The Senses
October 1, 2015
Studying Smell to Understand the Brain
At the Zuckerman Institute, Stavros Lomvardas is exploring how people make sense of the millions of scents they encounter every day.
The Senses
September 8, 2015
The Signals that Guide Our Sense of Taste
Neuroscientist Charles Zuker explores why we love the sweet, despise the bitter, and how we know when we’re thirsty.
Evolution
July 13, 2015
Brain Network that Controls, Redirects Attention Identified
Human-specific network may have evolved to strengthen social communication.
The Senses
July 2, 2015
The Ties that Bind: Brain Cells Link Emotion with the Sensory World
A Q&A with Daniel Salzman, MD, PhD
The Senses
May 15, 2015
From The Tongue To The Brain
A body of research by Charles Zuker explains how we distinguish bitter from sweet, salty from sour — and why we should care.
Learning & Memory
February 23, 2014
Researchers Pinpoint Brain Region Essential for Social Memory
Researchers have determined that a small region of the hippocampus is essential for social memory, the ability of an animal to recognize another of the same species.
Disease
August 23, 2013
A Major Cause of Age-Related Memory Loss Identified
Study points to possible treatments and confirms distinction between memory loss due to aging and that of Alzheimer's.
News
December 17, 2012
Mortimer B. Zuckerman Endows Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia
Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger announced Dec. 17 that Mortimer B. Zuckerman has pledged $200 million to endow a Mind Brain Behavior Institute to support interdisciplinary neuroscience research and discovery by scholars across the University.
