Research Discovery Shedding light on sleep: discovering new players in the brain In two new papers, the Dan lab reveals new neurons, circuits, and brain areas that…Cari IrwinAugust 26, 2019
Announcement Berkeley Neuroscience PhD Program drops GRE requirement Starting this year, GRE scores are not required to apply to our PhD program. Read…Cari IrwinAugust 22, 2019
Research Discovery A map of the brain can tell what you’re reading about Too busy or lazy to read Melville’s Moby Dick or Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina? That’s OK. Whether you read…Cari IrwinAugust 19, 2019
Research Discovery Long-term and persistent vocal plasticity in adult bats Bats exhibit a diverse and complex vocabulary of social communication calls some of which are…Cari IrwinJuly 29, 2019
Announcement $47 million grant to explore how a healthy lifestyle changes the aging brain According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2019 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report, an estimated 5.8 million Americans of…Cari IrwinJuly 29, 2019
Research Discovery Scientists map our underappreciated ‘little brain’ Scientists at UC Berkeley and Western University in Canada have used brain imaging to map…Cari IrwinJuly 22, 2019
Research Discovery Disrupted sleep in one’s 50s, 60s raises risk of Alzheimer’s disease People who report a declining quality of sleep as they age from their 50s to…Cari IrwinJune 26, 2019
Alumni Profile Teaching science and the science of teaching: PhD Program alum Robin Ball Robin Ball, who was in the first class of PhD Program students, is a lecturer…Cari IrwinJune 25, 2019
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Do Brain Waves During Sleep Reflect Aβ and Tau Pathologies? Could gauging Aβ and tau accumulation in healthy older adults be as simple as measuring…Cari IrwinJune 21, 2019
Research Discovery Bats’ brains sync when they socialize The phrase “we’re on the same wavelength” may be more than just a friendly saying:…Cari IrwinJune 20, 2019
Announcement Adesnik and Brohawn named 2019 Rose Hills Innovators Congratulations to MCB Associate Professor Hillel Adesnik, and MCB Assistant Professors Gloria Brar and Stephen Brohawn on being named 2019…Cari IrwinJune 20, 2019
Research Discovery How information is like snacks, money, and drugs—to your brain Can’t stop checking your phone, even when you’re not expecting any important messages? Blame your…Cari IrwinJune 19, 2019
Perspective Our Postdoc Job Market seminar series featured in editorial Obtaining a position as an independent investigator is a daunting prospect, and often requires skill…Cari IrwinJune 14, 2019
NewsProfile Q&A with the 2019 Neuroscience PhD Program Graduates In Depth Profiles Q&A with the Graduates Congratulations to our latest graduates! Graduates Jonathan Jui…barbaraMay 28, 2019
Research Discovery Same neurotransmitter, different functions: Identification of subnetworks of somatostatin neurons in sensory processing Read our Q&A with first author Alex Naka, a PhD Program alum, about a new…Cari IrwinMay 16, 2019