Knight Initiative News

In his new book, James Doty turns to the latest research findings in neuroscience to explain what manifestation does to the brain and body.

This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we talk with anesthesiologist Boris Heifets about how psychedelics work in the brain.

By combining advances in display technologies, holographic imaging, and artificial intelligence, Stanford engineers have found a way to display full-color, 3D moving images over a direct view of the real world.

Recognizing the potential for wider application in small-animal neuroscience research, the Neurosciences Preclinical Imaging Lab (NPIL) at Wu Tsai Neuro hosted its 3rd annual symposium and named the recipients of its Pilot Grants.

This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we talk with anesthesiologist Boris Heifets about studies that could change our understanding of the renaissance in psychedelic medicine.

Learn how a silo-busting program to probe neuropsychiatric disease was hatched over lunch with Wu Tsai Neuro affiliates Paul Nuyujukian, Karl Deisseroth, Carolyn Rodriguez, and Vivek Buch.

This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we're talking about the neuroscience of climate change with neuroeconomist Nik Sawe.

New research led by Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Sergiu Pasca on Timothy syndrome may have implications beyond the rare genetic disorder — including conditions like schizophrenia. Supported by the Wu Tsai Neuro Big Ideas in Neuroscience grant program.

Wu Tsai Neuro and Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience affiliate, Michael Greicius, and others share their expertise on the limitations of the Alzheimer's drug Leqembi.

Seven Stanford faculty, including Knight Initiative Director Tony Wyss-Coray, are among the 502 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

A little-understood part of the brain appears to be involved in starting seizures and keeping them going, according to Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Ivan Soltesz and team.

Cases of patients who recovered from trauma after dreaming under surgical anesthesia spur Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Boris Heifets and his team to investigate dreaming as therapy.

The recent discovery that intestinal neurons normally self-organize into a striped pattern around the time of birth could help explain wide-ranging GI disorders in children, say Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Julia Kaltschmidt and her team.

Some of the 17 million Americans afflicted with major depressive disorder each year may soon receive a surprising new prescription from their clinician: Have fun on a virtual reality device.

Inside the brains of people with psychosis, two key systems are malfunctioning: a “filter” that directs attention toward important external events and internal thoughts, and a “predictor” composed of pathways that anticipate rewards.

Q&A with Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Kathleen Poston about her work past and present on Parkinson’s disease. Poston studies the pathophysiology underlying the cognitive, behavioral and motor symptoms characteristic of Parkinson’s.

Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate and NeuroTech alum Lara Weed was always interested in how the world worked, and looking back now, she can see her interest in performance optimization developing over time.

A dedicated philanthropist and Stanford GSB alum, Knight has provided game-changing support for schools and initiatives across campus.

We all get moody -- it's part of human nature. But if you have people in your life afflicted with bipolar disorder, you quickly realize that not all moodiness is created equally.

Pro-inflammatory protein TREM1 in peripheral immune cells may promote age-related cognitive decline and dementia, according to Knight Initiative–funded research.