Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Neurobiology: Rise of resilience Stress can have a negative influence on the human brain, but increasingly it is the…georgeannMarch 2, 2016
Research Discovery PET scans reveal key details of Alzheimer’s protein growth in aging brains New research led by scientists at UC Berkeley shows for the first time that PET…georgeannMarch 2, 2016
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Sleep Circuit: A web of cell types in one of the brain’s chief wake centers keeps animals up—but also puts them to sleep Early studies attempting to untangle the neurological basis of sleep typically removed or injured part…georgeannMarch 1, 2016
Event Award for and Discussion of Dr. Marian Diamond at BAMPFA The West Coast pre-World Premiere sneak preview of the PBS documentary "My Love Affair with…georgeannFebruary 27, 2016
Event Brain scientist Marian Diamond subject of new documentary For nearly 55 years, until her retirement in 2014, Marian Diamond would often be seen…georgeannFebruary 26, 2016
Event My Love Affair With the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond The event described below has already happened. View footage from the tribute to Dr. Diamond…georgeannFebruary 25, 2016
Announcement Sloan Foundation honors eight young faculty members Eight UC Berkeley assistant professors are among 126 new fellows announced today by the Alfred P.…georgeannFebruary 23, 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
Announcement UC researchers receive Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Fourteen University of California researchers are recipients of Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers,…georgeannFebruary 22, 2016
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News The Best Temperature for a Good Night’s Sleep To get a good night’s sleep, many people should set their thermostat a few degrees…georgeannFebruary 22, 2016
Announcement Three young faculty members honored by White House President Obama this week named three young UC Berkeley faculty members as recipients of the…georgeannFebruary 19, 2016
Announcement Hillel Adesnik receives Presidential Early Career Award Cartoon by David Presti President Obama today named 105 researchers as recipients of the Presidential…georgeannFebruary 18, 2016
Event New Zeiss Berkeley BrainMIC course provides training in use of state-of-the-art optical neurotechniques The Zeiss Berkeley Brain Microscopy Innovation Center (BrainMIC) held its inaugural “4D Advanced Microscopy of…georgeannFebruary 18, 2016
Research Discovery Light-activated antagonists for the GABA A receptor family A comprehensive toolkit to advance the study of inhibition on the cellular, circuit, and organismal…georgeannFebruary 16, 2016
Event Dan Feldman on Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s Drawings of Brain Structures "Comparative study of the sensory areas of the human cortex" by Santiago Ramon y Cajal,…georgeannFebruary 16, 2016