April 28, 2025
HWNI member Yang Dan, professor of neuroscience and Pivotal Life Sciences Chancellor's Chair in Neuroscience, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The organization convenes leaders from across disciplines to examine new ideas and work together to meet the nation’s challenges.
Dan investigates the neural circuits that control sleep and how the frontal cortex of the brain exerts executive control. Read more: Six UC Berkeley faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
