/ Neurobiology Physiology and Behavior Content for UC Davis en /news/restoring-voices-and-identity-neuroengineering <p><span>Lee Miller vividly recalls the day in 2021 when he met a woman who had lost the function of her vocal cords. In hoarse, whispering tones she explained how her voice had been instrumental to her vocation. Losing it, she said, undercut her life’s purpose. Her words were faint, but the lesson was powerful.</span></p> February 27, 2025 - 1:00pm Andy Fell /news/restoring-voices-and-identity-neuroengineering /news/what-makes-queen-bees-so-smart <p><span>A bumblebee’s brain is smaller than a sesame seed. But it can still accomplish quite a bit.</span></p><p><span>“You don’t need a big brain to learn well,” said Felicity Muth, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior&nbsp;and a National Geographic Explorer who studies cognition in bees and other animals. “Bumblebees are capable of many of the same cognitive feats as many vertebrates.”</span></p> November 07, 2024 - 2:22pm Andy Fell /news/what-makes-queen-bees-so-smart