Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

A childhood fascination with electronics led Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Paul Nuyujukian to study the brain from all kinds of angles – an approach he believes is essential to treating its disorders.

The ability to study brain disorders that arise before birth has taken a leap forward as a Stanford Medicine team finds a new way to grow human brain tissue outside of the human brain.

The scanner pinpoints when and where brain activity occurs, opening new avenues for research on speech, memory, and neurological disorders.

Organizers of a Stanford-led conference have released recommendations to build global oversight and ethical guidance for neural organoid and assembloid research

A discovery from an unusual team of computer scientists and pathologists overturns longstanding dogma and could point the way toward new therapies for neurodegenerative disease.

Knight Initiative researchers have identified molecular changes in vulnerable neurons that could point to new ALS treatments.

New research challenging an old model could lead to more powerful brain-computer interfaces for people living with paralysis.

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.

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

Scientists have discovered that behavior alone can predict whether an animal will live a long or short life.