Knight Initiative News

There is no free will, according to Robert Sapolsky, Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate, Stanford biologist and neurologist, recipient of the MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant.

Brain-computer interface technology assisted with language learning AI allows paralyzed individuals to speak by reading brain activity and decoding it into speech according to new research co-authored by Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Erin Kunz.

Using brain implants, machine learning and a predictive model, researchers at Stanford Medicine and Wu Tsai Neuro decoded a woman’s attempts to speak at a rate that begins to approach natural conversation.

Funded in part by the Knight Initiative, researchers at the Wyss-Coray Lab have discovered that age-related cognitive decline is most pronounced in the brain’s white matter in a new study.

A study in mice suggests that the most pronounced changes that occur over time are in the white matter—neurons that are integral to transmitting signals across the brain. The research also examined how two anti-aging treatments—caloric restriction and inf

Stanford University scientists have identified a brain circuit that controls sex drive in male mice, a finding researchers say could one day lead to a better understanding of human sexuality. If replicated in people, the findings could significantly boost

Jesse Gomez, Wu Tsai Neuro alumni and current assistant professor at Princeton University, found that long-term Pokémon fans’ brains are built differently in research during his time at Stanford.

Institute scholar Paul Nuyujukian and Mark Churchland remember the great Krishna Shenoy, who passed away earlier this year. Colleagues gathered last week at Memorial Church to celebrate Krishna's life.

Cyclic sighing appears to be particularly effective among different breathing exercises and better than mindfulness meditation, according to a study  authored by Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate David Spiegel and others.

Just how long does marijuana affect your motor skills or impair driving? Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Keith Humphreys said the answer is a complicated one.

Features like Sleep Focus and Bedtime Mode may help you get a good night’s rest. 

Wu Tsai Nero affiliate Kristen K. Steenerson shares her insights on a new web-based system that could potentially let patients treat themselves at home.

Brain cells are crucial for triggering fights — but also become active when mice merely observe fights.

Wu Tsai Neuro researchers and colleagues make groundbreaking discovery in neuroscience. Oxytocin, often lauded as the “hug hormone,” might not be necessary to induce affection.

Oxytocin signaling may not be responsible for prairie voles’ strong social bonds, including their proclivity for staying close to their mates according to recent findings by Wu Tsai Neuro researchers and colleagues.

Experts, including Stanford researchers, weigh in on whether the newly approved Alzheimer's treatment lecanemab is worth taking.

New study builds the foundation for future success against brain decline.

Brain fog isn’t like a hangover or depression. It’s a disorder of executive function that makes basic cognitive tasks absurdly hard.

Solving a sleep mystery, Dr. Emmanuel Mignot of Stanford University helps pave the way for new treatments.

This ‘woman’s disease’ doesn’t get a lot of research funding, but the medical establishment has made strides in developing new drugs and devices to combat migraine over the last five years.