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 Mind-control MICROSCOPE changes the behaviour of mice in an instant In a breakthrough that wouldn't look out of place in a science fiction film, researchers…georgeannApril 6, 2016
Research Discovery NIH BRAIN Initiative Publication Roundup – late February 2016 Optogenetics—the ability to use light to manipulate the activity of neurons with genetically expressed light…georgeannFebruary 22, 2016
Event New Zeiss Berkeley BrainMIC course provides training in use of state-of-the-art optical neurotechniques The Zeiss Berkeley Brain Microscopy Innovation Center (BrainMIC) held its inaugural “4D Advanced Microscopy of…georgeannFebruary 18, 2016
Research Discovery Light-activated antagonists for the GABA A receptor family A comprehensive toolkit to advance the study of inhibition on the cellular, circuit, and organismal…georgeannFebruary 16, 2016
News Deciphering the Language of the Brain Understanding how brains work is one of the greatest scientific challenges of our times, but…georgeannJanuary 31, 2016
Research Discovery Family of light-sensitive inhibitory receptors enables precise control of neural activity Researchers have genetically modified the entire family of GABAA receptor subtypes, which mediate inhibitory synaptic…georgeannDecember 29, 2015