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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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The Senses October 23, 2019

A New Look at How the Brain Processes Sound Could Radically Improve Hearing Aids

Nima Mesgarani, PhD, and his team got a rare glimpse of what happens inside the brain while multiple people are talking.

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.

Smart Hearing Aids Can Pick Out a Voice in Crowded Rooms

Nima Mesgarani, PhD, and his team have developed a hearing aid that monitors its user’s brainwaves to lock on to a conversation.

Scientists Create Mind-controlled Hearing Aid

Development from the lab of Nima Mesgarani, PhD, could transform ability of hearing-impaired to cope with noisy environments.

Hearing Aids That Read Your Brain Will Know Who You Want to Hear

Developed by Nima Mesgarani, PhD, this potentially transformative new system can work out who you want to listen to and amplify that voice.

Experimental Brain-controlled Hearing Aid Can Pick Out Voices in a Crowd

Nima Mesgarani, PhD, and his colleagues demonstrate a new type of hearing-aid technology inspired by the human brain.

The Senses May 3, 2019

You Will Never Smell My World the Way I Do

Stavros Lomvardas, PhD, weighs in on a new study showing that your sense of smell can be utterly different depending on your genetic wiring.

Tools & Technology February 1, 2019

We're Getting Closer to Turning People’s Thoughts into Speech

Nima Mesgarani, PhD, and his colleagues have shown that it might be possible to translate someone’s inner thoughts into speech.

Tools & Technology January 30, 2019

Scientists Train AI to Turn Brain Signals Into Speech

Researchers are using an algorithm to translate brain waves into intelligible spoken words.

Tools & Technology January 29, 2019

Scientists Create Artificial Intelligence to Turn Thoughts into Words

New technology developed by Nima Mesgarani, PhD, and his team is able to turn thoughts into words by analyzing brain signals.