Neuroscience News

Today, we are going back into the archives for a conversation with neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and best-selling author, David Eagleman about the science of synaesthesia. If you don't know what that is, you're about to find out.

Bioengineers and neuroscientists at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University have developed a highly sensitive tool for detecting brain cells’ subtlest electrical signals.

Science Corporation's retinal implant, built on the research of faculty affiliate Daniel Palanker, has allowed some people who lost their central vision to r

This week, we talk with our founding director, Bill Newsome, about the 10-year legacy of the NIH BRAIN Initiative and the uncertainty for the future brought on by this year's dramatic funding cuts

This week we are talking with Stanford neuroscientist Ivan Soltesz about endocannabinoids, illuminating the 'day job' of these unusual neurotransmitters and how they may be hijacked by cannabinoid drugs such as THC and CBD

Supported by the Big Ideas in Neuroscience program, research from the Brunet lab suggests the possibility of designing pharmaceutical or genetic therapies to turn on new neuron production in old or injured brains.

Laura Gwilliams, a Wu Tsai Neuro faculty scholar, and Brian Hie are the inaugural faculty of Stanford Data Science.

Work on human cognition by the founding director of the Wu Tsai Neuro Center for Mind, Brain, Computation and Technology was foundational for neural-network-

This week we are talking with Stanford neurobiologist Lisa Giocomo exploring the intersection of memory, navigation and the boundaries we create between ourselves and the world around us.

Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Carolyn Rodriguez directs the Stanford OCD Research Lab.

Stanford undergraduates and local community college students showcased their summer research projects at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.

With support from a Wu Tsai Neuro seed grant, faculty affiliate Helen Bronte-Stewart and her team have developed a simple, portable device to help Parkinson'

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.

As summer draws to a close, I’m excited to welcome you all to the new academic year.