Neuroscience News

Three teams developing promising neurotechnologies with the potential for tremendous impact on human well-being have been named recipients of the 2025 Neuroscience:Translate awards from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford.

Researchers at Stanford Engineering have developed a lightweight, comfortable knit sleeve that uses pressure-based haptics to simulate touch, opening up new

Stanford Medicine research demonstrates a new way of detecting cells implicated in the malfunctions that cause psychiatric diseases.

Juliet Knowles's research has recently shown that the brain can use adaptive myelination to perfect “skills” that are actually pathological, such as having s

Mice learn fastest and most reliably when they experience an increase in dopamine paired with an inhibition of serotonin in their nucleus accumbens, a new st

The 1970s papers from Goldberg and Wurtz made ambitious mechanistic studies of higher brain functions seem feasible.

New findings about the sugary armor on the brain’s frontline cells could shed light on cognitive decline and diseases like Alzheimer’s—and open new avenues f

Stanford researchers have created a compound that relieves multiple types of pain in mice without building tolerance or causing psychoactive side effects.

This week on the podcast, Stanford psychiatry professor Erin Gibson joins us again to share the latest findings on sleep, myelin, and neurodegenerative disease.

Gordon Wang, director of the Neuroscience Microscopy Service Community Lab at Wu Tsai Neuro, and his team are studying ISRIB as a potential treatment for Fragile X syndrome, aiming to restore brain function and improve social behavior.

How does the brain wire itself for learning? What molecular mechanisms protect neural circuits during aging? These are just some of the research projects by the 2025 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars.

Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Guosong Hong has been awarded a 2025 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science

Research supported by a Knight Initiative Catalyst Grant explores whether targeting pathways related to the brain’s “chill-out” system could restore youthful resilience and improve cognitive function.

A new generation of researchers at Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is developing tools to modify brain activity for research and clinical applications—without drilling through the skull.

Vincent V.C. Woo Director Kang Shen welcomes the Wu Tsai Neuro community to 2025, reflects on our recent milestones, and shares some exciting developments on the horizon.