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From studying post-viral fatigue to engineering transparent mouse brains, round three of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute’s Big Ideas grants will push the bounds of what’s possible

Stanford Data Science and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute have launched a collaborative hub to accelerate discovery in neuroscience and train the next generation of data-driven neuroscientists

Madison’s expertise in studying brain cell activity generated groundbreaking discoveries in learning and memory.

Williams had a relentless drive to provide better options, and more hope, to patients struggling with mental illness

Stanford doctoral students spanning neuroscience, chemical engineering, and electrical engineering are developing innovative approaches to understanding the brain and links between it and the body.

Researchers from around the university will collaborate to deepen our understanding of the brain.

Stanford undergrads and local community college students paired with Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute researchers to find new ways to head off strokes, predict Alzheimer's disease, and more.

The lab’s second crop of pilot awards will foster research in visual attention, the neurophysiology of exercise, and therapies for autism and mild cognitive impairment associated with aging.

Three teams developing promising neurotechnologies with the potential for tremendous impact on human well-being have been named recipients of the 2025 Neuroscience:Translate awards from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford.

How does the brain wire itself for learning? What molecular mechanisms protect neural circuits during aging? These are just some of the research projects by the 2025 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars.

Join us as we look back on some of the key studies we covered here at Wu Tsai Neuro in 2024 to give a (very partial) overview of the impact of our community’s research efforts this past year

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.

The 2024 NeuroTech trainees at Wu Tsai Neuro are advancing neurotechnology through interdisciplinary research and collaboration, combining expertise from fields like bioengineering, computer science, and electrical engineering.

Introducing the 2024 MBCT student members, PhD students advancing neuroscience through interdisciplinary research that spans psychology, biology, engineering, and more.

Meet the 2024 Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellows supported by the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute who are driving cutting-edge, interdisciplinary neuroscience research.

Research projects funded by the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute's Synthetic Neuroscience Grants will advance molecular and tissue engineering tools to more precisely study and interact with brain circuits.

Sergiu Pașca has figured out how to watch the human brain develop in real time. Next up: revolutionizing psychiatry.

At the 2024 Neuro-omics Symposium, early-stage research funded by Wu Tsai Neuro's Big Ideas in Neuroscience program revealed exciting progress at the intersection of genomics and AI.

To advance neuroscience research using EEG and TMS technologies, the Koret Human Neurosciences Community Lab has awarded its inaugural Human Neuroscience Pilot Grants to ten innovative research projects.

Wu Tsai Neuro's multidisciplinary "Big Ideas in Neuroscience" initiative connected addiction-focused basic research, clinical application, and public policy to create a community across traditional disciplinary boundaries, deepening understanding of decision-making.