Learning & Memory
March 19, 2018
Answering Questions About the Brain
Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD, explores the brain science of love and heartbreak.
Movement
February 23, 2018
Neurologists Explain How Olympic Athletes’ Brains Help Them Pull Off Those McTwists and Triple Lutzes
What does neuroscientist Nathaniel Sawtell, PhD, see when he watches the world’s best athletes compete in this Winter Olympics?
Movement
February 16, 2018
Figure Skater Brains Are Literally Wired Differently
Rui Costa, DVM, PhD, and Nathaniel Sawtell, PhD, explain what it is about figure skaters' brains that helps them stay upright on slippery ice.
Movement
February 15, 2018
Figure Skaters Have to Train Themselves to Ignore Their Natural Reflexes
In the figure skating rink, the brain areas that control movement have to learn new tricks, say Rui Costa, DVM, PhD, and Nathaniel Sawtell, PhD.
Learning & Memory
February 14, 2018
Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life
When it comes time to choose a mate, neuroscientist Sarah Woolley, PhD, finds that finches are expert at learning the songs of their fathers for later in life.
Movement
February 9, 2018
Go Figure: Why Olympic Ice Skaters Don't Fall Flat on Their Faces
Athletes’ brains get rewired with practice, say Rui Costa, DVM, PhD, and Nathaniel Sawtell, PhD.
Growth & Development
January 26, 2018
Why Scientists Are Studying Budding Fruit Fly Brains
A new study from Richard Mann, PhD, about how insects' central nervous system develops could inform research on how the human brain develops.
Computation
January 10, 2018
This ‘Mind-reading’ Algorithm Can Decode the Pictures in Your Head
Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, PhD, weighs in on a new technology that uses algorithms to decode mental images.
Disease
January 5, 2018
Salt Is Not Just Bad for Your Heart, It is Also Bad for Your Brain
Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, reviews a new study showing how excess salt appeared to cause an immune response.
News
December 3, 2017
Priceless Experience for Young Scientists
A profile of high schooler Randy Collado, who participated in BRAINYAC, a six-week apprenticeship held each summer at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute,
