Announcement Chan, Zuckerberg pledge $3B to end diseases ‘within our children’s lifetime’ Taking their next bold step in tech philanthropy, Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg and…georgeannSeptember 22, 2016
Research Discovery NIH BRAIN Initiative Publication Roundup – late February 2016 Optogenetics—the ability to use light to manipulate the activity of neurons with genetically expressed light…georgeannFebruary 22, 2016
Research Discovery A tool to study the dynamic process of receptor activation Cartoon representation of the molecular structure of metabotropic glutamate receptor 3, by Jawahar Swaminathan and MSD…georgeannNovember 17, 2015
Announcement Berkeley neuroscience researchers continue to advance BRAIN Initiative Image by David Taylor and Hillel Adesnik, courtesy of Berkeley News. The Federal Brain Research…georgeannOctober 19, 2015
Research Discovery Can’t Believe Their Eyes: Grass Fellow Explores Puzzling Discovery of Light-Sensitive Cells in Zebrafish Tails The process of science is rarely predictable: there are some 180s, some hard left turns,…georgeannJuly 15, 2015
Research Discovery Turn the Light On: A Non-visual Opsin Could Help Future Studies of the Brain and Central Nervous System In the on-going search for a better understanding of how the brain and central nervous…georgeannMarch 24, 2015
Research Discovery New therapy holds promise for restoring vision A new genetic therapy not only helped blind mice regain enough light sensitivity to distinguish…georgeannDecember 8, 2014
Announcement NIH awards UC Berkeley $7.2 million to advance brain initiative The National Institutes of Health today announced its first research grants through President Barack Obama’s…georgeannSeptember 30, 2014
Announcement Three Bay Area institutions join forces to seed transformative brain research Two state-of-the-art research areas – nanotech and optogenetics – were the dominant theme last Thursday,…georgeannSeptember 25, 2014