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.
Tools & Technology
May 23, 2018
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.
Tools & Technology
May 2, 2017
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.
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.
Tools & Technology
July 8, 2016
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.
Growth & Development
June 22, 2016
The Enviably Resilient Young Brain
A study led by Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, provides novel understanding of how brains grow in response to environments.
Growth & Development
June 21, 2016
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.
