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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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In the News May 1, 2023

Finding Work-Life Balance One Task at a Time

Bianca Jones-Marlin, PhD, talks about how she balanced the birth of her son at the height of the pandemic and her advocacy for the Black community against racism.

The Senses April 12, 2023

How the brain rewards pleasurable physical touch

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD, traced a stimulating physical touch from the skin all the way to the reward center of the brain.

Learning & Memory March 1, 2023

Exploring the Role of Dopamine in Natural Behaviors

Vikram Gadagkar, PhD and Ashok Litwin-Kumar, PhD discuss their research on memory.

The Senses February 9, 2023

The power of social touch: How a loving caress really can ease anxiety

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD, research on social touch featured in the Washington Post.

The Senses February 8, 2023

Scientists mapped the brain circuitry involved in pleasurable touch in mice

Mouse study by Abdus-Saboor, PhD, completes a skin-spine-brain circuit of gentle touch.

The Senses December 12, 2022

An end to chronic pain? Future treatment could look very different

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD, discusses his research with USA Today

The Senses September 9, 2022

What’s behind fat addiction?

A study in mice by Charles Zuker, PhD, shows a signaling pathway that could be blocked to help reduce the urge to eat fatty foods

The Senses July 18, 2022

The Biology of Taste Perception and Sugar Craving

Charles Zuker, PhD, explores the mechanisms of taste perception on the Huberman Lab podcast.

Tools & Technology April 20, 2022

Cerebral Cartography! Building the Google Earth of Brain Maps

Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, on new brain mapping techniques.

Movement April 12, 2022

Brain Games: How the Mind Performs Under Pressure

What neuroscience and psychology can tell us about baseball – and ourselves.