Neuroscience News

Scientists from around the world came to the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute to learn more about cutting-edge optical imaging technologies at the inaugural Advanced Techniques in Neuroimaging Workshop, hosted by the Neuroscience Microscopy Service (NMS).

A conversation with Milena Kaestner, PhD, the new director of Wu Tsai Neuro's Koret Human Neurosciences Community Laboratory.

A new study demonstrating CRISPR gene editing in killifish opens the doors for ambitious research on the biological drivers of aging.

New techniques for growing human brain tissue in the lab are fueling a revolution in scientists' ability to observe human brain development, trace the origins of psychiatric disorders and develop new treatments. Featuring Stanford psychiatry professor Sergiu Pasca.

Biologist Lauren O'Connell shares the neuroscience behind familial bonds across the animal kingdom—and what this could teach us about our own experience as partners and parents.

Jesse Gomez, Wu Tsai Neuro alumni and current assistant professor at Princeton University, found that long-term Pokémon fans’ brains are built differently in research during his time at Stanford.

Wu Tsai Neuro faculty scholar Julia Kaltschmidt answers: "Is your gut a second brain?"

Postdocs Ernie Hwaun and Matt McCoy answer: "What can octopus and squid brains teach us about intelligence?"

Institute Director Kang Shen reflects on a year of transitions.

Wu Tsai Neuro researchers and colleagues make groundbreaking discovery in neuroscience.

Interdisciplinary Postdocs and Brain Resilience Scholars will advance knowledge of brain health and aging.

Researchers at the the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute explain mechanisms behind the image-generating model DALL-E and its similarities to the human brain, and what to expect for the future of artificial intelligence in creative mechanisms.

The Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural 2022 Innovation and Catalyst Grants.

A collaborative research project across the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute labs and both sides of the Atlantic has discovered a mechanism for keeping neuron’s specialized axons and dendrites separate.

NeuroOmics technology lets researchers label and capture cell-surface proteins in intact, live tissue — opening opportunities to understand complex cellular interactions and future drug targets.

Lab-grown clusters of human brain cells integrate so well into young rats’ brains they enable researchers to study neurodevelopmental disorders’ molecular and circuit underpinnings.