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Under the Lights: What Surgery Reveals About Brain Resilience
A team at Stanford, supported by the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience, is using the biology of recovery to uncover why some aging brains withstand stress while others quietly unravel.
Scientists explore role of gut-brain axis in Parkinson’s, anxiety, and long COVID
Our brains and digestive tracts are in constant communication. When that communication goes off the rails, research suggests diseases and disorders can result.
Non-invasive brain stimulation opens new ways to study and treat the brain
A new generation of researchers at Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is developing tools to modify brain activity for research and clinical applications—without drilling through the skull.
Practice doesn't always make perfect: Seizures worsen by co-opting one of the brain’s mechanisms for learning
Juliet Knowles's research has recently shown that the brain can use adaptive myelination to perfect “skills” that are actually pathological, such as having seizures.
The co-evolution of neuroscience and AI
Academic leaders debated the future of the intersecting study of natural and artificial intelligence at Wu Tsai Neuro’s Annual Symposium
Why is a common gene variant bad for your brain?
The APOE4 genetic variant, carried by about 20% of people, significantly raises Alzheimer’s risk. But should we boost the gene’s potency or suppress it? A recent discovery by Knight Initiative affiliate, Mike Greicius, may provide the answers we need.
