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Welcome to the Neural Rhythms Lab! We study how the brain uses sound and the rhythm within it, to control movement and support cognition. We turn these discoveries into simple, non-invasive tools, like sound-based therapies, to help with psychiatric, movement, and neurocognitive disorders. Based at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, we're committed to making this care accessible to Veterans and older adults.
Announcements
Hunter Prinz and Samantha Gray will be presenting a poster at the 13th Annual Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Symposium!
Their work uses intracranial EEG from neurosurgical patients to show that delta-band phase synchrony between the superior temporal gyrus and distributed brain regions, including frontal regions such as the medial cingulate, orbitofrontal, and ventromedial prefrontal cortex, may predict how strongly listeners feel the groove of music.
Poster title: Get in Sync, Get in the Groove: Delta-Band Synchrony Between the Auditory Cortex and Distributed Brain Regions Predicts Musical Groove
Date: October 15, 2026
Event: 13th Annual Institute Symposium: Building the Brain
New episode of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute podcast!
Host Nicholas Weiler talks with Corey Keller, MD, PhD, about transcranial magnetic stimulation and where the field is headed, including a segment on Dr. Ross' work synchronizing TMS to musical rhythms (seTMS) and the effects on cortical excitability and plasticity.
Episode title: Transcranial magnetic stimulation and the future of psychiatry
Podcast: From Our Neurons to Yours
Published by: Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University
Our research on sensory-entrained TMS was recently highlighted by the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute!
The article covers our finding that timing TMS pulses to musical rhythm can more than double their effect on motor cortex excitability, and explores what this could mean for future psychiatric applications.
Article title: Groove is in the brain: Music supercharges brain stimulation
Published by: Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University
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