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Gift from Phil and Penny Knight launches scientific endeavor to combat neurodegeneration
A new initiative on brain resilience will study the causes of cognitive decline—what may be done to prevent, delay, or reverse the decline—and what goes right for those who keep their cognitive abilities intact.
Neurobiologist and vision expert Denis Baylor dies at 82
Baylor, former chair of the Department of Neurobiology, gained international recognition for discovering the electrical language used by the retina to translate light from the outside world into signals that the brain reads.
Anne Brunet awarded 2022 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute faculty affiliate Anne Brunet, PhD, professor of genetics at Stanford Medicine and the Michele and Timothy Barakett Endowed Professor, has won the 2022 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences for her pioneering research in the m
Too much pleasure can lead to addiction. How to break the cycle and find balance
Psychiatrist and author Anna Lembke says, almost every behavior has become "drugified."
How covid brain fog may overlap with ‘chemo brain’ and Alzheimer’s
Researchers say the brain inflammation in long covid is similar to that in cancer patients. Featuring Michelle Monje.
Neural network finds markers of autism, gender in brain scans
A deep-learning method can detect autism’s “fingerprints” on a brain scan and predict a person’s social-communication difficulties, according to a new study by Kaustubh Supkekar and colleagues.
Q&A: The tip of the iceberg - Building the next generation of neural prosthetics
Former Wu Tsai Neuro interdisciplinary postdoctoral scholar Sergey Stavisky discusses his passion for developing brain computer interfaces to restore speech and movement to people with paralysis.
Researchers control brain circuits from a distance using infrared light
Wu Tsai Neuro faculty scholar Guosong Hong and colleagues have developed the first non-invasive technique for controlling targeted brain circuits in behaving animals from a distance. The tool gives neuroscientists the ability to flexibly test the function
Neuroscience:Translate awards advance game-changing technologies
The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign are pleased to announce their fourth round of Neuroscience:Translate awards, which support teams of researchers collaborating across disciplinary boundaries in the neurosciences t
My sleepy brain loves the sound of permanent daylight savings. But do scientists agree?
Dr Jamie Zeitzer, who studies sleep medicine at Stanford, agrees that we should stop the constant clock-changing, and that morning light is particularly important.
This animal's behavior is mechanically programmed
Biomechanical interactions, rather than neurons, control the movements of one of the simplest animals. The discovery offers a glimpse into how animal behavior worked before neurons evolved.
The science behind Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain chip, plans to test this year on human subjects. Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Paul Nuyujukian discusses what this means for brain implant science?
2021 NeURO fellow awarded Newman Civic Fellowship
Zeena Khazendar has been selected as a 2022-23 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact for her work to advance global health access and outcomes.
The autism researcher firing up TikTok: A Q&A with Ben Rein
Neuroscientist Ben Rein never intended to get into science communication. But simple frustration drove him to it after a shopping trip in early April of 2020, he says.
Mapping the fruit fly: researchers publish a complete Drosophila single-cell atlas
With the publication of the first comprehensive single-cell transcriptional atlas of Drosophila by a global consortium co-led by Wu Tsai Neuro scientists, our understanding of this diminutive scientific heavyweight is reaching new heights.
Alzheimer’s risk genes linked to brain vasculature by new genetic atlas
To understand what causes brain degeneration, Wu Tsai Neuro scientists are looking beyond the brain's neurons and synapses to explore the vast infrastructure that supports them.
The Stanford PhD student with a mission to graduate 10,000 Black engineers by 2025
MBCT NeuroTech trainee Favour Nerrisse is the Chair of the National Society of Black Engineers.
Researchers connect ALS hallmark to gene
Wu Tsai Neuro researchers have linked a specific gene known to be associated with ALS with a characteristic of the disease, opening avenues for a targeted therapy.
Stanford’s Carolyn Bertozzi awarded Wolf Prize in Chemistry
The Wolf Prize is a prestigious international award given to disciplines in science and art.
Linderman, Sadigh among 2022 Sloan Research Fellows
The Wu Tsai Neuro affiliates join three other Stanford faculty members named 2022 Sloan Research Fellows.