Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Stephen Hawking lived with ALS for 50+ years, reshaping our understanding of black holes, the universe, and our place within it. In this crossover episode of From Our Neurons to Yours and @famousandgravy, @lore_nick and @osbornemc reflect on his legacy. neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/famous-gr…

Meet Vanessa Rodriguez, a 2025 NeURO Fellow! This summer, Vanessa is studying how the brain supports parental recognition in developing tadpoles in the lab of @alaurenoconnell. She is interested in the neural basis of learning, memory, and inter/intra-species communication.

Exciting to see this work moving forward with support in part from MCHRI's Postdoctoral Fellowship!

Brain organoids are reshaping neuroscience. To scale up their work, Wu Tsai Neuro affiliates @Sergiu_P_Pasca, @HeilshornSarah & team found an unexpected solution: xanthan gum. This simple solution could speed up discovery in brain development and disease. neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/common-fo…

🎧 LISTEN | @KeithNHumphreys joins @StanfordBrain to discuss what neuroscience has revealed about the nature of addiction, and how that understanding should be shaping policies around addiction recovery. ow.ly/AriB50Wpx29

Celebrate groundbreaking research by nominating a Stanford graduate student or postdoc for the 18th Annual Sammy Kuo Awards in Neuroscience! Submit materials by this Monday, July 28 at 5pm (PT). Learn more and nominate: neuroscience.stanford.edu/programs/commu…

Thrilled to collaborate on a new Nature Mental Health study: magnesium–ibogaine therapy in veterans with TBI enhanced theta brain activity and reduced complexity, changes tied to better executive function and lower PTSD/anxiety. @StanfordBrain @NolanRyWilliams @manishsaggar

What makes the brain resilient, and how can research help more people stay cognitively healthy as they age? Highlights include: 🧠Early biomarkers 🧪Lysosomal function 💉Shingles vaccine & reduced dementia risk 📣Lived experience 📊72 Stanford posters 🔗brainresilience.stanford.edu/news/knight-in…

Meet Samuel Egboh, a 2025 NeURO Fellow! Samuel is studying somatic mutations in tuberous sclerosis that drive epilepsy in the lab of H. Westley Phillips. As a Human Biology major, he is interested in how brain development intersects with neurodivergence and community health.

What does brain science teach us about addiction, and how can it guide policy? Stanford addiction expert & policy advisor @KeithNHumphreys discusses the neuroscience of substance use, and how it intersects with law, public health, and politics. 🎙️ stanford.io/4nMzhGo

“We’ve developed a blood-based indicator of the age of your organs,” said Tony @wysscoray. “With this indicator, we can assess the age of an organ today & predict the odds of your getting a disease associated with that organ 10 years later.” Read more: med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/…

Excited to announce that applications are now open for the Asilomar meeting on The Ethical and Societal Implications of Neural Organoids, Assembloids, and Their Transplantation, taking place this November. As the technologies and applications of neural #organoids & #assembloids…

Introducing Richelle Shi, a 2025 NeURO Fellow! She studies how presynaptic proteins affect neuron structure and connectivity in the Südhof Lab. Her interest in neurodegeneration was shaped by her grandmother’s experience with Lewy Body dementia and her passion for music therapy.

Courtney Scurto found relief from anesthesia dolorosa through an innovative deep brain stimulation approach at Stanford. "The minute they turned it on, it works," she says, now able to enjoy Hawaii's outdoors again after years of suffering.

Congrats Ms. Ayushi Mohanty on receiving the @StanfordBrain Neuro Fellowship! Grateful for this support as she advances her brain tumor research.   #BrainResearch #Neuroscience #Stanford

Introducing Melody Dailey, a 2025 NeURO Fellow! This summer, Melody is studying how neuropeptides shape parent-offspring interactions in the @alaurenoconnell lab. Her research explores how brain chemistry influences maternal and paternal behaviors during early development.

We’re excited to share our new preprint from the lab! PhD student @armorningstar_ investigated how Early Life Stress shapes sex-specific vulnerability to alcohol behavioral sensitivity, alcohol drinking, and alcohol's effects on social behaviors: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Groundbreaking innovations that begin in Stanford labs flow freely into private industry to improve human well-being, fuel the economy, and strengthen American competitiveness. 🔬

Meet Joie Kim, a 2025 NeURO Fellow! This summer in the Wagner Lab, she's investigating how spatial context influences memory and how this process evolves with age and cognitive decline. Joie aspires to become a pediatric neurologist and apply research insights to clinical care.

How has stroke research evolved, and where is it headed? In today's podcast, physician-scientist Marion Buckwalter shares how decades of scientific discovery have shaped what we know about stroke and why continued research is key to future progress. 🔗neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/how-basic…