In the News
for the week of September 15, 2025
News Center - Stanford MedicineFinally, ‘I wasn’t alone’: Teaching teens about neurodiversity advocacy
Stanford Neurodiversity Project - Research, Education, and Advocacy Camp for High Schoolers (SNP-REACH) — is a two-week summer camp that teaches high school students about neurodiversity and advocacy. The camp, in its fifth year, is one of several Stanford Neurodiversity Project’s programs that focus on educating the public about neurodiverse conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and Tourette’s syndrome. Lawrence Fung, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and the director of the Stanford Neurodiversity Project, provides comment.
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute - From Our Neurons to YoursWhat is psychosis? Navigating an altered reality
Psychosis is something three out of every a hundred people will experience at some point in their lifetimes. But what exactly is it, and is it something people can learn to live with? This podcast episode features Jacob Ballon, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and founding co-director of the INSPIRE Clinic, and Shannon Pagdon, a doctoral student, peer counselor, and advocate for those living with psychosis.
News Center - Stanford MedicineAlan F. Schatzberg Receives National Academy of Medicine’s Sarnat Prize
Alan Schatzberg, the Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, has been awarded the 2025 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health from the National Academy of Medicine, for his pioneering research on the biology and treatment of mood disorders. Read more in this press release from the National Academy of Medicine. Congratulations, Dr. Schatzberg!
News Center - Stanford MedicineStudy suggests most Americans would be healthier without daylight saving time
According to a new analysis by Stanford Medicine scientists, changing clocks twice a year disrupts circadian rhythms, leading to higher rates of stroke and obesity. Jamie Zeitzer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is interviewed. Click here to review additional coverage of this topic.
Wu Tsai Neurosciences InstituteKoret Human Neurosciences Community Lab grants bring cutting-edge tools to Stanford scientists
The lab’s second year of pilot awards will foster research in visual attention, the neurophysiology of exercise, and therapies for autism and mild cognitive impairment associated with aging. Congratulations to researchers in our department - Feng Vankee Lin, Adam Turnbull, and John Hegarty - who were all named as recipients in this round of funded projects!