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The new study from Neuroscience faculty member Michael Yartsev’s lab could have implications for humans.Read more about Study of bat flight yields insight into how complex movements are controlled

The winners are both in Neuroscience faculty member labs. Li is in the Bateup lab and Somaiya is in the Feller lab.Read more about Thomas Li and Rachana Deven Somaiya win MCB Outstanding Postdoc Awards

Neuroscience faculty member Gül Dölen was on an episode of “Resolve to Solve with Miles O’Brien.”Read more about Gül Dölen discusses psychedelics as possible treatment for phantom pain on PBS

Neuroscience faculty member Stephen Brohawn and his lab collaborated on the studies led by UC Berkeley Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna.Read more about Scientists discover ancient ancestor of CRISPR that could become a new gene-editing tool

New research from the lab of Neuroscience faculty member Helen Bateup.Read more about How tiny balls of human brain tissue are revealing the causes of childhood epilepsy — and possible treatments

A new study from Neuroscience faculty member William Jagust, former UC Berkeley faculty member Matthew Walker, and other researchers.Read more about UC Berkeley study links deep-sleep loss to Alzheimer’s-related protein buildup

Please join us in welcoming our 2026 incoming Neuroscience PhD students.Read more about Welcome to the new Neuroscience PhD students!

A new study from the lab of Neuroscience faculty member Bruno Olshausen.Read more about Nature’s color palette explains why everything we see is a mix of red, yellow, green, and blue

Congratulations to Zilong Du (Lammel lab), Woohyun Kim (Khanna lab), and Sandra Muroy (Kaufer lab)!Read more about Three Neuroscience postdocs win Weill Neurohub Translational Scientist Awards

Elie is an associate project scientist in the lab of Neuroscience faculty member Frédéric Theunissen.Read more about Watch: Decode the chatter of birds with Julie Elie

The new microscope was built by researchers in Neuroscience faculty member Hillel Adesnik’s lab, including postdoctoral fellow and co-lead author Lamiae Abdeladim.Read more about UC Berkeley scientists build microscope that illuminates how distant brain areas talk to each other

Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member Markita Landry!Read more about Markita Landry nominated for inaugural UC Regents Innovation Award

Neuroscience faculty member Kevin Weiner is working with psychology professor Mark D’Esposito and other colleagues to improve brain health.Read more about Berkeley scientists focus on optimizing brain health

Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member Markita Landry!Read more about Markita Landry wins 2026 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy

Congratulations to Neuroscience faculty member William Jagust!Read more about William Jagust wins Alzheimer’s Association Lifetime Achievement Award

We are excited to welcome renowned neuroscientist Dr. Erin M. Schuman on October 1, 2026!Read more about Erin M. Schuman to give 2026 Carla Shatz & Corey Goodman Lecture

Congratulations to postdoctoral fellows Adam Lowet and Francesco (Frank) Lanfranchi!Read more about Current and former Neuroscience Department researchers named 2026 Jane Coffin Childs Fellows

Congratulations to Julie Elie, a scientist in Neuroscience faculty member Frédéric Theunissen’s lab!Read more about Julie Elie wins 2026 Coller Dolittle Prize for progress towards two-way interspecies communication

Stavisky develops cutting-edge brain-computer interfaces to restore lost abilities, such as speech, to patients with paralysis.Read more about Sergey Stavisky to join Neuroscience Department faculty

Neuroscience faculty member Doris Tsao shares the award with Winrich Freiwald (Rockefeller University) for their groundbreaking insights into the neural basis of face and object recognition.Read more about Doris Tsao receives International Prize for Translational Neuroscience