Research Discovery The hidden link: Identifying cognitive processes that transform perception into action Berkeley Neuroscience researchers are trying to understand how the brain uses incoming sensory information to…georgeannFebruary 8, 2018
News New podcast lays out path to happiness with no shortcuts If our bodies came with an instant happiness button, would we push it? That’s the…georgeannFebruary 5, 2018
Research Discovery The promise of stem cells: Regeneration in the adult nervous system Example of lineage-traced cells in the regenerating olfactory epithelium, including sustentacular (support) cells, neurons, and…georgeannFebruary 1, 2018
Announcement Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience unveils new website Home to faculty, postdocs, & students who study theories of computation in the brain, the…georgeannJanuary 31, 2018
Research Discovery The path to happiness is complicated: Dopamine circuitry in the brain Cookies, a rewarding stimulus, are used to depict a simplified circuit between D1 receptor expressing…georgeannJanuary 30, 2018
Research Discovery Super-resolution microscopy reveals fine detail of cellular mesh One of today’s sharpest imaging tools, super-resolution microscopy, produces sparkling images of what until now…georgeannJanuary 30, 2018
Research Discovery The sensory code: Shape and texture discrimination in the cortex Each blue line shows spiking of one cell (n=256) at different positions of the whisker…georgeannJanuary 25, 2018
Announcement Congratulations to Postdoc Adrianna Jenkins, named APS Rising Star Adrianna Jenkins, postdoctoral scholar in Ming Hsu's Neuroeconomics Lab, was named as one of the…barbaraJanuary 20, 2018
Research Discovery Recording a thought’s fleeting trip through the brain UC Berkeley neuroscientists have tracked the progress of a thought through the brain, showing clearly…georgeannJanuary 17, 2018
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News 3 Brain Technologies to Watch in 2018 Technologies to detect brain activity — fine, we’ll come right out and call it mind…georgeannDecember 28, 2017
News With CRISPR, geneticists have a powerful new weapon in the battle against ALS For many people today, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is most…barbaraDecember 22, 2017
Research Discovery First step toward CRISPR cure of Lou Gehrig’s disease University of California, Berkeley scientists have for the first time used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to…georgeannDecember 20, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Even Small Amounts of Alcohol Impair Memory “I can’t even remember what happened that night” is a common joke/cry for help among…georgeannDecember 15, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Out-of-sync brain waves may explain why we get forgetful as we age Our brains don’t rest when we sleep. Electrical waves ripple through our noggins as our…georgeannDecember 14, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News How sleep impacts your memory Research reveals that as we age, brain waves become unsynchronized. Because of that, the brain…georgeannDecember 14, 2017