Neuroscience News

There's something that really bothers Stanford psychiatry professor Keith Humphreys. When he thinks of all the years he has spent training the next generation of psychiatrists, the enormous investment in medical school and residency, he wants those doctor

Empathy at Scale, is a study that puts participants in a variety of scenes designed to help them imagine the experience of being homeless themselves.

Tony Wyss-Coray recently received a 2015 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award to build a potentially game-changing tool to track the aging process in mice.

Sonia Olea Coontz, suffered a stroke in 2011 that left her limping. Now, thanks to an experimental procedure she underwent in 2013 — a full two years later — she’s jogging.

Stanford researchers developed facial-recognition software specifically for Google Glass. The software acts as a coach, helping the kids search for and correctly identify emotions expressed on people’s faces.

The Stanford football team’s Rose Bowl championship season might have ended differently without the help of technology that employs virtual reality goggles to quickly diagnose concussions. (Subscription required)

With two big neurosciences facilities in the works, the Bay Area’s premier medical campuses are seeking to lead a revolution in brain research that could herald new treatments for autism, Alzheimer’s and other maladies. (Subscription Required)

When people make risky decisions, like doubling down in blackjack or investing in volatile stocks, what happens in the brain?

If the Stanford rats are any indicator, it’s a choice whose outcome can be predicted and controlled.

Marijuana legalization is often touted as a sure route to ending racial disparities in pot-related arrests. But a just-released study indicates that African Americans in legalization states continue to endure marijuana arrests at a higher rate than people

In this Brain Game, Jason Silva and Dr. Allison Okamura show us how conflicting information can trick our senses into believing lies.

A journal article says herpes virus and Lyme disease bacteria are behind the mind-robbing illness, but not all researchers are convinced

This year’s recipient of the CNS George A. Miller Prize, Wandell of Stanford University has recently turned his interests to reading and the developing brain. His latest work includes a longitudinal study of children aged 8 to 12 years old, in which he an

Jet lag affects up to 95 percent of the millions of U.S. travelers who fly across time zones each year, generally leaving them fatigued, lacking in concentration and feeling unwell overall. Medical experts offer a list of strategies to minimize its sympto

A breakthrough technology from neuroscience might allow blind people to see a monochromatic world.

Keith Humphreys is a professor of psychiatry and director of mental health policy at Stanford University.