Research Discovery Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior The Yartsev lab has found that neurons that encode location also represent the social environment.Dave SchonenbergAugust 31, 2023
Research Discovery Brain recordings capture musicality of speech — with help from Pink Floyd The Knight lab and collaborators reconstructed music from intracranial brain recordings for the first time.Dave SchonenbergAugust 29, 2023
Alumni Profile Solving medical mysteries: PhD alum and neuro-ophthalmologist Aubrey Gilbert Our Q&A with Neuroscience PhD alum Aubrey Gilbert, Northern California neuro-ophthalmology lead for Kaiser.Dave SchonenbergAugust 14, 2023
Announcement Nina Dronkers wins Distinguished Career Award from the Society for the Neurobiology of Language Congratulations to Nina Dronkers!Dave SchonenbergAugust 9, 2023
Announcement Noah Whiteman named Faculty Director of Essig Museum of Entomology Congratulations to HWNI member Noah Whiteman!Dave SchonenbergAugust 2, 2023
News Michael Breakspear visits UC Berkeley as inaugural Gloria Sedran Visiting Speaker The new Gloria Sedran Speakers Program and Prizes support the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease research.Dave SchonenbergJuly 31, 2023
Announcement Shekhar wins Scialog: Microbiome, Neurobiology and Disease award Congratulations to HWNI member Karthik Shekhar!Dave SchonenbergJuly 28, 2023
Announcement Rapé elected as associate member of EMBO Congratulations to HWNI member Michael Rapé!Dave SchonenbergJuly 28, 2023
Research Discovery Psychology study reveals goal-oriented rewards as key factors in decision-making A new study from the lab of HWNI member Anne Collins.Dave SchonenbergJuly 26, 2023
Research Discovery Study sheds light on where conscious experience resides in brain Research from the Knight lab and collaborators yields new insight into conscious visual perception.Dave SchonenbergJuly 19, 2023
Research Discovery New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control The Walker lab has discovered a potential mechanism of how sleep can affect insulin sensitivity.Dave SchonenbergJuly 11, 2023
Announcement Robert Knight receives Honorary Doctorate from Hebrew University Congratulations to HWNI member and former director Robert Knight!Dave SchonenbergJuly 10, 2023
Announcement Postdoc Mark Plitt awarded Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research fellowship Congratulations to Mark Plitt, a postdoc in the lab of HWNI member Yvette Fisher!Dave SchonenbergJuly 6, 2023
Announcement Odilia Lu receives inaugural Alper Fellowship in the Neurosciences Congratulations to Neuroscience PhD student Odilia Lu!Rachel HendersonJuly 5, 2023
Announcement Ellen Lumpkin wins 2023 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy Congratulations to HWNI member Ellen Lumpkin!Rachel HendersonJuly 5, 2023