Neuroscience News

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.

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.

Stanford chemist Carolyn Bertozzi was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for her development of bioorthogonal reactions, which allow scientists to explore cells and track biological processes without disrupting the normal chemistry of the cell.

This year’s awardees are delving deeper into health care algorithms, advancing the production of 3D-printed organs, engineering bacteria to supercharge immune response, and much more.

Solving a sleep mystery, Dr. Emmanuel Mignot of Stanford University helps pave the way for new treatments.

The Wu Tsai Neuro sleep researcher is honored for discovering the role of orexins in narcolepsy and paving the way to new sleep disorder therapies.

The Stanford psychiatrist, neuroscientist and engineer is honored for developing a technology that lets researchers pinpoint the functions — and malfunctions — of specific brain circuits.

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Interdisciplinary Scholar Shixuan Liu studies seasonal rhythms in the diminutive mouse lemur in the Stanford laboratories of Mark Krasnow and James Ferrell.

Institute affiliate Sergiu Pasca's brain models reveals the organ’s workings in unparalleled detail.

When phlegm runs amok, it can be life-threatening. Neuroscience know-how offers a way to put a cork in it.

Brielle Ferguson has excelled not only in top-tier science as a postdoc in the Huguenard lab at Wu Tsai Neuro, but also in the kind of activism and advocacy she hopes can improve the diversity and culture of the scientific community around her. In 2020, s

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute congratulates deputy director Robert Malenka for his 2022 Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize.

Researchers with the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute have observed the formation of skill-based memories in the brains of mice, potentially leading to improved understanding of learning and Parkinson’s disease.

The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences announced that Sergiu P. Pasca and ­Stanley Qi are among the 31 finalists for the 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists, the world’s largest unrestricted prize honoring ear

New work from Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Liqun Luo and his lab uses a novel proteomics technique developed through the Neuro-omics initiative to understand how a limited number of genes can specify trillions of unique connections.

Single-cell imaging across the brain’s visual cortex let Wu Tsai Neuro researchers track sensory processing from perception to action, resulting in new insights about the structure of neuronal signaling and new inspiration for computer vision.