Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Scientists Work to Unravel Mysteries of How Anxiety, PTSD Affect Brain HWNI member Daniela Kaufer and alum Kimberly Long talk about their research on KPIX news.KailyssFebruary 22, 2022
Research Discovery Anxiety and PTSD linked to increased myelin in brain Neuroscience PhD alum Kimberly Long is first author on the study from the Kaufer lab.KailyssJanuary 13, 2022
Profile Can We Cure Dementia? In this profile of Professor Daniela Kaufer, read about how she restored youthful functioning in…barbaraJuly 7, 2020
Alumni Profile Disorder in a dish: PhD alum Sundari Chetty uses human cells to study autism and schizophrenia UPDATE DECEMBER 2022: Chetty has moved from Stanford and is now an assistant professor of…barbaraApril 15, 2020
Research Discovery Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away While many of us worry about proteins aggregating in our brains as we age and…barbaraFebruary 21, 2020
Alumni Profile From bench to bedside: PhD alum Oscar Vazquez works to make new treatments a reality “I've always wanted to work to shorten the gap between discovery and actual use in…barbaraFebruary 3, 2020
Research Discovery Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain When it comes to managing anxiety disorders, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth had it right when he…Cari IrwinNovember 4, 2019
Research Discovery New findings could improve diagnosis, treatment of depression Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified biomarkers — genes and specific brain…Cari IrwinOctober 28, 2019
News Chronically anxious? Deep sleep may take the edge off Extreme angst is on the rise nationally and globally, especially among teens and millennials. Among…barbaraNovember 6, 2018