Knight Initiative News

Institute affiliate Keith Humphreys explains why we think of addiction as a disease.

Wu Tsai Neuro faculty scholar Julia Kaltschmidt answers: "Is your gut a second brain?"

Postdocs Ernie Hwaun and Matt McCoy answer: "What can octopus and squid brains teach us about intelligence?"

Graduate student Gabriella Muwanga answers: "What are migraines, and why are they so hard to treat?"

Interdisciplinary Postdocs and Brain Resilience Scholars will advance knowledge of brain health and aging.

Rob Malenka answers: "Why are psychiatrists taking a fresh look at MDMA?"

Researchers at the the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute explain mechanisms behind the image-generating model DALL-E and its similarities to the human brain, and what to expect for the future of artificial intelligence in creative mechanisms.

Researchers at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute are at the forefront of a seismic shift that’s putting a spotlight on once taboo psychedelic substances as a promising new frontier in psychiatric medicine.

Stanford bioengineering professor Kwabena Boahen looks toward dendrites for a completely novel way of thinking about computer chips.

The Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural 2022 Innovation and Catalyst Grants.

Knight Initiative researchers report that they identified novel molecular markers capable of tracking the progression of Parkinson’s disease.

A collaborative research project across the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute labs and both sides of the Atlantic has discovered a mechanism for keeping neuron’s specialized axons and dendrites separate.

NeuroOmics technology lets researchers label and capture cell-surface proteins in intact, live tissue — opening opportunities to understand complex cellular interactions and future drug targets.

Tool-builder Sean Bendall discusses Multiplexed Ion Beam Imaging (MIBI), a powerful new tissue imaging technology that might shine a light on key questions in neurodegenerative disease, including what makes some brains seemingly resilient to Alzheimer’s.

By studying the independent evolution of the cephalopod nervous system, researchers like Matt McCoy seek to look past the differences to see common features that could teach us fundamental truths about the evolution of intelligence itself.

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Interdisciplinary Scholar Shixuan Liu studies seasonal rhythms in the diminutive mouse lemur in the Stanford laboratories of Mark Krasnow and James Ferrell.

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 culture of the scientific community around her. In 2020, s

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute congratulates deputy director Robert Malenka for his 2022 Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize.

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 Parkinson’s disease.