Who knew music could boost brain stimulation?

I was floored by this conversation. Thanks so much to Dr. Ballon and soon-to-be-doctor Pagdon (@spagdon.bsky.social) for helping me better understand how our sense of reality is built, and what it feels like to have it slip.

Stanford undergrads and local community college students paired with Wu Tsai Neuro researchers to find new ways to head off strokes, predict Alzheimer's disease, and more at the Annual NeURO and NeURO-CC Poster Session.

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It's a pleasure for me to share today's podcast conversation with the one and only Daniel Levitin about his latest book on music as medicine.

I hope today's conversation reminds you of the power of music and provides some insights for enriching our relationship with this powerful cultural force!

What does brain science teach us about addiction, and how can it guide policy?

Stanford addiction expert & policy advisor Keith Humphreys (@stanfordpsy.bsky.social, @stanfordhp.bsky.social) shares the science of substance use & how it intersects with public health & politics.

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This was such a refreshing perspective: asking not just why invasive surgery elevates risk for cognitive decline, but what we can learn from the resilience of patients who heal quickly and successfully? Check out the accompanying feature for more details: brainresilience.stanford.edu/news/under-l...

Loss of mental function as we age is not fate. In fact, you probably know someone who lived into old age with their faculties intact. If they can, why not all of us?

On this week's show, Anthony Wagner, @morminolab.bsky.social and I set out to answer this question. Enjoy!

Thanks to all who joined us at our Year-End Symposium and Research Showcase to learn about promising studies on brain resilience supported by the Knight Initiative.

Congratulations to Vanessa Doulames, Lauren Duan, Shuke Xiao, and Shon Alimukhamedov, the 2025 poster session winners!

A newly discovered biomarker in spinal fluid—the YWHAG:NPTX2 ratio—may indicate who will develop dementia and how quickly it will progress, according to a @natmed.nature.com study led by Hamilton Oh and senior author Tony Wyss-Coray.

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It was a pleasure speaking with @dyamins.bsky.social about the future of AI models of the human brain. Talk about frontiers of neuroscience! It's hard imagine what neuroscience research is going to look like when this becomes a reality. I hope you enjoy the conversation!