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Tag: neuroscience
Open Office Hours: Stanford neurobiologist taking your questions on brain research
Last year Stanford launched the new Stanford Neurosciences Institute, led by visionary neurobiologist William Newsome, PhD. Part of his job over the past year has …
Exercise and your brain: Stanford research highlighted on NIH Director’s blog
Thomas Rando, MD, PhD, who studies stem cells in muscle and longevity, and Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, who studies the immune system's impact on the brain, …
In a human brain, knowing a face and naming it are separate worries
Viewed from the outside, the brain's two hemispheres look like mirror images of one another. But they're not. For example, two bilateral brain structures called …
Proteins from pond scum revolutionize neuroscience
I wrote a story recently about a cool technique called optogenetics, developed by bioengineering professor Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD. He won the Keio Prize in …
Nobel winner Michael Levitt’s work animates biological processes
Proteins control nearly all of life's functions, but how they self-assemble or fold is an unsolved problem in biology. Understanding how folding goes awry could …
Discussing the brain in Spain: Nobel Laureate Thomas Südhof addresses the media
Stanford's newest Nobel laureate - Thomas Südhof, MD - talked with reporters from around the world during a conference call from Baeza, Spain, earlier today. …
Fantastic voyage: Stanford researcher offers a virtual flight through the brain
“A single human brain has more switches than all the computers, routers and Internet connections on Earth,” said Stephen J. Smith, PhD, a Stanford professor of …
Fatherhood: a neuroscience perspective
How important is a dad in the life of his kid? How important is a kid in the life of his dad? I've given some …
Using unconventional therapies to troubleshoot the brain
Brain scientists are employing a wide range of approaches to diagnose and treat neurological conditions such as depression, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's. An article in …
Tinnitus: the ear’s version of phantom limb?
A treatment for tinnitus has similarities to treatments for phantom limb pain, and may reveal a similar cause in the brain
A treatment for tinnitus has similarities to treatments for phantom limb pain, and may reveal a similar cause in the brain