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
Research Discovery Aβ, Tau Absolved of Causing Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Why do only some people with Parkinson’s disease decline cognitively? Scientists have proposed various theories,…georgeannDecember 14, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Beta of Neurodata Without Borders software now available Neuroscientists can now explore a beta version of the new Neurodata Without Borders: Neurophysiology (NWB:N…georgeannDecember 12, 2017
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
Announcement Marla Feller, Mark D’Esposito, and Bob Knight elected AAAS fellows Six UC Berkeley scientists are among the 396 newest fellows elected to the American Association…georgeannNovember 20, 2017
Announcement Richard Kramer named Gund-Harrington Scholar Gund-Harrington Scholars seek clinical breakthroughs in treating blindness. Richard Kramer was named one of four…georgeannNovember 18, 2017
Announcement Helen S. Bateup Receives the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Award to Helen S.…georgeannNovember 11, 2017
Research Discovery New research shows where in the brain the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s occur In Alzheimer’s, the initial changes in the brain occur through retention of the protein, β-amyloid…georgeannNovember 1, 2017
Perspective The emperor’s new wardrobe: Rebalancing diversity of animal models in neuroscience research The neuroscience field is steaming ahead, fueled by a revolution in cutting-edge technologies. Concurrently, another…georgeannOctober 27, 2017
Announcement Stephen Brohawn named 2017 New York Stem Cell Foundation Robertson Neuroscience Investigator NYSCF welcomed six of the most talented stem cell researchers and neuroscientists from around the…georgeannOctober 24, 2017
Announcement $65.5 million from NIH to create brain atlas UC Berkeley is partnering with the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle on a $65.5 million,…georgeannOctober 23, 2017
Perspective Sequencing Brain Cells With nearly 100 billion neurons and 100 trillion connections, the human brain remains one of…georgeannOctober 18, 2017
Announcement Everything you need to know about sleep, but are too tired to ask Ask neuroscientist Matthew Walker, author of the new book, Why We Sleep, about the downside of…georgeannOctober 17, 2017
Announcement Michael Yartsev awarded prestigious Packard fellowship UC Berkeley neuroscience and engineering professor Michael Yartsev has been awarded a 2017 Packard Fellowship for…georgeannOctober 16, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Sleep Scientist Warns Against Walking Through Life ‘In An Underslept State’ The National Sleep Foundation recommends an average of eight hours of sleep per night for adults, but…georgeannOctober 16, 2017