Neuroscience News

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute has awarded its fourth round of seed grants to five interdisciplinary teams of researchers studying important questions in neuroscience.

How long older adults sleep could affect their brain health, according to new research by Elizabeth Mormino's lab at Stanford Neurology.

On September 1, the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute officially launches the Neuroscience Preclinical Imaging Laboratory, a new shared facility for top-of-the-line magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of model organisms, housed in the Stanford Neurosciences Building.

Psychiatrist Anna Lembke speaks to Fresh Air's Terry Gross about her new book, Dopamine Nation, which explores the interconnection of pleasure and pain in the brain and helps explain addictive behaviors — not just to drugs and alcohol, but also to food, s

When neuroscientist Russell Poldrack of Stanford University used machine learning to sort a massive database of behavioral data, the categories that emerged did not seem to correspond to recognizable mental classifications, such as learning or memory.

I'm infamous in my household for being found with my head in the refrigerator, frozen as I wonder what it was I went to get. This doesn't seem to happen to my wife, who can keep five separate tasks running in her head without forgetting a thing. So I was

Lisa Giocomo and colleagues find that initial memory formation may involve both awareness of our location as well as what we were feeling when we were there.

Robert Sapolsky, comments on a study that found rats categorize other rats into “us” and “them.”

Studies in live mice by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have shown how epileptic seizures trigger the rapid synthesis and release of an endocannabinoid compound, 2-arachidonoylglycerol, or 2-AG, which is mimicked by marijuana’s most p

Deborah Gordon's nearly 30-year survey, conducted at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, has found that the distribution of Argentine ants has shrunk as a result of climate change. Meanwhile, native species are faring better.

Ivan Soltesz and colleagues find that release of the brain’s equivalent of THC, marijuana’s active component, reduces seizure activity but leads to post-seizure oxygen deprivation in the brain

A complex system in the brain that keeps gymnasts balanced can get out of whack, says Kelli Moran-Miller of Stanford Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Researchers from Wu Tsai Neuro and Stanford HAI settle a seemingly intractable historical debate in neuroscience — opening a world of possibilities for using AI to study the brain.

A scientific research and technology partnership, led by Stanford and engaging five other public and private universities and institutes, will explore peak human performance with the goal of transforming human health on a global scale.

A dramatic shift in brain activity may act as a neural “conductor” to orchestrate the precise timing of skilled movements, according to research by Mark Schnitzer’s group at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.

Wu Tsai Neuro member David Eagleman says the internet, including screens, has unlocked a much richer level of education for children today.