Scientists Witness the Brain’s ‘Aha!’ Moment

Study lends insight into one of neuroscience’s greatest puzzles: how the brain transforms unconscious information into conscious thought.

Curious Cells: How the Brain Makes Up Its Mind

A Q&A with Jacqueline Gottlieb, PhD

Can Science Explain What Art is For?

Philosophers, Brain and Mind Scientists Discuss Search for the Self

The World Science Festival concluded by addressing one of the hardest questions in science: How do our brains give rise to our sense of self?

Finding the Beats in our Brains

What happens in the brain of a jazz musician when he or she plays a tune — and what happens in the brains of audience members when they hear it.

Randy Bruno Investigates How the Brain is Wired

Randy Bruno recently made a discovery that turned the field of neuroscience on its head.

What the Film Inside Out Can Teach Us About the Brain, the Mind and Ourselves

A Conversation with two Columbia scientists who consulted on the Oscar-nominated film.

Scientists at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute Selected as AAAS Fellows

Two Zuckerman Institute Principal Investigators are among five Columbia University faculty named as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Anorexia Nervosa Linked to Brain Activity Differences

Findings open up new avenues for future treatment.

Brain Network that Controls, Redirects Attention Identified

Human-specific network may have evolved to strengthen social communication.