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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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Learning & Memory March 29, 2024

Birds create barcode-like memories to locate stored food, scientists find

Aronov lab unpicked mechanism that allows black-capped chickadees to stash and relocate huge quantities of food.

The Senses March 8, 2024

The "shocking" tactic electric fish use to collectively sense the world

Nate Sawtell, PhD, interviewed on National Public Radio.

In the News March 8, 2024

Weaving Together The Tapestry Of Evolutionary Biology Using Jazz

Music on the Brain, with T.K. Blue and Wyatt Toure provides a captivating synthesis of evolutionary biology and jazz.

Computation March 5, 2024

Theoretical and computational neuroscientists net 2024 Brain Prize

Larry Abbott, Terrence Sejnowski and Haim Sompolinsky split $1.45 million in recognition of their decades of work uncovering principles of brain structure and function.

The Senses February 9, 2024

Leaving lasting marks with Tessa Montague

When the postdoctoral fellow is not deconstructing cuttlefish camouflage and dodging ink squirts in the lab, you can find her teaching neuroscience courses in correctional facilities, mentoring high school biology students in Ghana and helping to launch DNA experiments into space.

Learning & Memory September 29, 2023

The Neurobiology Of Changing Priorities In A Songbird

Vikram Gadagkar, PhD, shows that when a thirsty and lonely male zebra finch changes his mind from getting a drink of water to prioritizing courtship, his dopamine-releasing brain cells reflect his new intentions.

Computation August 14, 2023

AI Models Struggle To Identify Nonsense, Says Study

The AI models that power chatbots and other applications still have difficulty distinguishing between nonsense and natural language, according to a study released on Thursday.

Scientists Map Cuttlefish Brains Hoping to Understand Complex Camouflage

Rresearch team at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute creatse the world’s first cuttlefish brain atlas.

Computation June 8, 2023

Where Imagination Lives in Your Brain

Kenneth Kay, PhD, talks about how the brain manages to conjure possible futures.

Your Brain: Who's in Control?

Dive into the subconscious to see what’s really driving the decisions you make. Bianca Jones Marlin on PBS Nova.