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The stuff of friendship: Annaliese Beery studies the neuroendocrinology of peer affiliation

PhD Program alum Annaliese Beery is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at Smith College. Beery has an infectious enthusiasm for her research, which is broadly concerned with how environment and... read more →
  • February 15, 2018
  • Scientist profile

Markita Landry aims to advance the frontiers of neuroscience and psychiatry with dopamine nanosensors

Markita Landry, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute faculty member and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator, was selected as a 2018 Sloan Research Fellow in Neuroscience for her research developing tools to study brain chemistry. “This is... read more →
  • February 15, 2018
  • Scientist profile

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

The path to happiness is complicated: Dopamine circuitry in the brain

The neurotransmitter dopamine has long been recognized for its role in regulating mood and motivated behaviors. On the other side of the coin, maladaptive dopamine circuitry has been implicated in... read more →
  • January 30, 2018
  • Scientific discovery

The sensory code: Shape and texture discrimination in the cortex

One major open question in neuroscience is “How is sensory experience encoded by neurons in the brain?” Despite decades of research on this topic, our understanding of sensory encoding is... read more →
  • January 25, 2018
  • Scientific discovery

Allyson Mackey studies how the brain changes during development and learning

Allyson Mackey wants to understand how the brain changes during development and learning, a question that has interested her since she was babysitting and working in a toy store in her... read more →
  • December 5, 2017
  • Scientist profile

Brian Isett studies how tactile textures and shapes are represented in the brain

The building blocks of experience Brian Isett has long been interested in the big, difficult questions about perception. His drive to understand individual experience led him to study philosophy and write... read more →
  • June 17, 2017
  • Scientist profile

Good vibes: Bradley Voytek talks neural oscillations and his path from PhD to Professor

Bradley Voytek joined the Berkeley Neuroscience PhD Program in 2004 and completed his thesis work in Bob Knight’s lab, studying the relative contributions of prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia networks to working memory in... read more →
  • February 23, 2017
  • Scientist profile
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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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