Neuroscience News

Researchers Marinka Zitnik, PhD; Monica Agrawal; and Jure Leskovec, PhD, have designed a new system to deal with the literally billions of possibilities when considering any two drugs — out of about 5,000 on the U.S. market — and one of around a thousand

Lukasz Kidziński hit on the idea of a competition, in which teams from around the world would compete to design artificial intelligence algorithms that would, along with virtual bodies informed by Scott Delp’s data and models, learn to walk, run and event

Millions of people take upwards of five medications a day, but testing the side effects of such combinations is impractical. Now, Stanford computer scientists have figured out how to predict side effects using artificial intelligence.

Your brain doesn't just sits still inside your skull, it rhythmically bulges and shrinks with each heartbeat, by an amount equivalent to a bit less the width of a human hair.

By Nathan Collins

Brain imaging is illuminating the neural patterns behind pain’s infinite variety.

The Institute is pleased to announce that it has selected eight Big Ideas Letters of Intent for development into full proposals.

The audible world contains vast amounts of information about the world around us. Scholars from across Stanford are exploring this invisible landscape as a research tool and as a way of understanding each other.

By Nathan Collins

Nicotine — a highly addictive substance that keeps tobacco smokers hooked on the habit — has actually been shown to have therapeutic properties.

Anthony Ricci, PhD, professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and the Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor, received the Award for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion. Theo Palmer, PhD, professor of neurosurgery, received the Award for Excellen

Stanford psychiatrist, engineer and neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, has just won the heralded 2018 Kyoto Prize in advanced technology for his invention and application of optogenetics, an unparalleled method for understanding how the brain works.

The award, which includes a gift of 100 million yen (about $913,000), recognizes the neuroscientist for pioneering and advancing a technology for studying brain circuits.

Paul Yock, professor of medicine and bioengineering, was recently recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2018 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.

Dean of Research Ann Arvin will be awarded the Cuthbertson Award at Commencement. She is one of seven people to be honored with awards on Sunday.

Brad Zuchero Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford University, selected to receive the 2018 McKnight Scholar Award.