Knight Initiative News

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University is proud to announce the recipients of its fifth round of Seed Grants.

Wu Tsai Neuro’s newest faculty scholar, Laura Gwilliams, discusses advances in the science of how we understand one another.

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.

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.

Working in the Gibson Lab, Brain Resilience Postdoc Scholar Daniela Rojo looks at how abnormal changes in gene activity impact the cells involved in producing myelin to the extent that it leads to neurodegeneration in the brain.

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is pleased to introduce our newest cohorts of Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellows (SIGFs).

This week, we explore the science of dizziness with Stanford Medicine neurologist Kristen Steenerson, MD, who treats patients experiencing vertigo and balance disorders.

This week, neuro-linguist Laura Gwilliams breaks down how sound becomes information in the human brain, specifically focusing on how speech is transformed into meaning.

Institute Director Kang Shen reflects on the Institute's 10-year anniversary.

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.

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is pleased to welcome our newest graduate student fellows in the neurosciences — including trainees entering the NeuroTech Training Program and Mind, Brain, Computation and Technology (MBCT) Student Membership Program.

Stanford undergraduates and local community college students presented their summer research projects in Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute labs at a poster session last month.

Geared toward increasing accessibility of brain imaging technologies to scientists throughout campus, the NPIL's “MRI for Neuroscientists” symposium brought together researchers from across Stanford schools and departments to share firsthand insights.

A new study demonstrating CRISPR gene editing in killifish opens the doors for ambitious research on the biological drivers of aging.

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 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?"

Institute Director Kang Shen reflects on a year of transitions.

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

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.