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June 10, 2026

Congratulations to our Neuroscience PhD Program Graduates!

Congratulations to the recent and upcoming Neuroscience PhD Program graduates: Natalie Bernstein, Corrina Fonseca Gordon, Nancy Hernandez Villegas, Eric Hu, Yanabah Jaques, Amanda LeBel, Jing-Jing Li, Maura McDonagh, Nathan Munet, Miah Pitcher, and Ryan Schultz!

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Can psychedelics protect the brain as we age?
A newly launched study designed by Neuroscience PhD student Tyler Toueg, along with Neuroscience professors Michael Silver and William Jagust, and other faculty.

May 13, 2026

A rapid switch in neural code may solve debate about face recognition
A new study from the lab of Neuroscience faculty member Doris Tsao.

May 12, 2026

Michael Ward to join UC Berkeley faculty in neuroscience and molecular therapeutics
The internationally recognized physician-scientist brings translational expertise in age-related neurodegenerative disorders

May 11, 2026

Discovering how psychedelics work in the brain
Neuroscience faculty member Michael Silver explains research happening at the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics in just 101 seconds.

April 27, 2026

Doris Tsao elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member Doris Tsao!

April 22, 2026

On the frontlines of speech science with Liberty Hamilton and Alex Huth
A Q&A with new Neuroscience faculty members and PhD alums Liberty Hamilton and Alex Huth.

April 21, 2026

Imagining an object activates neurons involved in actually seeing it
Neuroscience faculty member Doris Tsao is a senior author on the new study.

April 17, 2026

Michael Yartsev wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member Michael Yartsev!

April 2, 2026

Using virtual reality and psychedelics to restore brain function
Learn about Neuroscience faculty member Gül Dölen’s work, including a new clinical trial aimed at restoring motor function in stroke patients.

March 30, 2026

Three Neuroscience faculty members elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Congratulations to Jack Gallant, Frédéric Theunissen, and Linda Wilbrecht!

March 20, 2026

Neuroscientist Talia Lerner says paper by Stephan Lammel changed her life
Lerner discusses the impact of a paper by Neuroscience faculty member Stephan Lammel and colleagues in the “This paper changed my life” series from The Transmitter.

March 18, 2026

How nanosensors ‘listen in’ on the brain’s chemical conversations
Watch Jaquesta Adams, a Chemistry PhD candidate in Neuroscience faculty member Markita Landry’s lab, explain her research in under three minutes.

March 16, 2026

Neuro PhD alum helps discover information about behavior hiding in weak brain waves
New research from Neuroscience PhD alum Gautam Agarwal, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute Adjunct Professor Fritz Sommer, and colleagues.

February 17, 2026

Gül Dölen on curiosity
Neuroscience faculty member Gül Dölen talks about curiosity, psychedelics, and learning on the Kelly Corrigan Wonders podcast.

February 11, 2026

Landry and Lammel win Parkinson’s Therapeutics Award from the Molecular Therapeutics Initiative
Neuroscience faculty members Markita Landry and Stephan Lammel won the award for their collaborative project aimed at developing new therapies for Parkinson’s disease.

January 29, 2026

Michael Yartsev named Miller Professor
Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member Michael Yartsev!

January 20, 2026

Doris Tsao to give 2026 Martin Meyerson Berkeley Faculty Research Lecture
Neuroscience faculty member Doris Tsao is one of two honorees this year, and she will speak on April 8, 2026.

December 22, 2025

William Jagust named on Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list
Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member William Jagust!

November 24, 2025

Startup co-founded by Richard Ivry receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for potential stroke treatment
Neuroscience faculty member Richard Ivry co-founded Magnetic Tides, whose non-invasive brain stimulation technology could help treat stroke and other conditions.