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Weill Neurohub joins with Genentech, Roche to advance neuroscience research.Read more about Weill Neurohub partners with Genentech, Roche

Congratulations to Anne Collins! Read this interview with her from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society.Read more about Collins wins Young Investigator Award from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society

The Knight lab has found that brain waves can show whether a person’s mind is wandering.Read more about Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way

New study from the Bishop lab could have implications for the treatment of anxiety and…Read more about In shaky times, focus on past successes, if overly anxious, depressed

HWNI scientist Gautam Agarwal, a Neuroscience PhD alum, developed a game to learn about the…Read more about Neuroscientists tap gamers to learn how people problem-solve

HWNI members Brohawn, Bautista, and Adesnik are collaborating to learn more about the virus and…Read more about Neurobiology labs team up to tackle COVID-19

Fisher and Tsao are among the new faculty profiled in this article from the MCB…Read more about Get to know incoming HWNI faculty Yvette Fisher and Doris Tsao

New study from the Theunissen lab, led by Neuroscience PhD student Kevin Yu and postdoc…Read more about Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song

Incoming HWNI faculty member Yvette Fisher is one of six new early-career neuroscientists selected.Read more about Fisher selected as an Allen Institute Next Generation Leader

Congratulations to David Schaffer on winning the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Andreas Acrivos Professional…Read more about Schaffer awarded Professional Progress Award

Read about our 2020 Berkeley Neuroscience Annual Conference, which was held online in October.Read more about Berkeley neuroscience community gathers virtually for annual conference

Congratulations to Yang Dan on being appointed the Nan Fung Life Sciences Chancellor's Chair in…Read more about Yang Dan awarded endowed chair

Congratulations to the HWNI team who won our Radical Ideas in Brain Science Challenge!Read more about Kriegsfeld, Dan, and Kaufer win 2020 Radical Ideas in Brain Science Challenge

Congratulations to Dan Feldman on being appointed as the Coates Family Endowed Chair in Neuroscience!Read more about Dan Feldman awarded endowed chair

Congratulations to Joni Wallis for being awarded funds honoring Marian Diamond and Arnold Scheibel! November 6, 2020Read more about Wallis awarded funding from The Marian C. Diamond & Arnold B. Scheibel Fund in Neuroscience

We honor HWNI women past and present as part of Berkeley’s 150W celebration!Read more about HWNI celebrates 150 years of women at Berkeley

New research reveals the workings of a pH sensitive ion channel that is important for… October 20, 2020Read more about Brohawn lab discovers new ways that cells detect pH

Congratulations to UC Berkeley lecturer Robin Ball, who is a Neuroscience PhD Program alum! October 19, 2020Read more about HWNI alum Robin Ball receives faculty award

Announcement HWNI & MCB welcome new faculty Doris Tsao We are thrilled to announce that Doris Tsao will be joining HWNI next summer! October 19, 2020Read more about HWNI & MCB welcome new faculty Doris Tsao

Congratulations to HWNI collaborator Polina Lishko for being named a 2020 MacArthur Fellow!Read more about Polina Lishko receives MacArthur “genius” award

We are deeply saddened by the loss of HWNI member and professor emeritus of psychology…Read more about Remembering Art Shimamura

HWNI member Andrea Gomez was awarded a Young Investigator Grant from The Brain & Behavior… October 7, 2020Read more about Gomez awarded Young Investigator Grant

HWNI members Silvia Bunge and Kevin Weiner, with UCSF colleagues, are leading two of the…Read more about Bunge and Weiner awarded funding from the UCSF-UCB Schwab Dyslexia & Cognitive Diversity Center

In this article, Neuroscience PhD student Celia Ford explores diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus.Read more about 2020's wake up calls stir action in STEM

HWNI member Helen Bateup is part of the team that will study genes implicated in Parkinson's research.Read more about $14 million boost for Parkinson's disease research