Featured News Image Research news | Mar 17 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Bridging Nature and Nurture: The brain's flexible foundation from birth By studying never-before-seen details of brain connectivity in human infants, researchers at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute have identified how a balance of innate structure and flexible learning produces our remarkably organized visual brains. Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Mar 10 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Brain imaging and stimulation technologies receive 2025 Neuroscience:Translate a... Three teams developing promising neurotechnologies with the potential for tremendous impact on human well-being have been named recipients of the 2025 Neuroscience:Translate awards from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford. Image Podcast episodes | Mar 6 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Does good sleep insulate the brain against Alzheimer's? This week on the podcast, Stanford psychiatry professor Erin Gibson joins us again to share the latest findings on sleep, myelin, and neurodegenerative disease. Image Awards and honors | Feb 19 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Meet the 2025 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars How does the brain wire itself for learning? What molecular mechanisms protect neural circuits during aging? These are just some of the research projects by the 2025 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars. News Filter & Sort Sort by ThemeNeuroDiscovery NeuroHealth NeuroEngineering News TypeResearch news Press coverage Awards and honors Wu Tsai Neuro News Researcher profiles Podcast episodes Publications Knight Initiative news News Features Director's messages Sort by Newest to oldest Oldest to newest Image Press coverage | Aug 22 2024 NPR A drug that restores brain metabolism could help treat Alzheimer's A drug that restores brain metabolism in mouse models of Alzheimer's also improved cognitive function, according to research from the Andreasson lab. Image Research news | Aug 22 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Drugs that improve brain metabolism could help Alzheimer’s patients A team of neuroscientists at the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience have zeroed in on a critical regulator of brain metabolism that may be over-activated in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Image Research news | Aug 22 2024 Stanford Neurosurgery Neurons rely on glial cells to become electrically excitable Institute affiliates Brad Zuchero, Justin Du Bois and colleagues discovered that neurons require signaling from glia to become fully excitable, rather than by becoming excitable by default. Image Press coverage | Aug 20 2024 Self Why Multitasking Doesn’t Work and Is Actually Making Your Life Worse It may feel like you’re being more productive, but experts like Anthony Wagner say you’re not. Image Research news | Aug 15 2024 Stanford Medicine Massive biomolecular shifts occur in our 40s and 60s, Stanford Medicine research... Time marches on predictably, but biological aging is anything but constant, according to new research by Michael Snyder and colleagues. 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Image Awards and honors | Jul 23 2024 Stanford Report HHMI Invests Over $300 Million in 26 New Investigators Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Lisa Giocomo has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator in the neurosciences, along with 10 other Stanford HHMI Investigators. This award highlights her exceptional research and dedication to mentoring the next generation of scientists. Image Podcast episodes | Jul 18 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute How VR could help treat depression This week, we talk with "radical behaviorist" Kim Bullock about how virtual reality technologies could serve as behavioral therapeutics to enhance psychotherapy. Image Knight Initiative news | Jul 10 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Knight symposium highlights advances in brain resilience research The Knight Initiative's Year-End Symposium and Research Showcase featured a wide range of promising new approaches to understanding brain aging, resilience, and neurodegeneration. 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Image Research news | Mar 17 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Bridging Nature and Nurture: The brain's flexible foundation from birth By studying never-before-seen details of brain connectivity in human infants, researchers at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute have identified how a balance of innate structure and flexible learning produces our remarkably organized visual brains.
Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Mar 10 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Brain imaging and stimulation technologies receive 2025 Neuroscience:Translate a... Three teams developing promising neurotechnologies with the potential for tremendous impact on human well-being have been named recipients of the 2025 Neuroscience:Translate awards from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford.
Image Podcast episodes | Mar 6 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Does good sleep insulate the brain against Alzheimer's? This week on the podcast, Stanford psychiatry professor Erin Gibson joins us again to share the latest findings on sleep, myelin, and neurodegenerative disease.
Image Awards and honors | Feb 19 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Meet the 2025 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars How does the brain wire itself for learning? What molecular mechanisms protect neural circuits during aging? These are just some of the research projects by the 2025 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars.
Image Press coverage | Aug 22 2024 NPR A drug that restores brain metabolism could help treat Alzheimer's A drug that restores brain metabolism in mouse models of Alzheimer's also improved cognitive function, according to research from the Andreasson lab.
Image Research news | Aug 22 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Drugs that improve brain metabolism could help Alzheimer’s patients A team of neuroscientists at the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience have zeroed in on a critical regulator of brain metabolism that may be over-activated in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
Image Research news | Aug 22 2024 Stanford Neurosurgery Neurons rely on glial cells to become electrically excitable Institute affiliates Brad Zuchero, Justin Du Bois and colleagues discovered that neurons require signaling from glia to become fully excitable, rather than by becoming excitable by default.
Image Press coverage | Aug 20 2024 Self Why Multitasking Doesn’t Work and Is Actually Making Your Life Worse It may feel like you’re being more productive, but experts like Anthony Wagner say you’re not.
Image Research news | Aug 15 2024 Stanford Medicine Massive biomolecular shifts occur in our 40s and 60s, Stanford Medicine research... Time marches on predictably, but biological aging is anything but constant, according to new research by Michael Snyder and colleagues.
Image Podcast episodes | Aug 15 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute How the brain helps cancers grow This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we talk with Michelle Monje about her discovery that many cancers depend on nervous system innervation; she also discusses opportunities for novel therapies.
Image Research news | Aug 7 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Q&A: Unlocking the secrets of taurine in obesity control Groundbreaking research supported by the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute deepens our understanding of how the amino acid taurine may help reduce appetite and prevent obesity.
Image Podcast episodes | Aug 1 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Unraveling Timothy Syndrome: the new science of human brain development This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we talk with Sergiu Pasca about using new techniques for growing human brain tissue in the lab to solve a rare neurological disorder.
Image Awards and honors | Jul 23 2024 Stanford Report HHMI Invests Over $300 Million in 26 New Investigators Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Lisa Giocomo has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator in the neurosciences, along with 10 other Stanford HHMI Investigators. This award highlights her exceptional research and dedication to mentoring the next generation of scientists.
Image Podcast episodes | Jul 18 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute How VR could help treat depression This week, we talk with "radical behaviorist" Kim Bullock about how virtual reality technologies could serve as behavioral therapeutics to enhance psychotherapy.
Image Knight Initiative news | Jul 10 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Knight symposium highlights advances in brain resilience research The Knight Initiative's Year-End Symposium and Research Showcase featured a wide range of promising new approaches to understanding brain aging, resilience, and neurodegeneration.
Image Podcast episodes | Jul 4 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Electronic skin and the future of wearable technology This week, we talk with Zhenan Bao about reverse engineering the remarkable properties of human skin to design new wearable devices for neuroscience.
Image Press coverage | Jul 2 2024 New York Times New Drug Approved for Early Alzheimer’s The drug, Kisunla, made by Eli Lilly, is the latest in a new class of treatments that could modestly slow cognitive decline in initial stages of the disease, but which also carry safety risks according to Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Affiliate Mike Greicius and others.
Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Jul 1 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Molecular toolmakers share glimpses of the future of brain science At the 2024 Neuro-omics Symposium, early-stage research funded by Wu Tsai Neuro's Big Ideas in Neuroscience program revealed exciting progress at the intersection of genomics and AI.
Image Research news | Jun 27 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The Worm Has Turned: DIY Lab Platform Evaluates New Molecules in Minutes New software developed by the NeuroPlant Big Ideas in Neuroscience initiative turns an ordinary flatbed scanner and collection of nematode worms into a DIY platform to sniff out both beneficial and harmful plant-based molecules.
Image Press coverage | Jun 20 2024 CNN A study identified six types of depression—here’s why that matters Researchers are closer to having a more precise method for efficiently treating depression, a new study suggests.