Decision Making
October 29, 2024
Why Do We Ask Why?
New research investigates how scientists think about curiosity.
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.
Decision Making
July 5, 2024
Brain-Imaging Study Reveals Curiosity as it Emerges
In a first, researchers link people’s subjective feelings of curiosity to the way their brains physically represent it
Decision Making
May 10, 2024
Mental Landscape: What Does Brain Activity Look Like?
With a portable brainwave recorder in hand, a Zuckerman Institute scientist aims to bring the joy and art of brain science to wider audiences
Tools & Technology
December 12, 2023
This Synchronized Swimmer Moves to Learn
Meet Graduate Student Jasmine Stone, Neurobiology and Behavior Program
Tools & Technology
December 8, 2023
This Artist Investigates Aggression with Fish
Meet Graduate Student Claire Everett, Neurobiology and Behavior Program
Tools & Technology
July 18, 2023
This Vegetarian Builds Brainy Tools
Meet Graduate Student Elizabeth Brewer, Neurobiology and Behavior Program
Learning & Memory
July 14, 2023
This DJ Searches for Memory
Meet Graduate Student Abhishek Shah, Neurobiology and Behavior Program
Decision Making
July 5, 2023
This Curious Twin Studies Curiosity
Meet Graduate Student Michael Cohanpour, Neurobiology and Behavior Program
Decision Making
June 22, 2023
Have Researchers Glimpsed the Moment the Brain Commits to a Decision?
It’s one thing to mull over options. It’s another to actually choose one of them. What is happening in the deciding brain?
