Neuroscience

New findings suggest the same brain systems that guide animals to rewards may be weakened in dementia and intensified in addiction.

The CARDIAC-PND study is one of the first to monitor brain resilience in living people, capturing how older adults respond and adapt to the stress of surgery – and why some go on to develop dementia while others remain cognitively strong.

Scientists found that humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to negative sensory inputs – offering insight into emotion and potential links to neuropsychiatric disorders.

Stanford neuro-oncologist Michelle Monje is pursuing a cure for a deadly pediatric brain cancer – and reshaping our understanding of how cancer and brain development intersect.

A new study unravels the complex interplay between innate brain structure and experience-dependent development. The findings could lead to earlier diagnosis and intervention for developmental disorders.

Advancements out of Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute could transform medicine, making treatment of complex brain conditions safer, easier, and more accessible.

The number of people living with Parkinson’s disease globally has doubled in the past 25 years. Yet the treatment and monitoring of the neurological disease seems many decades behind. Now, Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a simple, portable device to help patients track their symptoms at home.

Brain imaging combined with machine learning can reveal subtypes of depression and anxiety, and potentially predict which types of treatment are most likely to be effective.

Research in mice has found that the process of adaptive myelination, which helps the brain learn new skills, can also promote addiction to opioids.

Most Parkinson’s disease patients struggle with speech problems. New research by Stanford Medicine scientists uncovers the brain connections that could be essential to preserving speech.