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Seven UC Berkeley scientists elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Berkeley Talks: The future of psychedelic science
Silvia Bunge publishes developmental cognitive neuroscience textbook
Machine learning opens new doors in traumatic brain injury research
Allen Institute joins the Weill Neurohub
What bats can teach us about the evolution of human speech
Altered activity in brain networks may drive protein accumulation in Alzheimer’s disease
Nine young faculty members receive prized Sloan Research Fellowships
Are stressed-out brain cells the root cause of neurodegenerative disease?
Why does COVID-19 make you sneeze?
For new professor, psychedelics and octopuses may hold keys to the human mind
Department of Neuroscience to launch at UC Berkeley
Bob Knight receives 2024 American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions
Cell types in the eye have ancient evolutionary origins
Berkeley Neuroscience PhD alum Emily Jacobs leads new initiative to advance study of women’s brain health
Innovative design achieves tenfold better resolution for functional MRI brain imaging
World-Renowned Neuroscientist Doctor Gül Dölen to Join UC Berkeley Faculty
Ultra-high resolution MRI brain scanner opens at UC Berkeley
Samantha Lewis awarded $500,000 grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience researchers win awards, publish new research
Austin Roorda awarded Rank Prize for Optoelectronics
ACS Publications names Chris Chang as the next Editor-in-Chief of Accounts of Chemical Research
Markita Landry named 2023 Schmidt Science Polymath
Berkeley scientists discover retinal cells that help stabilize our world view
Samantha Lewis receives 2023 Prytanean Faculty Enrichment Award
Nature’s poisons: Why we love them and abuse them
UC Berkeley Nobel laureates Betzig and Schekman write about their research for kids
Feller and Ivry inducted into American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Neuroscientists from academia and industry connect at UC Berkeley for Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience symposium
Raul Ramos-Garcia selected as an HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow
Robert Knight receives NINDS Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship
Three years in, ‘uniquely Berkeley’ psychedelic research center looks to the future
Christopher Chang receives 2024 American Chemical Society National Award
A warm welcome to our new PhD students!
Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior
Brain recordings capture musicality of speech — with help from Pink Floyd
Noah Whiteman named Faculty Director of Essig Museum of Entomology
Michael Breakspear visits UC Berkeley as inaugural Gloria Sedran Visiting Speaker
Shekhar wins Scialog: Microbiome, Neurobiology and Disease award
Rapé elected as associate member of EMBO
Psychology study reveals goal-oriented rewards as key factors in decision-making
Study sheds light on where conscious experience resides in brain
New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control
Robert Knight receives Honorary Doctorate from Hebrew University
Postdoc Mark Plitt awarded Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research fellowship
Ellen Lumpkin wins 2023 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy
Odilia Lu receives inaugural Alper Fellowship in the Neurosciences
Karthik Shekhar wins 2023 McKnight Scholar Award
Karthik Shekhar wins two teaching awards from the College of Chemistry
A decoder that uses brain scans to know what you mean — mostly
Marla Feller elected to National Academy of Sciences
Deep sleep may mitigate Alzheimer’s memory loss, Berkeley research shows
Marla Feller named American Academy of Arts & Sciences fellow
Diana Bautista receives Graduate Assembly Faculty Mentor Award
Faculty focus on Jim Hurley
Yang Dan named winner of the 2023 Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience
How visual impairment can impact the ways people correct movement error
Yvette Fisher receives AAA C.J. Herrick Award in Neuroanatomy
Leana King named a fellow of the Berkeley Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public
Bringing indigenous knowledge to neuroscience
Markita Landry wins Bakar Prize
Andrea Gomez named a 2023 Sloan Research Fellow
Welcome to our new Berkeley Neuroscience Manager Dave Schonenberg!
New approach puts brain scans on the witness stand in trademark disputes
Scientists determine structure of protein megacomplex that controls degradation of cell components
An audacious goal: A collaboration to cure blindness with retinal cell transplants
Kid-edited journal pushes scientists for clear writing on complex topics
What is Alzheimer’s disease and why can’t we develop effective treatments?
Wallis elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Shekhar selected as an Allen Institute Next Generation Leader
Scientists discover secret to waking up alert and refreshed
D’Esposito receives 2023 Fred Kavli Distinguished Career Contributions Award
Yartsev receives two awards at Society for Neuroscience meeting
Yartsev named 2022 Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award winner
Weill Hall and Weill Neurohub East open at UC Berkeley with ribbon cutting ceremony
In recognition of the generous 2019 gift of $106M from Joan and Sandy Weill and the Weill Family...Read more about Weill Hall and Weill Neurohub East open at UC Berkeley with ribbon cutting ceremony
Berkeley Neuroscience annual conference held at Asilomar
Fisher receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Sleepless and selfish: Lack of sleep makes us less generous
University of Washington joins us in Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience
Neuroscience PhD student Jacob Ziontz wins Alzheimer’s Association award
An inside look: UC Berkeley’s Center for the Science of Psychedelics
Food insecurity has lasting impacts on the brains and behavior of mice
Postdoc Aaron Joiner selected as an HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow
The moment scientific experts joined forces to ask the big questions
Neuroscience simulations at NERSC shed light on origins of human brain recordings
Secret behind ‘nic-sickness’ could help break tobacco addiction
Yanabah Jaques selected as an HHMI Gilliam Fellow
Groundbreaking collaborative research program will explore common characteristics of glaucoma, Alzheimer’s
Markita Landry receives a 2022 McKnight Scholar Award
Yvette Fisher named a 2022 Klingenstein-Simons Fellow
Knight and Scabini make $500K bequest to support Berkeley Neuroscience and Psychology graduate students
Samantha Lewis wins 2022 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy
Message of support to the HWNI community
Markita Landry selected for inaugural Philomathia Prize
Welcome to the new BCSP Executive Director Imran Khan!
Nobel laureate Randy Schekman will give Berkeley’s 2022 commencement address
From molecules to memories
Breaking the mold
Ivry elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Bat study may help solve puzzle about how space is represented in the brain
Andrew Dillin shares Lurie Prize for work on aging
Ball receives 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award
Success treating night blindness in dogs could lead to human gene therapy
Faculty focus on Markita del Carpio Landry
Antabuse may help revive vision in people with progressive blinding disorders
Berkeley Talks: Mapping the brain to understand health, aging and disease
Scientists Work to Unravel Mysteries of How Anxiety, PTSD Affect Brain
Yvette Fisher named a Sloan Research Fellow
Our mathematical reasoning is shaped by language and culture, studies show
Yartsev wins C.J. Herrick Award in Neuroanatomy
Research shines a light on development of the visual cortex during the critical period after birth
Pig brain cells may have cured a sea lion’s epilepsy—are humans next?
Like our social media feeds, our brains take a little while to update
Anxiety and PTSD linked to increased myelin in brain
Adesnik, Fisher, and Landry named Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigators
Helen Wills immortalized as ‘Spirit of California’ in mural by Diego Rivera
Selectively deleting autism-related gene reveals mechanisms that could contribute to repetitive behaviors
People with the neurodevelopmental disorder tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) often also have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). TSC is caused by mutations in the genes TSC1 or TSC2 in humans. In a new paper, researchers from ...Read more about Selectively deleting autism-related gene reveals mechanisms that could contribute to repetitive behaviors
With the flip of a switch, scientists activate pathway impaired in Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is caused by the degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in a region of the brain that helps control body movements. As a result, patients with Parkinson’s have problems with movement that become worse over time as more of these neurons die off. The drug levodopa is...Read more about With the flip of a switch, scientists activate pathway impaired in Parkinson’s disease
Neuroscience PhD alum Adeen Flinker wins early career award
For neuroscientists, a checklist for eliminating gender bias
Gomez named a 2021 Rose Hills Innovator
Rats prefer to help their own kind. Humans may be similarly wired
A peek inside a flying bat’s brain uncovers clues to mammalian navigation
"When driving up to a busy intersection, you probably pay more attention to where you will be in the near future than where you are at that moment. After all, knowing when you will arrive at the intersection — and whether you need to stop or slow down to avoid a collision with a passing car,...Read more about A peek inside a flying bat’s brain uncovers clues to mammalian navigation
Unusual coronavirus protein is potential drug target to fight COVID-19
Zebrafish enable large-scale analysis of catastrophic childhood epilepsy genes
Fisher wins 2021 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy
Fisher wins 2021 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy
Landry receives 2021 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
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Dear HWNI Community,
We are reaching out today to give support and encouragement to our Asian students, postdocs, staff and faculty. It’s been a painful year, and the attacks targeting Asians across the country, including in the Bay Area, are shocking in their violence and repetition. We...Read more about Read the message below expressing support for and solidarity with the Asian members of our community.
Evan Miller wins Donald S. Noyce Undergraduate Teaching Prize
Chang awarded Guggenheim fellowship
David Schaffer harnesses 'directed evolution' for gene therapy
Cooper receives NSF Faculty Early Career Development Grant
Puthussery awarded Glaucoma Research Foundation grant
Westheimer awarded Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science
Gomez wins C.J. Herrick Award in Neuroanatomy
Weill Neurohub partners with Genentech, Roche
Collins wins Young Investigator Award from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way
In shaky times, focus on past successes, if overly anxious, depressed
Neuroscientists tap gamers to learn how people problem-solve
Neurobiology labs team up to tackle COVID-19
Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song
Schaffer awarded Professional Progress Award
Berkeley neuroscience community gathers virtually for annual conference
Fisher selected as an Allen Institute Next Generation Leader
Yang Dan awarded endowed chair
Kriegsfeld, Dan, and Kaufer win 2020 Radical Ideas in Brain Science Challenge
HWNI celebrates 150 years of women at Berkeley
Brohawn lab discovers new ways that cells detect pH
HWNI & MCB welcome new faculty Doris Tsao
HWNI alum Robin Ball receives faculty award
Polina Lishko receives MacArthur “genius” award
Remembering Art Shimamura
Gomez awarded Young Investigator Grant
Bunge and Weiner awarded funding from the UCSF-UCB Schwab Dyslexia & Cognitive Diversity Center
2020's wake up calls stir action in STEM
$14 million boost for Parkinson's disease research
UC Berkeley researchers awarded Pew Innovation Funding
PhD students Matt Davis, Holly Gildea, and Tobias Schmid win fellowship, awards
Welcome to our new PhD students!
How we sleep today may forecast when Alzheimer’s disease begins
Michael Yartsev appointed as a Vallee Scholar
Which way is up? Retinal neurons know, even when light deprivation during development distorts their shape
HWNI scientists featured in NY Times article on brain-machine interfaces
Marian Diamond named a California Woman of the Century
Brain noise contains unique signature of dream sleep
Sleep researcher Matthew Walker wins Carl Sagan science prize
Vision scientists discover why humans literally don't see eye to eye
Gallant and Liu to serve as co-directors of the Henry H. Wheeler, Jr. Berkeley Brain Imaging Center
HWNI faculty awarded grants to tackle COVID-19
Gomez, Kramer, and Brohawn are the winners of the 2020 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy
Miller named a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
HWNI and MCB welcome new faculty Yvette Fisher
Isacoff on music and the mind
Landry Named Winner of 2020 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award
PhD alum Falk Lieder wins Glushko Dissertation Prize
Yartsev wins Rising Star Award from Penn Medicine’s Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences
Paying attention can heighten perception by quieting internally generated brain activity
If you’ve ever been distracted and didn’t notice something right in front of you, you may have realized that what we “see” isn’t simply the result of light entering our eyes — attention plays a crucial role in what we perceive. It is well known that paying attention enhances visual...Read more about Paying attention can heighten perception by quieting internally generated brain activity
Why neuroscience needs girls: PhD alum Jacobs writes article for kids, covering research by alum Beery
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What use is worry? Psychologist explains anxiety's pros and cons
Knight awarded the 2020 Howard Crosby Warren Medal from the Society of Experimental Psychologists
High-speed microscope captures fleeting brain signals
HWNI faculty to receive Weill Neurohub funding for foundational projects
Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away
World’s highest resolution functional MRI brain scanner installed at Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
New study reveals molecular and cellular pathways underlying cognitive inflexibility
Weiner and Brohawn win early-career investigator awards
John Ngai named director of NIH BRAIN Initiative
Merging old and new microscopy yields best 3D view yet inside cells
New helmet design can deal with sports' twists and turns
Brain scans could flag children’s future mental health problems
It can take years to diagnose children with psychiatric or attention deficit disorders, forcing them to endure a lot of frustration and suffering.
But a