Columbia University in the City of New York

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.

News from about

Evolution April 19, 2017

Why Are Some Mice (and People) Monogamous? A Study Points to Genes

Andrés Bendesky, MD, PhD, and colleagues identified a genetic basis for parenting behavior in mice. The findings may help make sense of parenting in humans.

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.

Learning & Memory November 21, 2016

Your Memory is Not Like a Computer's

Our brains are often compared to a computer hard drive between our ears. But the reality, says Daphna Shohamy, PhD, is far more complex.

Computation October 10, 2016

Will You Ever Be Able to Upload Your Brain?

Kenneth Miller, PhD, writes about whether we will ever be able to 'upload' and recreate an individual’s mind after death — or if we would even want to.

Growth & Development October 7, 2016

The Brain Process That Makes Teens Misbehave Might Also Help Them Learn

Teens learn differently — and maybe even better — than adults do, according to research led by Daphna Shohamy, PhD.

Growth & Development October 6, 2016

Teens' Penchant For Risk-Taking May Help Them Learn Faster

Daphna Shohamy, PhD, and her team test whether teens' drive for rewards, and the risk-taking that comes from it, exist for a reason.

Growth & Development October 5, 2016

Teen Brains are Primed for Learning From Life

Daphna Shohamy, PhD, found that teens are great at learning because of the nifty way their brains thread together memory-formation processes.

Growth & Development October 5, 2016

Why Your Angsty Teen Phase Was Actually Good For You

Impulsivity in teens may serve a noble (and necessary) cognitive purpose, according to research from Daphna Shohamy, PhD.

Learning & Memory October 3, 2016

The Human Remembering Machine

A new mathematical model of memory by Stefano Fusi, PhD, and team could accelerate the quest to build brain-inspired hardware.

News September 13, 2016

Brainy High School Students Present Research From Their Summer at Columbia’s Brain Behavior Institute

This summer, city high school students worked with the world's leading neuroscientists.