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Neuroscience PhD student Christiane Voufo (L) at ABRCMS 2019, pictured with her cousin who was…Read more about Berkeley Neuroscience members meet prospective PhD students at fall conferences

Drugs that tamp down inflammation in the brain could slow or even reverse the cognitive…Read more about Drugs that quell brain inflammation reverse dementia

The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience has selected four projects to receive the 2020 Memory… December 3, 2019Read more about Isacoff receives McKnight Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award

Five Berkeley faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement…Read more about Schaffer and Ivry elected fellows of the AAAS

In a video posted online this week, Seeker, a San Francisco-based digital media network focused…Read more about New center illuminates ‘microscopic universe within each cell’

New guidelines for scientists who use computational modelling to analyse behavioural data have been published… November 26, 2019Read more about Ten simple rules for computational modeling of behavioral data

By the second trimester, long before a baby’s eyes can see images, they can detect…Read more about Babies in the womb may see more than we thought

The Sommer lab has developed a model that uses neuronal “spikes” and rhythmic activity to…Read more about New model of neural processing could help us understand the brain and create better AI

Daniel Cardozo Pinto, a former undergrad in the Lammel lab, is first author on a…Read more about Undergraduate researcher maps brain circuitry and reveals the limitations of a commonly used research method

HWNI is thrilled be at the forefront of this innovative $106 million partnership between UCB,…Read more about $106M Weill Neurohub: Philanthropy creates a groundbreaking partnership to cure disease

When it comes to managing anxiety disorders, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth had it right when he…Read more about Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain

Congratulations to Berkeley Neuroscience postdoctoral fellows Kristen Delevich (Wilbrecht lab) and Johannes de Jong (Lammel…Read more about Postdocs Delevich and de Jong win NARSAD Young Investigator Grants

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified biomarkers — genes and specific brain…Read more about New findings could improve diagnosis, treatment of depression

CHICAGO — The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has announced that Sabine Kastner, MD, PhD, professor…Read more about Knight wins Award for Education in Neuroscience

Michael Yartsev, PhD, assistant professor in the department of bioengineering and the Helen Wills Neuroscience…Read more about Yartsev wins a Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award

Congratulations to MCB Assistant Professor of Neurobiology Stephan Lammel on receiving the 2019 One Mind – Janssen…Read more about Lammel receives a 2019 One Mind Rising Star Award

When Robert Knight made the half-joking comment at a meeting of scientists:…Read more about Kids are the reviewers at this scientific journal

Congratulations to MCB Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Diana Bautista on receiving a 2019 NIH Director's…Read more about Bautista receives 2019 NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award

A novel computational approach sheds new light on the response of neurons in the brain…Read more about How neuronal recognition of songbird calls unfolds over time

Starting this year, GRE scores are not required to apply to our PhD program. Read…Read more about Berkeley Neuroscience PhD Program drops GRE requirement