Research Discovery Long-term and persistent vocal plasticity in adult bats Bats exhibit a diverse and complex vocabulary of social communication calls some of which are…Cari IrwinJuly 29, 2019
Research Discovery Discovering drivers in hippocampal circuits Hippocampal circuitry enables the emergence of activity patterns that are crucial for spatial learning and…Cari IrwinMarch 1, 2019
Announcement Wilbrecht Lab wins a SFARI Pilot Award The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is pleased to announce that it intends to…Cari IrwinFebruary 22, 2019
Research Discovery To watch how students learn, track their eyes A half-decade ago, UC Berkeley neuroscientists discovered that training for law school admission exams boosted…barbaraOctober 19, 2018
Perspective Why scientists should embrace teaching In a NeuroView article published in Neuron, Professor of Neurobiology and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute…barbaraSeptember 27, 2018
Research Discovery Unboggling Minds: New Brain Study May Impact Language Research Scientists have long believed that the cortex, the outer layer of the brain, was responsible…barbaraNovember 7, 2016
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News Young Mice, Like Children, Can Grow Up Too Fast Is it good to grow up? We often act as if children should develop into…georgeannMarch 23, 2016
Research Discovery How Does Your Brain Learn Through Trial and Error? Problem-solving and critical thinking can rewire the orbitofrontal cortex In a groundbreaking discovery, neurocientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have captured brain images…georgeannMarch 7, 2016
Research Discovery Scientists tap the smarts of mice, capture problem-solving in action UC Berkeley scientists have captured unique images of problem-solving in action by tapping into the minds…georgeannMarch 7, 2016