Research Discovery Anxious people more apt to make bad decisions amid uncertainty Highly anxious people have more trouble deciding how best to handle life’s uncertainties. They may…georgeannMarch 2, 2015
Announcement Dan Feldman selected for Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award Dan Feldman Dan Feldman, Associate Professor of Neurobiology in the Molecular and Cell Biology department and member…georgeannFebruary 26, 2015
News Your Brain on Drugs: Novel Clinical Implications Get an introduction to the latest scientific findings on addiction's effect on the brain in…georgeannFebruary 26, 2015
Announcement Helen Bateup selected for Sloan research fellowship Helen Bateup Helen Bateup, of the Molecular and Cell Biology department as well as the…georgeannFebruary 24, 2015
Research Discovery Brain’s iconic seat of speech goes silent when we actually talk For 150 years, the iconic Broca’s area of the brain has been recognized as the…georgeannFebruary 16, 2015
Event Catch the brainwave: Cognitive Technologies at the Exploratorium Getting his ticket to the Exploratorium on the opening night of the new exhibit Cognitive…georgeannFebruary 6, 2015
News Choking under pressure: overthinking or misthinking? A baseball player steps up to the plate. It’s the bottom of the ninth inning,…georgeannJanuary 29, 2015
Event Berkeley goes to Davos International leaders from the realms of business, government, academia and civil society gathered over the past week in Davos,…georgeannJanuary 23, 2015
News Kiko Labs Debuts A Series Of “Brain-Training” Games For Kids A new company called Kiko Labs is today releasing a series of “brain-training” games for…georgeannJanuary 15, 2015
Research Discovery Blocking hormone could eliminate stress-induced infertility UC Berkeley scientists have discovered that chronic stress activates a hormone that reduces fertility long after…georgeannJanuary 12, 2015
Research Discovery How songbirds may help build a better hearing aid Untreated hearing loss can have devastating and alienating repercussions on a person’s life: isolation, depression,…georgeannJanuary 5, 2015
News A Standard for Neuroscience Data Berkeley Lab researchers have developed a computational framework for standardizing neuroscience data worldwide. Thanks to…georgeannDecember 16, 2014
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
Research Discovery Scientists detect brain network that gives humans superior reasoning skills When it comes to getting out of a tricky situation, we humans have an evolutionary…georgeannDecember 3, 2014
Research Discovery Copper on the Brain at Rest Berkeley Lab Reports Proper Copper Levels Essential to Spontaneous Neural Activity. In recent years it has…georgeannNovember 26, 2014