognitive inflexibility The Bateup lab found that deleting a gene that causes a neurodevelopmental disorder from dopamine…barbaraFebruary 3, 2020
Announcement Postdocs Delevich and de Jong win NARSAD Young Investigator Grants Congratulations to Berkeley Neuroscience postdoctoral fellows Kristen Delevich (Wilbrecht lab) and Johannes de Jong (Lammel…Cari IrwinOctober 30, 2019
Announcement Wilbrecht Lab wins a SFARI Pilot Award The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is pleased to announce that it intends to…Cari IrwinFebruary 22, 2019
Announcement Congratulations to the 2017 Radical Ideas in Brain Science Challenge Winning Team The Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute announces the selection of Markita Landry and collaborators Linda Wilbrecht,…georgeannJuly 12, 2017
Research Discovery Puberty hormones trigger changes in youthful learning A UC Berkeley study of mice reveals, for the first time, how puberty hormones might…georgeannJune 1, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Young Mice, Like Children, Can Grow Up Too Fast Is it good to grow up? We often act as if children should develop into…georgeannMarch 23, 2016
Research Discovery How Does Your Brain Learn Through Trial and Error? Problem-solving and critical thinking can rewire the orbitofrontal cortex In a groundbreaking discovery, neurocientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have captured brain images…georgeannMarch 7, 2016
Research Discovery Scientists tap the smarts of mice, capture problem-solving in action UC Berkeley scientists have captured unique images of problem-solving in action by tapping into the minds…georgeannMarch 7, 2016