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
Announcement American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects two Berkeley Neuroscience faculty as members We are proud to announce that Berkeley Neuroscience faculty members Chris Chang and Bob Knight…georgeannApril 21, 2017
Announcement American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 11 faculty as members Eleven UC Berkeley faculty, including two members of Berkeley Neuroscience, have been elected members of…georgeannApril 12, 2017
Alumni Profile Good vibes: PhD Program alum Bradley Voytek talks neural oscillations and his path from PhD to Professor Bradley Voytek (entering class of 2004) Bradley Voytek and PhD advisor Bob Knight. Bradley Voytek…georgeannFebruary 23, 2017
Research Discovery Pop-outs: How the brain extracts meaning from noise When you’re suddenly able to understand someone despite their thick accent, or finally make out…barbaraDecember 20, 2016
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News When Patients Can’t Give Informed Consent to Be Research Subjects A guardian can give the go-ahead, and despite some critiques of the practice, it can be…georgeannNovember 7, 2016
Research Discovery Unboggling Minds: New Brain Study May Impact Language Research Scientists have long believed that the cortex, the outer layer of the brain, was responsible…barbaraNovember 7, 2016
Research Discovery Brain’s hippocampus helps fill in the blanks of language A new study shows that when you finish your spouse’s sentences or answer a fill-in-the-blank…georgeannSeptember 19, 2016
Research Discovery It don’t mean a thing if the brain ain’t got that swing Like Duke Ellington’s 1931 jazz standard, the human brain improvises while its rhythm section keeps…georgeannJuly 27, 2015