The Senses
March 16, 2018
The Nerve Cells That Enable Fruit Flies to Escape Danger
Findings offer clues into comparable survival strategies in people.
Growth & Development
February 14, 2018
Learning the Language of Love: The Brain Science of Songbirds
By examining birds' courtship rituals, and deciphering how they learn to sing to each other, Sarah Woolley, PhD, is shedding new light on how two brains can connect to become a pair.
Growth & Development
January 25, 2018
The Stem Cells that Build a Fly’s Nervous System
Columbia study in fruit flies sheds light on key aspect of development; findings could build understanding of comparable system in people.
Growth & Development
December 1, 2017
Mapping the Many Steps it Takes to Build a Cell
In developing a new tool to trace the proteins that guide cellular development, Columbia scientists are deciphering one of biology’s most ancient systems.
Evolution
November 2, 2017
What the Discovery of an Elusive Protein Means for Science and Medicine
Columbia-led research solves decade-long scientific mystery; lays groundwork for entirely new investigations into cell biology and disease
Disease
April 27, 2017
Can Tangled-Up Neurons Lead to Depression-Like Behavior?
Twin papers lend clues into how the brain organizes itself, offering new avenues for studying psychiatric disorders.
Learning & Memory
October 5, 2016
Brain Study Reveals How Teens Learn Differently Than Adults
Columbia-led research finds adolescents’ ability to remember is closely linked to reward-learning behavior.
Evolution
September 19, 2016
This Gene May Underpin Our Brain’s Extraordinary Abilities
Scientists at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute have shed light on how a single change to our genome had a significant impact on the evolution of the human brain
The Senses
September 6, 2016
Columbia’s Carol Mason Wins Vision Award for Studies of How Visual Circuits Develop
Prize recognizes decades of work that explores how the eyes connect to the brain and lays the groundwork for new ways to treat vision damage.
The Senses
July 25, 2016
Seeing with Both Sides of the Brain
In her research, Carol Mason asks: How do nerve cells in the eye know where to go in the brain?
