Computation
June 7, 2021
New Professorship Awarded to Kenneth Miller
Miller has spent his career providing new insights into vision and the fundamental functions of the brain using tools from physics and mathematics.
Computation
October 14, 2020
How Do You Make Sense of the World?
Two Zuckerman Institute labs teamed up to investigate how the brain represents abstract concepts
Computation
August 17, 2020
The Computer in Your Head
For physicist-turned-neuroscientist Larry Abbott, brain cells act a lot like circuits. His research reveals the mental computations that underlie thought.
Computation
June 9, 2020
Revealing the Key to the Brain’s Unrivaled Computing Power
A Q&A with Stefano Fusi, René Hen, Mazen Kheirbek and Fabio Stefanini.
The Senses
March 9, 2020
Curious Minds: How Do Flies See in Color?
New research from two young scientists shows how the brains of flies, like the brains of humans, create the mental illusion of color.
Decision Making
February 26, 2020
How Does the Brain Put Decisions into Context?
Columbia research combines mathematics and neuroscience; highlights surprising power of one brain area to simultaneously integrate vast amounts of information.
The Senses
January 9, 2020
How Do Fruit Flies See in Color? Study Uncovers Human-like Brain Circuit at Work
Findings lay groundwork for mapping mechanisms of color vision; could inspire future technologies for those with vision impairments.
The Senses
January 6, 2020
Mathematics and Neuroscience Merge to Shed Light on Learning
A Q&A with Nathaniel Sawtell, Larry Abbott and Salomon Muller.
The Senses
November 18, 2019
Inside the Jazz Lab with Helen Sung, Jazz Artist-in-Residence
Award-winning pianist completes a year-long residency at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute with a debut of original compositions inspired by brain science.
Movement
October 21, 2019
The Brain Science of Baseball
Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert, PhD, is uncovering the connections between body and brain that make the physical feats of this sport possible.
