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Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

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Official feed of @Stanford Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute. Unlocking the mysteries of brain and behavior through cross-disciplinary research.

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Society for Neuroscience (SfN) (@sfntweets) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SfN's Trainee Professional Development Award provides trainees with opportunities for career growth through workshops & funding to share their work at #SfN25. Hear what a past awardee has to say! 🚨 Don't miss the deadline. Apply by Tuesday, June 24. 🔗 bit.ly/4e6dSDx

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Stanford research helped expand our understanding of myelin—once seen as static insulation, now linked to learning, memory, and disease. Learn how work from Michelle Monje🎗️ 🟦, Erin Gibson, ZucheroLab, Ben Barres, and others continues to shape the field. neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/understan…

Stanford research helped expand our understanding of myelin—once seen as static insulation, now linked to learning, memory, and disease. Learn how work from <a href="/michelle_monje/">Michelle Monje🎗️ 🟦</a>, <a href="/ErinMGibson/">Erin Gibson</a>, <a href="/ZucheroLab/">ZucheroLab</a>, Ben Barres, and others continues to shape the field. 

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Stanford scientists are uncovering the cellular functions that go awry in degenerative brain disorders and identifying therapies that could treat them in the lab of chemical engineer and Knight Initiative affiliate Monther Abu-Remaileh. Read more: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/0…

Stanford scientists are uncovering the cellular functions that go awry in degenerative brain disorders and identifying therapies that could treat them in the lab of chemical engineer and Knight Initiative affiliate Monther Abu-Remaileh.

Read more: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/0…
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Why do some aging brains recover quickly from the stress of major surgery—while others enter a slow cognitive decline? Dr. Martin Angst shares compelling insights from his research on brain resilience and surgical recovery. bit.ly/4k7DvFf Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

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🧠💥 Grateful to this brilliant crew for making our Neural Field Theory course happen at #OHBM2025. Huge thanks to everyone who attended, asked sharp questions, and stayed curious. And thank you OHBM exibiyion for letting us run this workshop for the third time 🙌

đź§ đź’Ą Grateful to this brilliant crew for making our Neural Field Theory course happen at #OHBM2025.

Huge thanks to everyone who attended, asked sharp questions, and stayed curious.
And thank you <a href="/OHBM/">OHBM</a> exibiyion
for letting us run this workshop for the third time 🙌
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Meet Jaemon Jumpawong, a 2025 NeURO Fellow! In the Russ Poldrack Lab, Jaemon is analyzing brain activity tied to self-control & decision-making. A symbolic systems major with a focus on neuroscience, he is excited to explore how biological systems shape our thoughts & behaviors.

Meet Jaemon Jumpawong, a 2025 NeURO Fellow!  In the <a href="/russpoldrack/">Russ Poldrack</a> Lab, Jaemon is analyzing brain activity tied to self-control &amp; decision-making. A symbolic systems major with a focus on neuroscience, he is excited to explore how biological systems shape our thoughts &amp; behaviors.
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🚨 Ready to model the brain? Join us at 9am in📍Room M2 for our symposium on Brain Models of Brain Stimulation 🧠⚡️ We’ll dive into cutting-edge methods and future directions in #BrainStimulation and computational modeling #OHBM2025 #NeuroModelling #ComputationalNeuroscience

🚨 Ready to model the brain?
Join us at 9am in📍Room M2 for our symposium on Brain Models of Brain Stimulation 🧠⚡️
We’ll dive into cutting-edge methods and future directions in #BrainStimulation and computational modeling

#OHBM2025 #NeuroModelling #ComputationalNeuroscience
Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience (@brainresilience) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why do some older adults remember better than others, even when equally healthy? A new Knight-supported study led by Jintao Sheng & Anthony Wagner shows 2 distinct pathways that shape memory in aging: 🧠Early Alzheimer’s tau 🧠Moment-to-moment attention brainresilience.stanford.edu/news/two-roads…

Why do some older adults remember better than others, even when equally healthy? A new Knight-supported study led by <a href="/jintao_sheng/">Jintao Sheng</a> &amp; Anthony Wagner shows 2 distinct pathways that shape memory in aging:
🧠Early Alzheimer’s tau
đź§ Moment-to-moment attention

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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…

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…
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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.

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.
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We’re excited to share our new preprint from the lab! PhD student Allison Morningstar 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…

We’re excited to share our new preprint from the lab! PhD student <a href="/armorningstar_/">Allison Morningstar</a>  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…
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Groundbreaking innovations that begin in Stanford labs flow freely into private industry to improve human well-being, fuel the economy, and strengthen American competitiveness. 🔬

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute (@stanfordbrain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

Introducing Melody Dailey, a 2025 NeURO Fellow!

This summer, Melody is studying how neuropeptides shape parent-offspring interactions in the <a href="/alaurenoconnell/">Lauren O'Connell</a> lab. Her research explores how brain chemistry influences maternal and paternal behaviors during early development.
Melanie Hayden Gephart (@haydengephartmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

Congrats Ms. Ayushi Mohanty on receiving the <a href="/StanfordBrain/">Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute</a> Neuro Fellowship! Grateful for this support as she advances her brain tumor research.   
#BrainResearch #Neuroscience #Stanford
Sergiu P. Pasca (@sergiu_p_pasca) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

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 &amp; #assembloids
Stanford Neurosurgery (@stanfordnsurg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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.

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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.

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.
Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience (@brainresilience) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“We’ve developed a blood-based indicator of the age of your organs,” said Tony Tony Wyss-Coray. “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/…

“We’ve developed a blood-based indicator of the age of your organs,” said Tony <a href="/wysscoray/">Tony Wyss-Coray</a>. “With this indicator, we can assess the age of an organ today &amp; predict the odds of your getting a disease associated with that organ 10 years later.”

Read more: med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/…