Neuroscience

A yellow brick sign welcomes people to Washington University School of Medicine's campus in the Central West End.

Enterprise family gives $50 million to Wash U neuroscientists

Sarah Fentem

Andrew Taylor and his wife, Barbara, gave the gift in appreciation for care he received from Washington University neurologists during a recent Illness.

Washington University's new, $616 million research facility sets the stage for hundreds of researchers working to develop new treatments for neurological conditions including dementia and brain tumors.

Economy & Business

St. Louis wants to turbocharge its neuroscience sector with the NEURO360 program

Eric Schmid

The region is vying for a $160 million NSF grant to leverage existing neuroscience research prowess into new products and technology.

Artists Con Christeson, left, and Bonita “Bo” Owen, right.

Arts

‘Neuro Blooms’ shines a light on neurodiversity

Emily Woodbury

Art exhibition “Neuro Blooms” paints a picture of how different brains work — specifically those of people living with specific mental health conditions.

Health, Science & Environment

Long COVID is in your head, and it’s very real

Miya Norfleet

Researchers have found that long COVID sufferers experience a decrease in gray brain matter.

Health, Science & Environment

Shankar Vedantam On The ‘Useful Delusions’ That Sustain Humanity

Sarah Fenske

"Hidden Brain" host Shankar Vedantam discusses his new book on "St. Louis on the Air."

Drs. Eric Leuthardt (at left) and Albert Kim discussed how they take information about the brain and present it in a live-theater production format on Tuesday's "St. Louis on the Air."

Arts

'BrainWorks' Production Takes Neuroscience Out Of Surgical Room And Onto Theater Stage

Lara Hamdan

When Washington University neurosurgeons Albert Kim and Eric Leuthardt aren’t teaching, researching or performing surgery, they often think of creative…

(L-R) Experts Anneliese Schaefer, Deanna Barch and Susan Appleton discussed how neuroscience can help non-scientists understand the impact of early adversity on developing brain.

Health, Science & Environment

Scholars highlight impact of early adversity on developing brain, implications for criminal justice

Lara Hamdan

The early development of the human brain begins in utero and continues into a person’s early-to-mid-20s. In that time, various environmental factors such…

Jeff Zacks is a Wash U professor of psychological and brain sciences and the author of "Flicker: Your Brain on Movies."

Arts

Making sense of the ‘uncanny’: Wash U neuroscientist explains science behind Halloween horror flicks

Halloween is here, and many are turning to their favorite horror films for an additional fright this season.Despite the popularity of horror movies – and…

Albert Kim (left) and Eric Leuthardt (right) explore how the brain influences emotions, behaviors and more in their new podcast, Brain Coffee.

Health, Science & Environment

Washington University neurosurgeons host Brain Coffee podcast to start conversations about the brain

Lara Hamdan

The brain is crucial to everything we do – yet so little is known about it. The complexity of the human brain is of constant interest to Albert Kim and…

Health, Science & Environment

Mine blasts on lab mice help scientists study likely combat damage on troops

Eli Chen

At an experimental mine at the Missouri University of S&T in Rolla, scientists are setting off explosives around lab mice and cell cultures to study how…