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News November 4, 2024

Ballet and the Brain: A Dancer and a Neuroscientist Share Insights on Movement

A new series, Where Ideas Come From, asks a variety of experts how ideas originate and evolve

Decision Making October 29, 2024

Why Do We Ask Why?

New research investigates how scientists think about curiosity.

News October 15, 2024

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Emerging Neuroscientists Enters its Second Year

Supported by philanthropist Alan Kanzer, program seeks next cohort of applicants forging novel synergies of disciplines and methods

Learning & Memory October 15, 2024

Fearful Memories of Others Seen in Mouse Brain

Temporarily silencing brain regions helped scientists pinpoint where different types of memories originate

News October 3, 2024

Neuroscience and Society: Teaching the Teachers

In a philanthropy-backed program, a team at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute preps middle school teachers to bring the everyday relevance of neuroethics to their classrooms

News October 2, 2024

SciFest: One Institute, Infinite Curiosity

Two-day science festival brings together Zuckerman researchers working in diverse disciplines at the frontiers of neuroscience

Growth & Development September 25, 2024

Protein Droplets Help Organize Fly Brain Cell Development

A Q&A with brain development and fruit fly expert Minoree Kohwi

Computation August 27, 2024

Neuroscience + Artificial Intelligence = NeuroAI

The new field of NeuroAI is building momentum at Columbia University

Decision Making August 14, 2024

Scientists Capture Clearest Glimpse of How Brain Cells Embody Thought

Recordings from thousands of neurons reveal how a person’s brain abstractly represents acts of reasoning.

Movement July 26, 2024

The Neuroscience of Fencing

Celebrate the 2024 Olympics with brain science

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