A holistic approach to understanding sensory perception
Associate Professor Hillel Adesnik and PhD Program alum Alexander Naka propose using new technologies in concert with each other to answer open questions about the function of cortical layers.
Theunissen wins Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award
Congratulations to Professor Frédéric Theunissen for winning a Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation!
Professor Christopher Chang awarded the 2019 Sackler Prize in Chemistry
Christopher Chang, Professor of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley has been awarded the 2019 Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Chemistry(link is external) from Tel Aviv University. The prize recognizes distinguished scientists under age 45 who have made outstanding and fundamental contributions in their fields. Chang shares the 2019 prize with Matthew Disney […]
Making tech more user-friendly: PhD alum Chung-Hay Luk researches how people interact with technology
At HWNI, Chung-Hay Luk studied decision-making and created dresses with interactive electronics for fun. Now she combines her neuroscience and tech interests as a UX researcher at Google.
Light can shape the visual system before the eyes are even open
By Rachel Henderson The eyes of mice do not open until about two weeks after birth, yet light coming in through their closed eyelids is still able to trigger retinal activity and shape the wiring of the visual system, according to a new study published in Neuron from Professor of Neurobiology and Berkeley Neuroscience member […]
Why It Hurts to Lose Sleep
Veteran insomniacs know in their bones what science has to say about sleep deprivation and pain: that the two travel together, one fueling the other. For instance, people who develop chronic pain often lose the ability to sleep well, and quickly point to a bad back, sciatica or arthritis as the reason. The loss of […]
Sleep loss heightens pain sensitivity, dulls brain’s painkilling response
When we’re in pain, we have a hard time sleeping. But how does poor sleep affect pain? For the first time, UC Berkeley scientists have answered that question by identifying neural glitches in the sleep-deprived brain that can intensify and prolong the agony of sickness and injury. Their findings, published Jan. 28 in the Journal of […]
Lammel wins C.J. Herrick Award in Neuroanatomy
Congratulations to MCB Assistant Professor Stephan Lammel, recipient of the 2019 C.J. Herrick Award in Neuroanatomy! This award from the American Association of Anatomists honors an early-career investigator who has made important contributions to biomedical science and the field of neuroanatomy.
Mouse studies question ‘inhibition’ theory of autism
A detailed study of four mouse models of autism challenges the most common assumption about what goes wrong in brain circuits to cause disease symptoms. Researchers are even now looking for ways to increase overall inhibition of neurons in the brain to try to reset the balance between excitation and inhibition and hopefully lessen the […]