Knight Initiative News

This week, we talk about the neuroscience of sleep and how sleeplessness ages our bodies and our minds with Stanford psychiatry professor Luis de Lecea.

Erin Gibson’s lab has discovered that the precursor cells to myelin-producing oligodendrocytes are regulated by the circadian system in mice. When that regulation breaks down, the researchers saw abnormal myelination — but also fragmented sleep.

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

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

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.

Pathologist Siddhartha Jaiswal discovers a surprising twist to our biology: age-related mutations that increase the risk of blood disease also protect against brain disease.

Researchers with Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute aim to improve gut motility and health outcomes for preterm babies through foundational research on the nervous system of the gut, called the enteric nervous system (ENS).

In this episode, chemist Jonathan Z. Long discusses his recent discovery of a new molecule produced when we exercise that appears to be linked to health benefits from regulating appetite to boosting learning and memory.

In this episode, psychiatrist Nolan Williams discusses transcranial magnetic stimulation for major depressino and its implications for the future of psychiatry on “From Our Neurons to Yours”, a podcast from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.

In this episode, neuroscientist and pediatric oncologist Michelle Monje helps us understand the mystery of the persistent "brain fog" that often plagues Long COVID patients.

Gustavo Chau Loo Kung, a Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow and member of the Center for Mind, Brain Computation, and Technology (MBCT) at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, uses experimental MRI to investigate how myelin changes with repeated seizures.

New techniques for growing human brain tissue in the lab are fueling a revolution in scientists' ability to observe human brain development, trace the origins of psychiatric disorders and develop new treatments. Featuring Stanford psychiatry professor Sergiu Pasca.

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign are pleased to announce their fifth round of Neuroscience:Translate awards, which support teams of researchers collaborating across disciplinary boundaries.

Will we soon be able to rejuvenate our brains? We talked with Tony Wyss-Coray, the director of the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Wu Tsai Neuro, to learn more.

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) at Stanford are pleased to announce their first year of Neuroscience and AI awards, which support ambitious proposals that reimagine the ways in which t

Institute affiliate Erin Gibson explains why we should pay attention to our circadian rhythms.

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

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.