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 Wu Tsai Neuro and HAI invite the Stanford research community to submit proposals for AI and Neuroscience Partnership Grants by Jan 16 SAVE THE DATE: Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Winter 2026 Symposium on Jan 27 Stanford undergrads interested in neuroscience research, apply for the NeURO fellowship program by Feb 1 Upcoming Events More Events Image 05 Jan 12pm to 1pm PST Seminar Brain Resilience Seminar: Julia Belk and Alina Isakova Image 12 Jan 4pm to 5:15pm PST Seminar MBCT Seminar: Sa Cai & Itamar Terem Image 14 Jan 4:45pm to 5:30pm PST Session / Talk NeURO Fellowship 2026 Application Q&A Session Image 15 Jan 12pm to 1pm PST Seminar Neurosciences Seminar: Dani Bassett - Network cognition in a curious world Featured News More News Image News Features | Dec 5 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Neuroscientists dive into the gut The 12th annual Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Symposium explored how our brains and bodies communicate—and what that means for our health and well-being Image Research news | Nov 26 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute How to rewire a fruit fly brain Wu Tsai Neuro researchers reprogrammed fruit fly brain development and behavior using new discoveries about how attractive and repulsive molecules build neural circuits Image News Features | Nov 21 2025 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Q&A: A key protein may point toward new diagnostics and treatments for ALS and d... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia are devastating neurodegenerative diseases. Knight Initiative postdoc Yi Zeng is working to understand the role a central protein plays in both diseases—and whether it might point toward new diagnostics and treatments 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. Podcast: From Our Neurons to Yours More Episodes Image Podcast episodes | Nov 27 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute "The Emergent Mind: How intelligence arises in people and machines" We speak with cognitive scientist and MBCT director Jay McClelland about his new book and the relationship between the neural networks powering our brains and our AI systems 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 15 Jan 12pm to 1pm PST Seminar Neurosciences Seminar: Dani Bassett - Network cognition in a curious world
Image News Features | Dec 5 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Neuroscientists dive into the gut The 12th annual Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Symposium explored how our brains and bodies communicate—and what that means for our health and well-being
Image Research news | Nov 26 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute How to rewire a fruit fly brain Wu Tsai Neuro researchers reprogrammed fruit fly brain development and behavior using new discoveries about how attractive and repulsive molecules build neural circuits
Image News Features | Nov 21 2025 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Q&A: A key protein may point toward new diagnostics and treatments for ALS and d... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia are devastating neurodegenerative diseases. Knight Initiative postdoc Yi Zeng is working to understand the role a central protein plays in both diseases—and whether it might point toward new diagnostics and treatments
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 Podcast episodes | Nov 27 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute "The Emergent Mind: How intelligence arises in people and machines" We speak with cognitive scientist and MBCT director Jay McClelland about his new book and the relationship between the neural networks powering our brains and our AI systems
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