Research and Innovation

University of Washington researchers are building connections between computers and human brains, and they’re spinning out young companies in the process.

In a landmark new paper, UW Neurological Surgeons have developed a classification system to grade tumor severity.

Associate Professor Christine MacDonald, PhD and her work uncovering the mysteries of battlefield concussion are highlighted in the latest issue of UW Medicine's newsletter, The Huddle.

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has added the first data from human nerve cells to the Allen Cell Types Database.

Ty Pozzobon, a 25-year-old professional bull rider from Merritt, British Columbia, Canada died January 9, 2017, from suicide.

PupilScreen, a smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence and the light from the smartphone's camera to detect concussions and other brain injuries, is featured in UW News.

Jesse Woodbury enrolled in the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering’s (CSNE’s) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program for the summer of 2017, and worked in Neurological Surgery Assistant Professor Rajiv Saigal's lab.

KARE 11 News in Minnesota featured a story on Associate Professor Christine Mac Donald's recent findings that question the medical belief that those with traumatic brain injuries stabilize in the year following their injury. Her research shows that a large number of service members with TBIs declined instead.

Essential Tremor affects an estimated 7 million people in the U.S. alone and can be treated with Deep Brain Stimulation, where an electrode stimulates the brain to quiet the symptoms.