Neuroscience

Stanford Medicine experts explain why it’s harder than ever to focus – and what we can do to block out distractions that often cloud our attention and memory.

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.

Using functional MRI, researchers have classified two biological subtypes of migraine headaches, paving the way for more effective, individualized treatment strategies.

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.

The discovery could lead to treatments that reduce chronic pain sensitivity while preserving the body’s protective pain responses.

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

New research shows that restoring gut-brain communication can reverse memory problems in aging mice, pointing to new treatments for cognitive decline.

Postdoctoral scholar Annie Goettemoeller is studying the relationship between epilepsy-like brain activity and the spread of Alzheimer’s pathology.

A modified immune protein developed by Stanford researchers points to a novel strategy for combating age-related cognitive decline.

Research on stroke patients with aphasia could pave the way for new diagnostic and treatment strategies.