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Seeing sounds, tasting colors (re-release)
Today, we are going back into the archives for a conversation with neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and best-selling author David Eagleman about the science of synesthesia. If you don't know what that is, you're about to find out.
A Neuralink rival says its eye implant restored vision in blind people
Science Corporation's retinal implant, built on the research of faculty affiliate Daniel Palanker, has allowed some people who lost their central vision to read, play cards, and recognize faces.
The BRAIN Initiative: the national vision for the future of neuroscience is now in doubt
This week, we talk with our founding director, Bill Newsome, about the 10-year legacy of the NIH BRAIN Initiative and the uncertainty for the future brought on by this year's dramatic funding cuts.
This researcher wants to expand treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder
Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Carolyn Rodriguez directs the Stanford OCD Research Lab. She tells NPR there are still a lot of basics we have yet to understand about OCD.
Research brings together Stanford undergrads and community college fellows
Stanford undergraduates and local community college students showcased their summer research projects at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, highlighting efforts to introduce students to neuroscience research for the first time.
New tech could improve care for Parkinson’s patients
With support from a Wu Tsai Neuro seed grant, faculty affiliate Helen Bronte-Stewart and her team have developed a simple, portable device to help Parkinson's patients track their symptoms at home.
Cognitive behavioral therapy for depression can lead to lasting changes in the brain
New research by Institute affiliate Leanne Williams adds to the evidence that choosing treatment based on the neurological underpinnings of a patient’s depression increases the odds of success.
Why multitasking doesn’t work and is actually making your life worse
It may feel like you’re being more productive, but experts like Anthony Wagner say you’re not.
How VR could help treat depression
This week, we talk with "radical behaviorist" Kim Bullock about how virtual reality technologies could serve as behavioral therapeutics to enhance psychotherapy.
Mind Traveler
This week, I join my producer Michael Osborne on his podcast, Famous and Gravy, to discuss the late, great neuroscientist and author Oliver Sacks.
Seeing sound, tasting color
This week, we talk with scientist and author David Eagleman about why some people's senses blend together and what it teaches us about how our perceptions shape our reality.
Where ant colonies keep their brains
This week, we explore the collective intelligence of ant colonies with Deborah Gordon, a professor of biology at Stanford, an expert on ant behavior, and author of a new book, The Ecology of Collective Behavior.
Uncovering a role for plasticity in innate behavior
Through an unexpected collaboration, Wu Tsai Neuro interdisciplinary postdoc Renzhi Yang discovered that the brain circuits controlling mouse sexual behavior are far more dynamic than researchers had realized.
Undergrads showcase their summer research at NeURO poster session
Stanford undergraduates and local community college students presented their summer research projects in Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute labs at a poster session last month.
Parenting lessons from frogs and spiders
Biologist Lauren O'Connell shares the neuroscience behind familial bonds across the animal kingdom—and what this could teach us about our own experience as partners and parents.
Wu Tsai Neuro & Knight Initiative announce 2023 postdoctoral scholars
Interdisciplinary Postdocs and Brain Resilience Scholars will advance knowledge of brain health and aging.
What DALL-E reveals about human creativity
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.
A fish’s life: How the short-lived Killifish could reveal principles of human aging
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 Sandbox Laboratory.
Social aversion during opioid withdrawal reflects blocked serotonin cues, mouse study finds
Neuroscientist Robert Malenka and his team have identified a molecular link between opioid withdrawal and social aversion in the brains of mice—suggesting the potential to help people in recovery from opioid addiction reconnect with their social support.
