Research Discovery Babies in the womb may see more than we thought By the second trimester, long before a baby’s eyes can see images, they can detect…barbaraNovember 25, 2019
Announcement UC Berkeley, UCSF to tackle dyslexia with $20 million gift Dyslexia, one of America’s most common learning challenges, is often referred to as an invisible…Cari IrwinSeptember 13, 2019
Announcement Bateup appointed as a Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator Congratulations to MCB Assistant Professors Helen Bateup & Dirk Hockemeyer, who have both been named Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigators! This appointment…Cari IrwinApril 3, 2019
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Four Sets of Mice Call Popular Autism Theory into Question An analysis of four mouse models negates certain assumptions underlying the “signaling imbalance theory,” a…Cari IrwinFebruary 26, 2019
Announcement Wilbrecht Lab wins a SFARI Pilot Award The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is pleased to announce that it intends to…Cari IrwinFebruary 22, 2019
Research Discovery Light can shape the visual system before the eyes are even open By Rachel Henderson The eyes of mice do not open until about two weeks after…Cari IrwinJanuary 29, 2019
Research Discovery Mouse studies question ‘inhibition’ theory of autism A detailed study of four mouse models of autism challenges the most common assumption about…Cari IrwinJanuary 21, 2019
Research Discovery Playing high school football changes the teenage brain A single season of high school football may be enough to cause microscopic changes in…barbaraNovember 19, 2018
Research Discovery Modeling a neurodevelopmental disorder with human brain organoids: a new way to study conditions such as epilepsy and autism Human cortical spheroid showing normal neurons (green) and astrocytes (blue) generated from cells where only…barbaraSeptember 7, 2018