Neuroscience News

We talk with neurolinguist Cory Shain about the quintessential human superpower – language – and a new Big Ideas in Neuroscience project to understand it

Brief electrical pulses trigger a molecular “reboot and rebound” in sea squirts, pointing toward new strategies to mitigate age-related decline, according to research backed in part by the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience.

Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Leanne Williams, who was recently chosen to lead the Precision Mental Health Commission, talks about leveraging a data-driven approach to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions

The symposium showcased research ranging from rejuvenating the brain’s immune system to predicting cognitive health, and celebrated the next chapter of the Knight Initiative

Knight Initiative Director Tony Wyss-Coray and colleagues have found a way to measure organs' biological age

The program’s 2026 grants advance Wu Tsai Neuro’s mission to transform fundamental neuroscience research into breakthroughs for human health

We talk with neuroscientist Kalanit Grill-Spector about how the things we see in childhood – words, faces, even cartoon creatures – reorganize our brains

Wu Tsai Neuro scientists and Stanford colleagues have developed a novel method enabling the design, construction, and testing of bioprotein variants cost-effectively and in just 24 hours

Nike founder Philip H. Knight and his wife Penny have made a new $90 million gift to extend the work of the Knight Initiative For Brain Resilience at Stanford University’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

A $90 million gift from Penny and Phil Knight will extend the work of the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

In this research roundup, we look back on some of the ways Knight Initiative scientists have been pursuing ways to keep our minds sharp well into old age

We talk with neuroscientist Boris Heifets about the new federal push to accelerate research on psychedelic drugs for mental health treatment

The teams will tackle questions linked to Parkinson's pathology and mechanisms with an eye toward treatments

Dan Jurafsky, Art Owen, and Robert Sapolsky join the scholarly society, which works to promote science for the public good

We talk with psychiatrist Neir Eshel about why rewards are sweeter when we've had to work for them and what this teaches us about our brains' reward systems

Pregnancy complications such as miscarriage spike after age 35. Wu Tsai Neuro postdoc Blake Laham suspects neural signaling in the uterus is partly to blame