Featured News Image Podcast episodes | Dec 5 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute How to live in a world without free will This week on the podcast, Stanford neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky lays out his view we should all stop judging one another (and ourselves) for behaviors we can't control Image Research news | Nov 25 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Dopamine and serotonin work in opposition to shape learning New research from the Malenka lab reveals that reward-based learning requires the two neuromodulators to balance one another's influence. Image Podcast episodes | Nov 21 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The power of psychedelics meets the power of placebo We're diving back into the world of psychedelic medicine with anesthesiologists Boris Heifets and Theresa Lii, who share intriguing new data that sheds light on how ketamine and placebo effects may interact in treating depression. Image Knight Initiative news | Nov 12 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Unlocking the secrets of ketosis With Knight Initiative support, Stanford researchers uncover a biochemical “off-ramp” in ketosis, rewriting our understanding of how ketosis influences metabolism. News Filter & Sort Sort by ThemeNeuroDiscovery NeuroHealth NeuroEngineering News TypeResearch news Podcast episodes Knight Initiative news Wu Tsai Neuro News Sort by Newest to oldest Oldest to newest Image Podcast episodes | Oct 10 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The cannabinoids within: how marijuana hijacks an ancient signaling system in th... 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. Image Research news | Apr 17 2024 Stanford Medicine Stanford Medicine-led study identifies novel target for epilepsy treatment A little-understood part of the brain appears to be involved in starting seizures and keeping them going, according to Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Ivan Soltesz and team. Image Research news | Mar 14 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The neural switch that keeps us grounded as we daydream Dentate spikes in the rodent hippocampus support learning by linking introspective thoughts and memories with current circumstances, according to new research supported by the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute. Image Knight Initiative news | Nov 10 2023 Stanford Medicine Magazine Can we get along? Stanford Medicine queried Wu Tsai Neuro and Knight Initiative affiliates share their expertise on the what the human brain are thinking about humans vs AI. Image Podcast episodes | Feb 9 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Octopus Brains Postdocs Ernie Hwaun and Matt McCoy answer: "What can octopus and squid brains teach us about intelligence?" Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Dec 8 2022 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Bold ideas to advance healthy brain aging win inaugural Knight Initiative grants The Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural 2022 Innovation and Catalyst Grants.
Image Podcast episodes | Dec 5 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute How to live in a world without free will This week on the podcast, Stanford neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky lays out his view we should all stop judging one another (and ourselves) for behaviors we can't control
Image Research news | Nov 25 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Dopamine and serotonin work in opposition to shape learning New research from the Malenka lab reveals that reward-based learning requires the two neuromodulators to balance one another's influence.
Image Podcast episodes | Nov 21 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The power of psychedelics meets the power of placebo We're diving back into the world of psychedelic medicine with anesthesiologists Boris Heifets and Theresa Lii, who share intriguing new data that sheds light on how ketamine and placebo effects may interact in treating depression.
Image Knight Initiative news | Nov 12 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Unlocking the secrets of ketosis With Knight Initiative support, Stanford researchers uncover a biochemical “off-ramp” in ketosis, rewriting our understanding of how ketosis influences metabolism.
Image Podcast episodes | Oct 10 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The cannabinoids within: how marijuana hijacks an ancient signaling system in th... 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.
Image Research news | Apr 17 2024 Stanford Medicine Stanford Medicine-led study identifies novel target for epilepsy treatment A little-understood part of the brain appears to be involved in starting seizures and keeping them going, according to Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Ivan Soltesz and team.
Image Research news | Mar 14 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The neural switch that keeps us grounded as we daydream Dentate spikes in the rodent hippocampus support learning by linking introspective thoughts and memories with current circumstances, according to new research supported by the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.
Image Knight Initiative news | Nov 10 2023 Stanford Medicine Magazine Can we get along? Stanford Medicine queried Wu Tsai Neuro and Knight Initiative affiliates share their expertise on the what the human brain are thinking about humans vs AI.
Image Podcast episodes | Feb 9 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Octopus Brains Postdocs Ernie Hwaun and Matt McCoy answer: "What can octopus and squid brains teach us about intelligence?"
Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Dec 8 2022 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Bold ideas to advance healthy brain aging win inaugural Knight Initiative grants The Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural 2022 Innovation and Catalyst Grants.
