Tools & Technology
May 12, 2026
A boon for 430 million hearing-impaired people
Columbia University team develops brain-controlled hearing aid with a maximum gain of 12 decibels.
Tools & Technology
May 11, 2026
Investigadores crean un dispositivo cerebral que permite amplificar un sonido entre una multitud de voces
El implante descodifica las ondas cerebrales generadas por estímulos sonoros específicos como hace el ‘zoom’ de una cámara
Tools & Technology
May 11, 2026
Brain-controlled hearing aid solves the ‘cocktail party problem’
Groundbreaking technology decodes a user’s brain activity to identify which voice they want to follow in a crowded room, then amplifies that conversation
Tools & Technology
May 11, 2026
New research may lead to hearing aids with the ability to select one voice among many
Scientists have developed an artificial hearing system that harnesses the brain's ability to amplify certain sounds while suppressing others. It could lead to better hearing aids.
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.