Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Inside the extraordinary nose of a search-and-rescue dog The blizzard arrived in Alpine Meadows without warning. Hours earlier, before a half moon rose…georgeannAugust 12, 2016
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News ELECTRONIC ‘NEURAL DUST’ COULD MONITOR YOUR BRAIN Wireless sensors that can be implanted in a person’s body to control robotic devices have…georgeannAugust 5, 2016
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Engineers implanted tiny sensors in rats’ nerves and muscles. Are humans next? Sensors the size of a grain of sand could one day explain what’s happening in your…georgeannAugust 4, 2016
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Beyond Fitbit: ‘Neural dust’ puts invisible cyborg tech deep inside you New, tiny sensors could create superpowerful fitness trackers, move prosthetics forward and lead to treatments…georgeannAugust 3, 2016
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Wireless ‘Neural Dust’ Could Monitor Your Brain SAND-SIZED SENSOR IMPLANTS GIVE INSTANT FEEDBACK FROM NERVE CELLS Science fiction that features wires connecting…georgeannAugust 3, 2016
Research Discovery Sprinkling of neural dust opens door to electroceuticals University of California, Berkeley engineers have built the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that can be…georgeannAugust 3, 2016
Research Discovery Elders use brain networks differently for short-term recall Older people’s short-term memory is generally slower and less accurate compared to younger people. But…georgeannAugust 2, 2016
Research Discovery Mental, Physical Exercises Produce Distinct Brain Benefits Cognitive brain training improves executive function whereas aerobic activity improves memory, according to new Center…georgeannJuly 7, 2016
Research Discovery Visual experience tunes detection of motion direction in the retina Postnatal day 13 retina, where the cell bodies of hundreds of ganglion cells have been…georgeannJune 29, 2016
Announcement Michael Yartsev receives Pew award Three young assistant professors have received research awards from the Pew Charitable Trusts to pursue…georgeannJune 9, 2016
Announcement Mu-ming Poo awarded $500,000 Gruber Neuroscience Prize UC Berkeley biologist Mu-ming Poo has been awarded the prestigious 2016 Gruber Neuroscience Prize for…georgeannJune 7, 2016
Announcement UC Berkeley neuroscience postdoc wins early career award Alexander Huth, a postdoctoral researcher in neuroscience at UC Berkeley, has won a prestigious early-career…georgeannJune 6, 2016
Alumni Profile Alumni Profile: Hania Köver Köver in her current job as head of the Graduate School Office at the Institute…georgeannJune 1, 2016
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News What people can learn from algorithms — and algorithms can learn from people Most of the time, it probably doesn’t feel like your brain can compete with a…georgeannMay 27, 2016
Announcement President Obama awards National Medals to Alivisatos, Hu President Barack Obama yesterday honored two UC Berkeley faculty members at the White House, awarding…georgeannMay 20, 2016