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DARPA has awarded contracts to five research organizations and one company that will support the Neural…Read more about Towards a High-Resolution, Implantable Neural Interface

With $65 million in new funding, DARPA seeks to develop neural implants that make it possible…Read more about DARPA awards $65 million to develop the perfect, tiny two-way brain-computer interface

When Andrew Dillin, a cell biologist at the University of California Berkeley, set out to…Read more about Losing your sense of smell may help you lose weight—and it has nothing to do with taste

Mapping how language is represented in the human brain with Alex Huth This free public talk…Read more about Mapping language in the brain

“Back in the 1940s people were sleeping on average just a little bit over eight…Read more about The worrying effects of working more and sleeping less

Would you be willing to give up the smell of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies or…Read more about Is sense of smell linked to being fatter or thinner?

Synapses, including those using glutamate as a neurotransmitter, vary greatly in pre- and post-synaptic transmission…Read more about Improved imaging technique reveals synaptic transmission at quantal resolution in fruit fly larvae

When you have a stuffy nose, a slice of freshly baked apple pie tastes like…Read more about Mice shed weight when they can’t smell—but not because they stop eating

Having an exceptionally keen sense of smell would seem to be an unmitigated blessing: It can provide early warning of dangers, detect the presence of an attractive mate, and enhance the gustatory delight of a delicious meal.

But when you’re a mouse (or, perhaps, a human) and fattening...Read more about Does my sense of smell make me look fat? In mice, the answer seems to be yes

Our sense of smell is key to the enjoyment of food, so it may be…Read more about Smelling your food makes you fat

Being able to assess our own memories helps us to avoid errors and prompts us…Read more about Brain Changes Accompany Development of Metamemory from Childhood to Adolescence

Mice, unlike cats and dogs, are able to move their whiskers to map out their…Read more about A mouse’s view of the world, seen through its whiskers

Congratulations to HWNI member Kaoru Saijo!Read more about Kaoru Saijo awarded Pew scholar grant

Despite numerous advances in fMRI technology, most components are optimized for the entire body. This…Read more about Advancements to functional imaging technique result in ultra-high resolution capture of human cortical columns

Haute couture can be credited for enhancing more than catwalks and red carpets. New research…Read more about Dressmakers found to have needle-sharp 3D vision

By 2022, UC Berkeley researcher Markita Landry thinks she will have developed the technology to…Read more about Shedding light on how antidepressants affect the brain

A UC Berkeley study of mice reveals, for the first time, how puberty hormones might…Read more about Puberty hormones trigger changes in youthful learning

In the early 1960s, few neuroscientists attempted to model brain function using mathematics. Computers were…Read more about Walter J. Freeman: A Tribute

Six neuroscientists have been selected to receive the 2017 McKnight Scholar Awards, including Berkeley Neuroscience…Read more about Brohawn and Yartsev receive McKnight Scholar Awards

“Why we sleep” with Matthew Walker. This free public talk is presented as part of the monthly “Science@Cal Lecture Series”.Read more about Why we sleep

Adult stem cells have the ability to transform into many types of cells, but tracing…Read more about Sniffing out stem cell fates in the nose

The first year of elementary school markedly boosts a child’s attentiveness, according to new research…Read more about First year of grade school sharpens kids’ attention skills

Please join us for the one-day conference and workshop, Sculpted…Read more about Sculpted Light in the Brain

UC Berkeley Neuroscience PhD Program students Krishan Aghi (Isacoff lab) and Amanda Tose (Lammel lab)…Read more about Congrats to our Outstanding Graduate Student Instructors!

Eleven UC Berkeley faculty, including two members of Berkeley Neuroscience, have been elected members of…Read more about American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 11 faculty as members