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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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Disease February 18, 2016

Scientists Have Found A Way To Prevent Memory Loss In Schizophrenic Mice

Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, and his team have successfully eliminated one of the major symptoms of schizophrenia in mice.

Disease February 18, 2016

Neuroscientists Score a Rare Hit Against an Impenetrable Face of Schizophrenia

Research led by Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, shows that regrowing certain neural connections rebuilds working memories in mice.

Decision Making January 25, 2016

Make Information Overload Disappear

Daphna Shohamy, PhD, scans the brain of WNYC host Manoush Zomorodi to see if information overload can be visualized in the brain.

Disease January 11, 2016

A Discovery About Brain Circuitry Holds Promise for Treating Anxiety

Steven Siegelbaum, PhD, reveals how the mind distinguishes between safe and dangerous environments.

The Senses November 19, 2015

Your Brain Can Taste without Your Tongue

Charles Zuker, PhD, shows that stimulating the "taste cortex" was enough to trick mice into thinking they'd tasted sweet or bitter.

The Senses November 18, 2015

New Study Shows That Taste, Like All Reality, is but a Fragile Illusion

Charles Zuker, PhD, reveals that the sense of taste is hardwired in the brain, independent of learning or experience.

Disease October 14, 2015

Anorexics Process Food Choices In a Very Different Way

A new study co-led by Daphna Shohmay, PhD, has identified what’s going on in the brain when anorexics decide what to eat.

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.

Learning & Memory June 23, 2015

Inside Out Nails the Science of How Our Memories Function

Daphna Shohamy, PhD, believes this recent Pixar movie has potential as an educational tool.

Learning & Memory April 19, 2015

Best Memory Advice? Exercise, Stimulating Hobbies

Eric Kandel, MD, and Daphna Shohamy, PhD, discuss steps we can take to prevent, delay or even reverse memory decline.