Research Discovery Low-income kids use different brain function to ace achievement tests Study from the Bunge lab highlights the importance of including low-income kids in brain research.barbaraDecember 13, 2021
Research Discovery Overlooked folds in the brain are related to the development of reasoning skills New study from the labs of HWNI members Kevin Weiner and Silvia Bunge.barbaraDecember 1, 2021
Announcement Bunge and Weiner awarded funding from the UCSF-UCB Schwab Dyslexia & Cognitive Diversity Center HWNI members Silvia Bunge and Kevin Weiner, with UCSF colleagues, are leading two of the…barbaraOctober 1, 2020
Research Discovery Brain scans could flag children’s future mental health problems It can take years to diagnose children with psychiatric or attention deficit disorders, forcing them…barbaraJanuary 3, 2020
News Kids are the reviewers at this scientific journal By Rachel Henderson When Robert Knight made the half-joking comment at a meeting of scientists:…Cari IrwinOctober 15, 2019
Research Discovery To watch how students learn, track their eyes A half-decade ago, UC Berkeley neuroscientists discovered that training for law school admission exams boosted…barbaraOctober 19, 2018
Alumni Profile PhD Program alum Allyson Mackey studies how the brain changes during development and learning Allyson Mackey (right) working in her lab at UPenn. Allyson Mackey wants to understand…georgeannDecember 5, 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 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