Li-Huei Tsai

Professor, neuroscientist

Li-Huei Tsai investigates disorders of memory and cognition at the cellular and molecular level, especially neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease.

Why you should listen

Neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai's studies on dysfunction in neural circuits and networks suggest that restoring key brain wave patterns can help prevent loss of certain brain capabilities and preserve memory. She is the Picower Professor of Neuroscience at MIT and the director of the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory as well as the recipient of the Society for Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2018 Hans Wigzell Research Foundation Science Prize for her research on Alzheimer's disease.

Li-Huei Tsai’s TED talk

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Li-Huei Tsai

Could we treat Alzheimer's with light and sound?

Posted Jan 2022

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