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
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Sleep Circuit: A web of cell types in one of the brain’s chief wake centers keeps animals up—but also puts them to sleep Early studies attempting to untangle the neurological basis of sleep typically removed or injured part…georgeannMarch 1, 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
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
Berkeley Neuroscience in the NewsEvent A glimpse of the future with BayBRAIN Did you know that scientists can use audio pulses to direct light through the tissue…georgeannNovember 11, 2015
Event BayBRAIN Neurotechnology Industry Day sparked conversations and collaborations The White House BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative is a bold call-to-action…georgeannNovember 6, 2015
Research Discovery Rethinking the nature of signal propagation in neocortical circuits Layer 4 neurons in the cortex expressing halorhodopsin, an optogenetic silencer of neuronal activity. By…georgeannOctober 27, 2015