Neuroscience News

Exploring the electrical connections between cancer and brain cells, Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Michelle Monje is bringing hope to children with brain tumors.

Scientists in the lab of chemical engineer Monther Abu-Remaileh are uncovering the cellular functions that go awry in degenerative brain disorders and identifying therapies that could treat them.

Stanford bioengineer Stanley Qi is developing advanced gene-editing tools to treat life-threatening diseases and slow the onset of neurological aging.

Young adults crave closeness, says Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki, but often misjudge how much their peers want that, too.

Stanford Medicine spoke with neurologist Helen Bronte-Stewart, who conducted research that led to the development of a technology recently approved by the U.

Associate professor Jason Yeatman discusses the adoption of the Stanford-developed Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR) as a state-approved dyslexia scr

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.

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.

A few closely related drugs, all squarely aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease, have served up what can be charitably described as a lackadaisical performance. Wu Tsai Neuro and Knight Initiative affiliate Mike Greicius explains why.

Gustavo Chau Loo Kung, a Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow and member of the Center for Mind, Brain Computation, and Technology (MBCT) at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, uses experimental MRI to investigate how myelin changes with repeated seizures.

By studying the independent evolution of the cephalopod nervous system, researchers like Matt McCoy seek to look past the differences to see common features that could teach us fundamental truths about the evolution of intelligence itself.

Robert Malenka’s early research on the molecular mechanisms underlying memory and learning has led to an understanding of their role in psychiatric disorders including addiction, depression and autism spectrum disorder.

Katrin Andreasson discusses how immune cells can cause harmful brain inflammation and contribute to the development of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease.

Worry, particularly obsessive worrying, could be considered as a separate emotional trait from anxiety and depression when determining best treatment options for those with mental health disorders.