Image Dedicated to understanding how the brain gives rise to mental life and behavior in health and in disease. Learn More Unlocking the mysteries of brain and behavior Learn about our three areas of research emphasis Image Image NeuroDiscovery Image Image NeuroHealth Image Image NeuroEngineering Institute Announcements HIRING: Director of Scientific Portfolio, Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience SAVE THE DATE: Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Winter 2026 Symposium on Jan 27 Upcoming Events More Events Image 01 Dec 12pm to 1pm PST Seminar Brain Resilience Seminar: Cindy Lin and Odilia Sianto Image 04 Dec 12pm to 1pm PST Seminar Neurosciences Seminar: Holly Ingraham - Hormonal regulation of brain-body female physiology Image 08 Dec 4pm to 5pm PST Seminar MBCT Seminar: Gert Cauwenberghs - Neuromorphic integrated bioelectronics and unobtrusive neural interfaces Image 05 Jan 12pm to 1pm PST Seminar Brain Resilience Seminar: Julia Belk and Alina Isakova Featured News More News Image Press coverage | Nov 14 2025 The Scientist As neural organoid research accelerates, scientists discuss ethics Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural organoids. Image Research news | Nov 10 2025 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience A new ultrasound technique could help aging and injured brains Neuroradiologist Raag Airan and his lab have found a non-invasive, drug-free method to help clean the brain, reduce inflammation, and treat disease—and with Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience support, they plan to test it in people soon. Image Knight Initiative news | Nov 5 2025 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience ‘Mind-blowing’ new perspectives on brain health and disease The Knight Initiative’s Fall Symposium featured researchers building new molecular atlases of the brain alongside new updates on neurodegenerative disease and what might be done about it. Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Oct 30 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Wu Tsai Neuro welcomes 2025 Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellows Stanford doctoral students spanning neuroscience, chemical engineering, and electrical engineering are developing innovative approaches to understanding the brain and links between it and the body. Podcast: From Our Neurons to Yours More Episodes Image Podcast episodes | Nov 13 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Could brain implants read our thoughts? (Not yet) Join us as we talk with Erin Kunz about building brain-computer interfaces to restore speech to people with paralysis, and recent research testing whether this technology could accidentally read out private thoughts Image Podcast episodes | Oct 30 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute NeuroForecasting: how brain activity can predict stock prices or viral videos Join us as we talk with Brian Knutson, a professor of psychology in Stanford's School of Humanities and Sciences about the frontiers of neuroeconomics, bridging psychology, economics, and neuroscience Image Podcast episodes | Oct 16 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute "Why Our Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection" In which we discuss how bad social isolation is for our brains with neuroscientist and author Ben Rein Image Podcast episodes | Oct 2 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute From doodles to Descartes: sketching and the human cognitive toolkit In which we discuss the neuroscience of sketching ideas with Stanford psychologist Judy Fan
Image 04 Dec 12pm to 1pm PST Seminar Neurosciences Seminar: Holly Ingraham - Hormonal regulation of brain-body female physiology
Image 08 Dec 4pm to 5pm PST Seminar MBCT Seminar: Gert Cauwenberghs - Neuromorphic integrated bioelectronics and unobtrusive neural interfaces
Image Press coverage | Nov 14 2025 The Scientist As neural organoid research accelerates, scientists discuss ethics Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural organoids.
Image Research news | Nov 10 2025 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience A new ultrasound technique could help aging and injured brains Neuroradiologist Raag Airan and his lab have found a non-invasive, drug-free method to help clean the brain, reduce inflammation, and treat disease—and with Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience support, they plan to test it in people soon.
Image Knight Initiative news | Nov 5 2025 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience ‘Mind-blowing’ new perspectives on brain health and disease The Knight Initiative’s Fall Symposium featured researchers building new molecular atlases of the brain alongside new updates on neurodegenerative disease and what might be done about it.
Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Oct 30 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Wu Tsai Neuro welcomes 2025 Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellows Stanford doctoral students spanning neuroscience, chemical engineering, and electrical engineering are developing innovative approaches to understanding the brain and links between it and the body.
Image Podcast episodes | Nov 13 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Could brain implants read our thoughts? (Not yet) Join us as we talk with Erin Kunz about building brain-computer interfaces to restore speech to people with paralysis, and recent research testing whether this technology could accidentally read out private thoughts
Image Podcast episodes | Oct 30 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute NeuroForecasting: how brain activity can predict stock prices or viral videos Join us as we talk with Brian Knutson, a professor of psychology in Stanford's School of Humanities and Sciences about the frontiers of neuroeconomics, bridging psychology, economics, and neuroscience
Image Podcast episodes | Oct 16 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute "Why Our Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection" In which we discuss how bad social isolation is for our brains with neuroscientist and author Ben Rein
Image Podcast episodes | Oct 2 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute From doodles to Descartes: sketching and the human cognitive toolkit In which we discuss the neuroscience of sketching ideas with Stanford psychologist Judy Fan