Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford Courses

Bespoke Biomaterials - Towards Personalized Neural Mimics

Explore groundbreaking research in personalized neural biomaterials and their potential applications in neuroscience, featuring insights from Stanford's cutting-edge developments.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Connecting Education and Neuroscience in Understanding Functional Human Brain Development

Explore groundbreaking research connecting neuroscience and education, revealing key insights into functional brain development and learning processes.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Soft Bioelectronic Systems as Neural Interfaces - Advanced Optoelectronic Integration with Brain and Nervous System

Explore advanced optoelectronic systems for neural interfaces, focusing on miniaturized electronics and their applications in deep brain stimulation, monitoring, and neuroscience research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Organizing Knowledge for Flexible Behavior in Neural Networks

Explore groundbreaking research on how the brain organizes and generalizes knowledge, focusing on hippocampal models, neural populations, and grid cells in flexible behavior and intelligence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Lysosome Function in Brain Health and Disease - From Tool Development to Novel Biology

Explore lysosome function in brain health, focusing on metabolic processes, choline pathways, and novel discoveries about lysosomal proteins and their role in neurological diseases.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Life of a Memory: Post-Encoding Reactivation and Reorganization of Episodic Memory

Delve into groundbreaking research on memory formation, hippocampal replay, and how experiences integrate into long-term memory through neuroimaging and behavioral investigations of human cognition.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Making, Breaking and Linking Memories in Mice

Delve into groundbreaking research on memory formation and neural mechanisms as Dr. Josselyn explores how the brain encodes, stores, and processes information through studies with mice, with implications for various neurological disorders.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Transformation From Seeing to Remembering Images - Visual Recognition Memory and Neural Processing

Delve into the neuroscience of visual memory as Dr. Rust explores how our brains transform visual experiences into lasting memories, combining behavioral, neural, and computational approaches to understand image recognition.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Explorations in Hippocampal Replay - Neural Mechanisms of Learning and Memory

Delve into neural mechanisms of memory and learning through hippocampal replay, exploring how neurons encode information and form sequential patterns during rest, sleep, and behavior.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Effects of Aging and Early Alzheimer Pathology on Cortical Mechanisms of Memory

Explore groundbreaking research on how aging and early Alzheimer's pathology affect memory mechanisms, focusing on brain imaging findings and cognitive changes in clinically unimpaired adults.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Computational Principles Underlying the Learning of Sensorimotor Repertoires

Explore the computational principles behind human motor learning and memory formation, focusing on contextual inference's role in developing movement skills and behavioral adaptations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Is Addiction a Disease? Understanding the Medical and Scientific Perspective

Explore the scientific evidence and expert insights on addiction as a disease through Stanford psychiatrist Keith Humphreys' analysis of neuroscience, policy implications, and current research findings.

• YouTube
• 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Parenting Lessons from Frogs and Spiders - Understanding Family Bonds Across Species

Discover fascinating insights into parental bonding across species as Stanford biologist Lauren O'Connell reveals surprising similarities in how frogs, spiders, and fish form family bonds and care for offspring.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Building a Bionic Eye: Engineering an Artificial Retina to Restore Vision

Discover groundbreaking research in artificial retina development and vision restoration technology, exploring how Stanford's pioneering team is engineering electronic implants to help restore sight to the blind.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Respect Your Biological Clock - Understanding Circadian Rhythms and Health

Discover how circadian rhythms impact your health and wellbeing, exploring the science behind biological clocks and practical ways to maintain healthy daily rhythms for optimal physical and mental functioning.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video