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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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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.

Tools & Technology January 29, 2019

Researchers Take Step Closer to Creating Tech That Can Read Minds

Nima Mesgarani, PhD, and his team constructed clear synthetic speech by processing human brain activity.

Tools & Technology January 29, 2019

Turning Thoughts into Speech

For the first time, neuroengineers have created a system that translates thought into intelligible, recognisable speech

Tools & Technology October 3, 2018

Brain Scans Can Detect Who Has Better Skills

Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, discusses research that purports to be a step toward systems that can assess competence using brain data.

Superslow Brain Waves May Play a Critical Role in Consciousness

Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, weighs in on a new study that finds signals that represent a distinct form of brain activity.

The Senses October 20, 2017

Say What? Playing a Puzzle Video Game Could Help Improve Your Hearing

Nima Mesgarani, PhD, weighs in on a new video game that helped older people with hearing loss get better at tracking speech.

Tools & Technology July 31, 2017

The Art of Neuroscience

Luke Hammond of the Zuckerman Institute's Cellular Imaging Scientific Platform is among the winners of an annual contest that captures the brain at its most beautiful.

Interactive Brain Art

A new media installation on the ground floor of the Jerome L. Greene Science Center on Columbia's Manhattanville campus renders the brain larger than life.