Recognizing the potential for wider application in small-animal neuroscience research, the Neurosciences Preclinical Imaging Lab (NPIL) at Wu Tsai Neuro hosted its 3rd annual symposium and named the...

Wu Tsai Neuro’s newest faculty scholar, Laura Gwilliams, discusses advances in the science of how we understand one another

A new string-like implant can monitor fluctuations in brain chemicals, like a fitness tracker for the brain.

Wu Tsai Neuro’s newest faculty scholar, Laura Gwilliams, discusses advances in the science of how we understand one another

Erin Kunz, third year PhD student in Electrical Engineering, started her career developing autonomous vehicles at General Motors (GM) — but now she uses her software engineering and machine learning...

New research supported by Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute could lead to novel treatments for demyelinating disorders such as multiple sclerosis.

Stress in 2020 seems worse than ever. Stanford's Andrew Huberman discusses ways to reduce stress, such as different breathing patterns.

Brielle Ferguson has excelled not only in top-tier science as a postdoc in the Huguenard lab at Wu Tsai Neuro, but also in the kind of activism and advocacy she hopes can improve the diversity and...

A new initiative on brain resilience will study the causes of cognitive decline – what may be done to prevent, delay, or reverse the decline – and what goes right for those who keep their cognitive...

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute has been named for a gift from alumna Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsai.

Tessier-Lavigne shares the prize with two other neuroscientists. They are being recognized for discoveries revealing the molecular mechanisms that guide axon development in neural circuits.

New insights into the drivers of aging are emerging from research using an automated system for care and monitoring of hundreds of short-lived fish developed in the Wu Tsai Neuroscience Institute’s...

Wu Tsai Neuro research suggests giant genes could hold the key to the development of complex nervous systems across the animal kingdom.

Turquoise killifish is able to suspend its development for longer than its average lifespan

Linderman’s research group builds computational tools to extract simple structures from high-dimensional datasets, enhancing our understanding of the brain and its processes. He spoke with us about...

The Stanford ChEM-H Building and the Stanford Neurosciences Building are opening this month as part of a new research complex.

Brain-machine interfaces now treat neurological disease and change the way people with paralysis interact with the world. Improving those devices depends on getting better at translating the language...

Researchers from Wu Tsai Neuro and Stanford HAI settle a seemingly intractable historical debate in neuroscience — opening a world of possibilities for using AI to study the brain.

Unlike smartphones, our mental hardware is tremendously changeable. Here’s how our remarkably nimble brains rewire themselves.

Erich Jarvis, PhD Professor, The Rockefeller University Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute https://jarvislab.net/ Host Arnaldo Carreira-Rosario (Clandinin Lab)

Inspired by Japanese paper art, a new device can record from 3D ‘organoid’ models of the developing human brain for months without disturbing their growth or structure.

A new study demonstrating CRISPR gene editing in killifish opens the doors for ambitious research on the biological drivers of aging.

Unlike smartphones, our mental hardware is tremendously changeable. Here’s how our remarkably nimble brains rewire themselves.

Launch Zoom Shawn Hervey-Jumper University of California, San Francisco https://herveyjumperlab.ucsf.edu/ Hosted by Erin Gibson Abstract

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute's William Newsome discusses motivation, consciousness, and the fascinating challenges of computational neuroscientists in this Director’s Conversation.

Former Wu Tsai Neuro interdisciplinary postdoctoral scholar Sergey Stavisky discusses his passion for developing brain computer interfaces to restore speech and movement to people with paralysis.

Neuroscientist Miriam Goodman and members of her lab talk about their paths to neuroscience and the kind of failure that is essential to science.

The Pathways to Neurosciences program aims to foster belonging, excellence, and leadership in the next generation of Stanford neuroscience trainees.This program is part of an NIH-funded research...

If fMRI had been invented in 1860, scientists would use neuroimaging to find evidence of poetic talent, murderousness, and wit.

Stanford Medicine researchers find that ibogaine, a plant-based psychoactive compound, safely led to improvements in depression, anxiety and functioning among veterans with traumatic brain injuries.

This week, neuro-linguist Laura Gwilliams breaks down how sound becomes information in the human brain, specifically focusing on how speech is transformed into meaning.

Researchers with the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute have observed the formation of skill-based memories in the brains of mice, potentially leading to improved understanding of learning and Parkins...

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute’s sixth round of Neuroscience:Translate awards aim to accelerate promising discoveries from the lab to patient impact.

This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we sit down with Stanford neurobiologist Lisa Giocomo to explore the intersection of memory and navigation.  

Former Wu Tsai Neuro interdisciplinary postdoctoral scholar Sergey Stavisky discusses his passion for developing brain computer interfaces to restore speech and movement to people with paralysis.