UCLA |

Modern mismatch: brain vs. culture

Best-selling author and UCLA psychiatrist Peter Whybrow is interviewed about the friction between our wiring and today's society.

The Wall Street Journal |

A bright approach to brain implants

New light-based brain implants and brain reading research from UC Berkeley could lead to more targeted therapies for neural damage.

UCLA |

Do your legs know what your tongue is doing?

Researchers created a virtual world for rats that showed how navigation, expectation of a reward are connected.
NPR: All tech considered |

Musician Mickey Hart's Brain On Music

Musician Mickey Hart worked with UCSF researchers to develop representations of his brain in light and music.
UC Irvine |

Ordinary items yield extraordinary benefits for autistic boys

At-home sensory therapy with common household items yields notable gains.
UC Berkeley |

Lost your cat? The brain can rapidly mobilize a search party

When we embark on a targeted search, various visual and non-visual regions of the brain mobilize to track down a person, animal or thing.
UCLA |

Tests on Ariel Sharon reveal brain activity

UCLA neuroscientist, colleagues found subtle signs of consciousness in former Israeli prime minister, who has been in a vegetative state for years.
UC Berkeley |

Poor sleep in old age prevents us from storing memories

Memories get "stuck" — and eventually are erased — without deep sleep to move them to permanence.
UC Berkeley |

Map shows how brain organizes what we see

How do we make sense of the thousands of images we see each day? The brain is wired to categorize it all, and a new interactive map lays it out.
UC Irvine |

Brains in people with super memory are different

Study finds structural variations in the brain and mental processes among those who recall their lives perfectly.