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Congratulations to HWNI member Evan Miller!Read more about Evan Miller awarded Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Supplemental Grant

A new study from the lab of HWNI member Frédéric Theunissen, led by research associate Julie Elie.Read more about Zebra finch calls convey meaning

In this profile, HWNI member Na Ji discusses how she creates new microscopy methods that are helping us better understand the brain.Read more about Taking a look inside brains: Professor Na Ji

Clarke collaborated with HWNI’s Henry H. Wheeler, Jr. Brain Imaging Center on MRI for brain imaging.Read more about HWNI member John Clarke awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

Congratulations to HWNI member Teresa Puthussery!Read more about Teresa Puthussery receives MacArthur 'genius' award

HWNI member Andrew Dillin discusses his efforts to translate research discoveries into medical breakthroughs, including the new Center for Unmet, Rare and Emerging Diseases (CURED).Read more about Andrew Dillin on CURED, UC Berkeley’s new approach to advance medicine and global health

A new study from the lab of HWNI member Hillel Adesnik and collaborators.Read more about Scientists discover brain mechanism behind optical illusions

Congratulations to HWNI member James Olzmann for winning this award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology!Read more about James Olzmann wins ASBMB Avanti Award in Lipids

A new study from the lab of HWNI member Yang Dan and collaborators.Read more about Sleep strengthens muscle and bone by boosting growth hormone levels. UC Berkeley researchers discover how.

Congratulations to HWNI faculty member James Olzmann!Read more about James Olzmann named 2025 ASCB Fellow

New research from HWNI member Amitai Shenhav and colleagues.Read more about Study reveals how switching goals can hurt your productivity

Please join us in welcoming the new students.Read more about Welcome to the 2025 incoming Neuroscience PhD students!

Congratulations to Neuroscience PhD student Odilia Lu!Read more about Odilia Lu wins NINDS Early-Career Rigor Champions Prize

Please join us in welcoming Kristin to our community!Read more about Welcome to our new HWNI Manager Kristin Nichols!

A new study from the labs of HWNI members Annaliese Beery and Markita Landry and collaborators.Read more about Is the ‘love hormone,’ oxytocin, also the ‘friendship hormone’?

Congratulations to Neuroscience PhD student Angel Garcia!Read more about Angel Garcia named 2025 HHMI Gilliam Fellow

HWNI’s Redwood Center celebrated on July 1 with an event that was part reunion, part scientific conference.Read more about Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience celebrates 20 years at UC Berkeley

New research from the Yartsev lab.Read more about UC Berkeley scientists uncover neural mechanisms behind long-term memory

Congratulations to HWNI faculty members Preeya Khanna and Stephan Lammel!Read more about Preeya Khanna and Stephan Lammel win 2025 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy

Congratulations to HWNI member Yvette Fisher on these two honors!Read more about Yvette Fisher named Freeman Hrabowski Scholar and wins McKnight Scholar Award

Profile of HWNI faculty member Noah Whiteman.Read more about ‘The freedom to be fully human’: Noah Whiteman’s take on Pride and thriving in academia

HWNI member Chunlei Liu helped develop the new method.Read more about New MRI method offers deeper insight into brain physiology

Congratulations to the recent and upcoming graduates!Read more about Congratulations to the Neuroscience PhD Program Graduates!

A new study from the labs of HWNI members Silvia Bunge and Kevin Weiner.Read more about Are groovy brains more efficient?

We were honored to have Dr. Bargmann (Rockefeller University) as our first speaker in the Carla and Corey Lectureship Series.Read more about Cori Bargmann gives inaugural Carla and Corey Lecture