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Wind Transports Microbial Life into the Atacama Desert

What might this mean for life on Mars?
  • August 28, 2019
  • Scientific discovery, Scientist profile

When studying subjective experience in humans, just ask

Can asking the right questions yield insight about the neural correlates of consciousness?
  • July 14, 2019
  • Consciousness, Neuroscience, Scientific discovery

Mountains and minds: Can geological processes inform us about consciousness?

Let's forget most of what we know about brain structure and think of the brain as a sand dune.
  • April 21, 2019
  • Exploration, Neuroscience, Scientific discovery

The tumor-generating assay that will not die: When expert consensus fails to generate change

A short history of the teratoma assay and the push to stop its use in stem cell research.
  • April 11, 2019
  • Scientific discovery, Stem cells

Recognizing non-human intelligence: Intelligence is not as rare as we like to believe

How is animal intelligence defined and measured, what evolutionary pressures are believed to result in intelligence, and what, if anything, makes human beings special?
  • February 20, 2019
  • Exploration, Neuroscience, Scientific discovery

After you: Teaching robots to maneuver politely around people

Back in May, I was walking down Crescent Lawn on the UC Berkeley campus when I saw a food delivery robot coming my way. It was only about two feet... read more →
  • November 7, 2018
  • Exploration, Scientific discovery

Lights on learning: Cortico-striatal feedback required to learn brain control of an external device

A fundamental question in neuroscience is “How does the brain learn?” Berkeley Neuroscience labs are addressing this question across scales, from changes in the proteins embedded in neuronal membranes to... read more →
  • March 13, 2018
  • Scientific discovery

The hidden link: Identifying cognitive processes that transform perception into action

Berkeley Neuroscience researchers are trying to understand how the brain uses incoming sensory information to decide how to act. Though linked to sensory inputs, which can be controlled, and behavioral... read more →
  • February 8, 2018
  • Scientific discovery

The promise of stem cells: Regeneration in the adult nervous system

Injury to the brain or spinal cord is devastating. In these areas of the nervous system, the damage caused by trauma or stroke can only be partially recovered at best.... read more →
  • February 1, 2018
  • Scientific discovery
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Georgeann Sack, PhD, is a neuroscientist, author, and founder of Awake & Alive Mind, a publication on the science of consciousness.
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