Stanford Neurology & Neurological Sciences

03/04/2026

Jake Sossamon, PGY-1 Stanford Neurology resident, has launched The History of Neurology Podcast to explore the human drama, wartime breakthroughs, and accidental discoveries that shaped our specialty.

Episode 1: "The 'L' is Not Silent: The Secret History of Guillain-Barré" can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-neurology/id1876321064

03/02/2026

The new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine is live. Go behind the scenes as we traverse the research path from "aha" moments to medical innovations -- and meet the people driving discovery. Explore the stories:

https://stan.md/4aRqH3f

02/28/2026

At Stanford, a serendipitous collaboration between an engineer and a stroke specialist led to a spinning device that shrinks blood clots to remove them from the brain.

Stanford School of Engineering

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University

https://stan.md/4sa7qkE

02/20/2026

New rodent study out of Jin Hyung Lee’s lab at Stanford uncovers a brain circuit linking affective empathy to helping behavior: orexinergic neurons in the lateral hypothalamus drive theta oscillations in the ACC during observational fear and consolation. Prior fear experience boosts this pathway.

https://www.science.org/eprint/FHGAKKUEQRHUJISV4UER/full?activationRedirect=/doi/full/10.1126/science.aea7140

02/02/2026

The Stanford Brain Tumor Center is teaming with Stanford Medicine Children’s Health again to participate in the Northern California Brain Tumor Walk & Race to raise awareness and to provide support to patients and their families.

Date & Location:
Saturday June 13, 2026 at the San Francisco Zoo

We invite you, your family, and friends (all are welcome) to come and join the brain tumor community!

Scan the QR or follow the link for more info:
https://secure.braintumor.org/site/TR/TeamraiserEvents/BayAreaBrainTumorWalk?pg=personal&px=3959889&fr_id=4105

01/27/2026

We encourage you to apply to the 2026-2027 Harris Internship! This is an exciting internship opportunity for high school students interested in neuroscience and neurosurgery.

Interns will have access to weekly Stanford Neurology Grand Rounds, monthly attendance at our High School Neuroscience Journal Club Meetings, and more. The application deadline is February 15th, 2026.

Learn more:
https://med.stanford.edu/neurosurgery/education/JClub/HarrisInternship.html

12/16/2025

12/13/2025

Cancer treatment with a cell-based immunotherapy causes mild cognitive impairment, a Stanford Medicine team found. They also identified compounds that could treat it. ⭐

https://stan.md/3H6vC56

12/12/2025

Sharon Sha, MD, MS, clinical professor of adult neurology, joins the Health Compass podcast to discuss the practical questions patients and families have when receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis — and how she helps them navigate their health journeys. ⭐

https://stan.md/48SEAhS

11/27/2025

This season, we’re grateful for every member of our Stanford Medicine community. Your curiosity, compassion and commitment power our mission every day — in our hospitals, clinics, classrooms, offices and labs. Thank you!

11/19/2025

Six-year-olds who were exposed prenatally to common antiseizure medications had normal verbal and cognitive abilities, a large, multisite study has found.