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.
A new study from Richard Mann, PhD, about how insects' central nervous system develops could inform research on how the human brain develops.
Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, PhD, weighs in on a new technology that uses algorithms to decode mental images.
Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, reviews a new study showing how excess salt appeared to cause an immune response.
A profile of high schooler Randy Collado, who participated in BRAINYAC, a six-week apprenticeship held each summer at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute,
The scent of Thanksgiving dinner may be why apple pie is so alluring or green beans repulsive, says Charles Zuker, PhD.
Research from Ning Qian, PhD, is probing into the details of how the brain recollects what we’ve witnessed.
Nima Mesgarani, PhD, weighs in on a new video game that helped older people with hearing loss get better at tracking speech.
Research led by Tom Maniatis, PhD, highlights the role of the immune system in doing both good and harm.
Research from Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, and Attila Losonczy, MD, PhD, pinpoints the origins of schizophrenia's memory problems.
Watching neurons guide live mouse activities may help decipher Parkinson’s disease, according to research led by Rui Costa, DVM, PhD.