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.
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.
Athletes’ brains get rewired with practice, say Rui Costa, DVM, PhD, and Nathaniel Sawtell, PhD.
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.
