Announcement Kristin Scott elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Nine UC Berkeley faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,…Cari IrwinApril 17, 2019
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Understanding a dog’s superhero snout Dogs are thousands of times better than humans at picking up scents, which is why…Cari IrwinMarch 1, 2019
Research Discovery Face it, the face is not enough to perceive emotion Actor James Franco looks sort of happy as he records a video diary in the…Cari IrwinFebruary 25, 2019
Perspective A holistic approach to understanding sensory perception Associate Professor Hillel Adesnik and PhD Program alum Alexander Naka propose using new technologies in…Cari IrwinFebruary 6, 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 The sensory code: Shape and texture discrimination in the cortex Each blue line shows spiking of one cell (n=256) at different positions of the whisker…georgeannJanuary 25, 2018
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Losing your sense of smell may help you lose weight—and it has nothing to do with taste When Andrew Dillon, a cell biologist at the University of California Berkeley, set out to…georgeannJuly 9, 2017
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Is sense of smell linked to being fatter or thinner? Would you be willing to give up the smell of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies or…georgeannJuly 6, 2017
Research Discovery Smelling your food makes you fat Our sense of smell is key to the enjoyment of food, so it may be…georgeannJuly 5, 2017