Media Coverage
Aug 29 2014 | San Francisco Chronicle
A team of Stanford neurologists have found evidence that chronic pain triggers a series of molecular changes in the brain that may sap patients' motivation.
Aug 20 2014 | New Scientist
In California, people with Alzheimer’s will be given transfusions of young blood to see if it improves their cognition – there's good reason to hope it might.
Jul 11 2014 | KQED Science
DARPA announces a new multi-million dollar effort to develop and test a new generation of therapeutic brain implants that will help service members, veterans and civilians recover from memory loss caused by brain trauma or disease.
Jul 1 2014 | O, The Oprah Magazine
Reeling from the breakup of her marriage, Laura Hilgers had a lot on her mind. Then she started worrying about what all that worrying was doing to her brain.
Jun 24 2014 | Time Magazine
Using a new light-based technique, Stanford Neuroscientist affiliate, Karl Deisseroth's team of researchers trace the nerve network that lights up when mammals meet.
Jun 20 2014 | Los Angeles Times
Karl Deisseroth, Sanford University Neurosciences faculty affiliate and his team of researchers trace the biochemical signaling among billions of neurons buried deep inside the brain of a moving mammal to manipulate its behavior.
Jun 18 2014 | MIT Technology Review
Stanford Neurosciences faculty affiliate, Karl Deisseroth's research in optogenetics and other technologies investigate the source of emotions, memory, and consciousness for the first time.
Jun 17 2014 | MIT Technology Review
Stanford Neurosciences Institute faculty affiliate, Amit Etkin, is using a combination of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and noninvasive magnetic stimulation to map the circuitry that goes wrong in patients with psychiatric disorders.
Jun 9 2014 | Science Friday
Stanford Neuroscience Institute faculty affiliate, Josef Parvizi's research is looking into converting brain electrical activity into sound.
Jun 5 2014 | The New York Times
The National Institutes of Health set an ambitious price tag on its part of President Obama’s Brain Initiative on the scale of the Human Genome Project co-led by William Newsome, Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.
Jun 1 2014 | USA Today
Forget the old adage that the best way to solve a problem is to "sleep on it." A new study from Stanford Neurosciences Institute affiliate, Daniel Schwartz suggests taking a walk may actually yield better results.
May 25 2014 | SF Chronicle
Stanford Neurosciences scientist, Ada Poon and her team of researchers have invented a chip as tiny as a grain of rice that wirelessly beams power to tiny implants located deep inside the body.
May 16 2014 | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Taut springs guard worm’s sensory neurons during flexing and help respond to touch, an NIH-funded study reports
May 12 2014 | HELEN SHEN | Nature
Neurogenesis interferes with past learning in infant and adult mice. Stanford Neuroscientist, Karl Deisseroth, says the research is incredibly impressive and covered everything from genetic and pharmacological interventions, to behavioral interventions, to cross-species comparisons."
May 7 2014 | The New Yorker
A humorous look at a novel approach to combat neurodegeneration.
May 1 2014 | The Washington Post
Stanford Neurosciences Institute faculty affiliate, Kwabena Boahen's team of bioengineers build neurogrid circuit board modeled on the human brain
May 1 2014 | The New York Times
If you are unable to think of a catchy, creative way to present sales data or begin a newspaper column, take a walk. A brief stroll, even around your office, can significantly increase creativity, according to a handy new study by Daniel Schwartz, Stanford Neurosciences Institute faculty affiliate.
Apr 30 2014 | The New York Times
If you are unable to think of a catchy, creative way to present sales data or begin a newspaper column, take a walk. A brief stroll, even around your office, can significantly increase creativity, according to a handy new study by Stanford Neurosciences Institute faculty affiliate Daniel Schwartz.
Apr 21 2014 | The New York Times
Stanford Neuroscientist, Karl Deisseroth helped create the field of optogenetics, spawning a suite of techniques to turn brain cells on and off with a combination of genetic manipulation and pulses of light.
Mar 24 2014 | The New York Times
Stanford Neuroscientist Ricardo E. Dolmetsch has pioneered a major shift in autism research, largely putting aside behavioral questions to focus on cell biology and biochemistry at Stanford.
