Tools & Technology
July 4, 2023
Scientists Map Cuttlefish Brains Hoping to Understand Complex Camouflage
Rresearch team at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute creatse the world’s first cuttlefish brain atlas.
Tools & Technology
April 20, 2022
Cerebral Cartography! Building the Google Earth of Brain Maps
Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, on new brain mapping techniques.
Tools & Technology
October 6, 2020
It Takes a Special Microscope to Fight Alzheimer’s
A supersensitive new instrument is helping Columbia scientists study the intricacies of neurodegenerative disease.
Disease
March 2, 2020
Tau Shows Promise as Achilles’ Heel for Alzheimer’s and Similar Diseases
New research by Anthony Fitzpatrick, PhD, and others shows that tau, once seen as a secondary player, has now taken a leading role in combating neurodegenerative illnesses.
Tools & Technology
October 7, 2019
Black Holes, Volcanic Scrolls and a Teeny, Tiny Heartbeat
Developed by Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, SCAPE 2.0 follows blood cells through the heart of a zebra fish embryo.
Tools & Technology
July 17, 2019
Seeing the "Sixth Sense"
A study led by Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, and Wesley Grueber, PhD, reveals that the imaging of body-sensing neurons required both new techniques and new technology.
Tools & Technology
May 16, 2019
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.
Tools & Technology
May 15, 2019
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.
Tools & Technology
May 15, 2019
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.
Tools & Technology
May 15, 2019
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.
