Neuroscience + Artificial Intelligence = NeuroAI

The new field of NeuroAI is building momentum at Columbia University

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.

Scientist at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute Wins Prestigious Brain Prize

Prize is among the largest in the world for brain science; Dr. Abbott and two other scientists are recognized for their pathbreaking work in theoretical neuroscience

Can A Single Brain Region Encode Familiarity and Recollection?

A new study with mice reveals how the brain can identify familiar individuals and recall past experiences with them; findings could shed light on disorders affecting memory

This Runner Computes How Vision Works

Meet Graduate Student Tuan Nguyen, Neurobiology and Behavior Program

Verbal Nonsense Reveals Limitations of AI Chatbots

In a new study, researchers tracked how current language models, such as ChatGPT, mistake nonsense sentences as meaningful. Can these AI flaws open new windows on the brain?

What Can Computers Teach Us About the Brain?

How do you make a neural network that can apply what it learns in one context to others?

Mental Landscapes: Is it Alive?

Computer Models Mimic Brain’s Ease in Telling Faces Apart

Models that perform statistical analyses of hundreds of visual clues point the way to understanding how our brains give us the ability to distinguish faces