Postdoctoral researcher Matt McCoy studies the evolution of the cephalopod nervous system seeking commonalities with the way vertebrates’ nervous systems evolved, which could shed light on the evolution of intelligence itself.
Kang Shen named director of Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Shen aims to advance institute philosophy focused on promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and cultivating the next generation of innovative leaders.
Mouse lemurs could help us understand seasonal rhythms
Postdoctoral scholar Shixuan Liu talks about the global effort to build a mouse lemur cell atlas to better understand seasonal rhythms, and how the scientific community can benefit from open-access resources her work has created.
Black in Neuro’s Brielle Ferguson on balancing science with activism
Brielle Ferguson, co-founder of Black in Neuro, talks about her research at Stanford and her work to improve the diversity of the scientific community.
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.
Katrin Andreasson, professor of neurology and neurological sciences, talks about the role the aging immune system plays in the development of age-related brain diseases.
Secrets of brain health may be hidden in nerve cells’ insulation
Two interdisciplinary postdocs working at the heart of a burgeoning field discuss the overlooked cells that speed signaling between neurons by wrapping nerve fibers with myelin, and the surprising recent discovery about aging brains.
Judges considered scientific importance, technical prowess, and artistic merit when selecting the 10 winners of the inaugural Andrew Olson Scientific Image Awards.
High-throughput brain mapping – a barcode for every synapse
Postdoc Boxuan Zhao explains his new tool to create a "blueprint" for the brain and the surprising common ground between his passions for chemical biology, triathlons, and scuba diving.
The Neuroscience: Translate grant program funds researchers across the university whose projects include devices, medications and VR for the treatment of autism, depression, Parkinson’s disease and more.
Alzheimer’s risk genes linked to brain vasculature by new genetic atlas
To understand what causes brain degeneration, neuroscientists are looking beyond the brain's neurons and synapses to explore the vast infrastructure that supports them.
From teaching the fine art of the spinal tap to gamifying at-home physical therapy for stroke survivors, creative uses of virtual and augmented reality technology in medicine were on display at an open-house held in December at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.
Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain forms memories of new acquaintances, and that targeted drugs can strengthen or dampen these memories in mice.
Skilled actions snap cerebellar circuits into sharp synchrony
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.
Toolmakers aim to untangle fundamental challenges in neuroscience
As part of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute’s Big Ideas in Neuroscience program, two groups of Stanford researchers are forging new technologies and connections between disciplines that have the potential to transform the field.
