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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 December 12, 2016

Watch a Resting Brain Light Up With Activity

Research from Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, and her team reinforces the use of fMRI as a way to track activity while the brain is at rest.

Don’t Be So Quick to Flush 15 Years of Brain Scan Studies

Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, weighs in on what we can learn from imaging the human brain.

The Enviably Resilient Young Brain

A study led by Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, provides novel understanding of how brains grow in response to environments.

Newborn Brain Has to Learn How to Feed Itself

In infants, blood flow scans used for brain imaging may not reveal nerve activity, a study led by Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, suggests.

Tools & Technology October 6, 2015

Wearable Tech Aims to Give You a Jolt — or Help You Relax

Randy Bruno, PhD, weighs in on a new kind of wearable technology that purports to change the wearer's mood.