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HWNI member Kevin Weiner reveals Wilder as a defender of science against those who would misuse it to support racial and gender discrimination.Read more about Overlooked history: Burt Green Wilder debunked biased claims about brain size and pioneered neuroscience outreach to children

Research from the Walker lab.Read more about Chronically anxious? Deep sleep may take the edge off

In 1995, Ehud Isacoff was in the first cohort of Hellman Fellows, established by the late…Read more about Fellowship that funded HWNI Director Ehud Isacoff as a new faculty member receives $20 million matching gift

Research from the Bunge lab.Read more about To watch how students learn, track their eyes

Polina Kosillo, a postdoctoral fellow in the Bateup Lab, has been awarded a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant…Read more about Postdoc Polina Kosillo awarded a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant

HWNI is pleased to announce that the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has awarded HWNI member David Schaffer with…Read more about David Schaffer funded by Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Intercampus Research Award

Congratulations to HWNI member Ke Xu!Read more about Asst Professor Ke Xu recipient of high-risk, high-reward research grant from the NIH

Article by HWNI member Marla Feller, published in Neuron.Read more about Why scientists should embrace teaching

Interview with HWNI member Richard Ivry on the “People Behind the Science” podcast.Read more about Dr. Richard Ivry: Studying the Selection, Planning, and Production of Skilled Movements

Article by HWNI member Arthur ShimamuraRead more about Maintaining an active brain and body — even with cancer

Research from the Hsu and Knight labs.Read more about Regret is a gambler’s curse, scientists say

Research from the Hsu lab.Read more about Stereotypes measurably influence how we treat each other

Research from the Bateup lab.Read more about Modeling a neurodevelopmental disorder with human brain organoids: a new way to study conditions such as epilepsy and autism

Research from the Walker lab.Read more about Poor sleep triggers viral loneliness and social rejection

Research from the Bautista lab.Read more about Molecular switch triggers itch

Congratulations to HWNI member David Schaffer!Read more about Congratulations to Dave Schaffer for being selected as a Bakar Fellow

A new finding from the Chang and Isacoff labs shows that sleep-activity cycles are linked to brain copper through norepinephrine synthesis.Read more about Copper in the brain: Mining a mineral that regulates sleep and wakefulness

Research from Neuroscience PhD alum Chris Holdgraf, who is now a data scientist at UC Berkeley.Read more about How a Map of Your Brain Can Trick Your Brain

Interview with HWNI member Daniela Kaufer.Read more about How Stress Changes Your Brain: An Interview With a Stress Expert

Markita Landry, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute faculty…Read more about Congratulations to Markita Landry for winning a DARPA Young Faculty Award

Congratulations to HWNI faculty member Lucia Jacobs!Read more about Congratulations to Lucia Jacobs for winning Radcliffe Institute Fellowship

Congratulations to Neuroscience PhD students Maimon Rose and Tobias Schmid who are both in the Yartsev lab.Read more about Two of our PhD students received a prestigious travel award

Conference hosted by UC Berkeley on June 13-15, 2018.Read more about Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience Conference

Research from the lab of UC Berkeley professor Dacher Keltner.Read more about Sizing Up Awe

Review of book by HWNI member Matthew Walker.Read more about Book Review – Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams