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Zuckerman Institute in the News

Columbia's Zuckerman Institute is regularly featured in influential news outlets around the world. We invite you to browse a selection of recent news coverage below.

Above: Zuckerman Institute Principal Investigator Rudy Behnia, PhD, being interviewed on camera.

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Computation August 14, 2023

AI Models Struggle To Identify Nonsense, Says Study

The AI models that power chatbots and other applications still have difficulty distinguishing between nonsense and natural language, according to a study released on Thursday.

Computation June 8, 2023

Where Imagination Lives in Your Brain

Kenneth Kay, PhD, talks about how the brain manages to conjure possible futures.

Learning & Memory May 13, 2020

Unexpected Brain Strategy Links Two Events Separated by Time

A study in mice led by Attila Losonczy, MD, PhD, and Stefano Fusi, PhD, does not find evidence supporting two popular ideas for how the brain bridges temporal time gaps.

The Senses September 19, 2019

How Your Brain Keeps You From Running Into Walls

In a matter of milliseconds, our brains calculate the geometry of each space we enter, according to research led by Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, PhD.

Image of the Day: Gene Expression

A new algorithm developed by Richard Mann, PhD, and his team scrutinizes the most hard-to-read segments of the genome.

Computation January 10, 2018

This ‘Mind-reading’ Algorithm Can Decode the Pictures in Your Head

Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, PhD, weighs in on a new technology that uses algorithms to decode mental images.

Learning & Memory November 21, 2016

Your Memory is Not Like a Computer's

Our brains are often compared to a computer hard drive between our ears. But the reality, says Daphna Shohamy, PhD, is far more complex.

Computation October 10, 2016

Will You Ever Be Able to Upload Your Brain?

Kenneth Miller, PhD, writes about whether we will ever be able to 'upload' and recreate an individual’s mind after death — or if we would even want to.

Learning & Memory October 3, 2016

The Human Remembering Machine

A new mathematical model of memory by Stefano Fusi, PhD, and team could accelerate the quest to build brain-inspired hardware.

Movement August 12, 2016

Every Time Michael Phelps Takes a Stroke, This is What Happens in His Brain

Mark Churchland, PhD, studies the brain activity behind voluntary movement and swimming can serve as a great example of that.