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August 19, 2019

Source: Berkeley News | August 19, 2019
A map of the brain can tell what you’re reading about
Too busy or lazy to read Melville’s Moby Dick or Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina? That’s OK. Whether you read…

July 29, 2019

Source: Berkeley News | July 29, 2019
$47 million grant to explore how a healthy lifestyle changes the aging brain According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2019 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report, an estimated 5.8 million Americans of… July 29, 2019
According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2019 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report, an estimated 5.8 million Americans of…
Source: Nature Communications |29 July 2019
Long-term and persistent vocal plasticity in adult bats
Bats exhibit a diverse and complex vocabulary of social communication calls some of which are…

July 22, 2019

Source: Berkeley News | July 22, 2019
Scientists map our underappreciated ‘little brain’
Scientists at UC Berkeley and Western University in Canada have used brain imaging to map…

June 26, 2019

Read more : Berkeley News | June 26, 2019
Disrupted sleep in one’s 50s, 60s raises risk of Alzheimer’s disease
People who report a declining quality of sleep as they age from their 50s to…

June 25, 2019

Teaching science and the science of teaching: PhD Program alum Robin Ball
Robin Ball, who was in the first class of PhD student, is a lecturer

June 21, 2019

Read more : Alzforum | 21 Jun 2019
Do Brain Waves During Sleep Reflect Aβ and Tau Pathologies?
Could gauging Aβ and tau accumulation in healthy older adults be as simple as measuring…

June 20, 2019

Source: MCB Department
Adesnik and Brohawn named 2019 Rose Hills Innovators
Congratulations to MCB Associate Professor Hillel Adesnik, and MCB Assistant Professors Gloria Brar and Stephen Brohawn on being named 2019…
Read More: Berkeley News | June 20, 2019
Bats’ brains sync when they socialize
The phrase “we’re on the same wavelength” may be more than just a friendly saying:…

June 19, 2019

Read More: Berkeley Haas | JUNE 19, 2019
How information is like snacks, money, and drugs—to your brain
Can’t stop checking your phone, even when you’re not expecting any important messages? Blame your…

June 14, 2019

Read More: Wiley Online Library |14 June 2019
Our Postdoc Job Market seminar series featured in editorial
Obtaining a position as an independent investigator is a daunting prospect, and often requires skill…

May 1, 2019

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Marty Banks elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Berkeley Optometry and Vision Science professor Martin Banks has been elected to the National Academy of…

April 27, 2019

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Matthew Walker Discusses Better Bedtime Rituals
From meditation to melatonin to putting on fuzzy socks, we all have routines to help…

April 26, 2019

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Puthussery Wins Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs
Teresa Puthussery receives award for Outstanding GSI Mentorship!

April 17, 2019

Read More: Berkeley News | April 17, 2019
Kristin Scott elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Nine UC Berkeley faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,…

April 3, 2019

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Bateup appointed as a Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator
Congratulations to MCB Assistant Professors Helen Bateup & Dirk Hockemeyer, who have both been named Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigators! This appointment…

March 17, 2019

Read More: SF GATE |March 17, 2019
UC Berkeley gene therapy helps blind mice gain sight, could be used to cure blindness
A team of scientists at UC Berkeley used a breakthrough gene therapy to help blind mice gain…

March 15, 2019

Read More: Berkeley News | March 15, 2019
With single gene insertion, blind mice regain sight
It was surprisingly simple. University of California, Berkeley, scientists inserted a gene for a green-light…

March 6, 2019

Letting the data speak for itself: PhD alum Alex Huth models language representation in the brain
As an Assistant Professor at UT Austin, PhD alum Alex Huth uses large sets of...
PhD program alum Liberty Hamilton eavesdrops on how the human brain processes natural sounds
"Something we can really add to the field is being able to understand at a..."