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Watch Robert Knight explain how concussions really work

November 21, 2024

Neuroscience faculty member Robert Knight shows what happens to the brain after blows to the head in this video from the University of California.Read more about Watch Robert Knight explain how concussions really work

Drug to improve vision in people with advanced retinal disease authorized for phase 2 clinical trial

November 14, 2024

The drug was developed by Neuroscience faculty member Richard Kramer.Read more about Drug to improve vision in people with advanced retinal disease authorized for phase 2 clinical trial

Undergrad Anna Jacobowitz investigates effects of psychedelics on the brain

November 7, 2024

Jacobowitz is an undergraduate researcher in the Kaufer lab.Read more about Undergrad Anna Jacobowitz investigates effects of psychedelics on the brain

Scientists call for paradigm shift to better understand the neuroscience of natural intelligence

October 29, 2024

Commentary by postdoctoral fellow Angelo Forli and faculty member Michael Yartsev, published in Cell.Read more about Scientists call for paradigm shift to better understand the neuroscience of natural intelligence

Preeya Khanna wins NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

October 24, 2024

Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member Preeya Khanna!Read more about Preeya Khanna wins NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

Markita Landry included in Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists

October 17, 2024

Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member Markita Landry!Read more about Markita Landry included in Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists

A warm welcome to our new PhD students!

September 27, 2024

Please welcome our Neuroscience PhD Program incoming class of 2024.Read more about A warm welcome to our new PhD students!

Angelo Forli wins Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award

September 24, 2024

Congratulations to Angelo Forli, a postdoctoral fellow in the Yartsev lab!Read more about Angelo Forli wins Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award

Doris Tsao wins António Champalimaud Vision Award

September 23, 2024

Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member Doris Tsao!Read more about Doris Tsao wins António Champalimaud Vision Award

Markita Landry named Laureate of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists

September 16, 2024

Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member Markita Landry for being named the 2024 Laureate in Chemical Sciences!Read more about Markita Landry named Laureate of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists

Helen Bateup part of team awarded $12M to uncover genetic pathways in autism

September 12, 2024

Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member Helen Bateup!Read more about Helen Bateup part of team awarded $12M to uncover genetic pathways in autism

Neuroscience Department opens with ribbon cutting and party

September 5, 2024

Read about our opening celebration, held at the picnic to welcome our new Neuroscience PhD students.Read more about Neuroscience Department opens with ribbon cutting and party

Neuroscience Department opening party

August 20, 2024

Join us to celebrate on August 26!Read more about Neuroscience Department opening party

Michael Yartsev named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

July 25, 2024

Congratulations to Neuroscience department member Michael Yartsev!Read more about Michael Yartsev named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Postdocs Lamiae Abdeladim and Natsumi Komatsu win Burroughs Wellcome Career Awards at the Scientific Interface

July 17, 2024

Abdeladim (Adesnik lab) and Komatsu (Landry lab) are among only 12 winners nationwide!Read more about Postdocs Lamiae Abdeladim and Natsumi Komatsu win Burroughs Wellcome Career Awards at the Scientific Interface

Why does COVID-19 make you sneeze?

April 8, 2024

New research from the Bautista lab, led by Neuroscience PhD student Sonali Mali.Read more about Why does COVID-19 make you sneeze?

Nine young faculty members receive prized Sloan Research Fellowships

February 20, 2024

Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty Preeya Khanna!Read more about Nine young faculty members receive prized Sloan Research Fellowships

For new professor, psychedelics and octopuses may hold keys to the human mind

February 12, 2024

Gül Dölen is known for her research on how psychedelics affect "critical periods" and learning.Read more about For new professor, psychedelics and octopuses may hold keys to the human mind

World-Renowned Neuroscientist Doctor Gül Dölen to Join UC Berkeley Faculty

February 1, 2024

Dölen will join HWNI, Psychology, and the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.Read more about World-Renowned Neuroscientist Doctor Gül Dölen to Join UC Berkeley Faculty

Berkeley Neuroscience PhD alum Emily Jacobs leads new initiative to advance study of women’s brain health

January 30, 2024

Jacobs directs UC’s Bowers Women’s Brain Health Initiative, which she wrote about in Nature.Read more about Berkeley Neuroscience PhD alum Emily Jacobs leads new initiative to advance study of women’s brain health