Learning & Memory
February 24, 2021
Why You Should Try Something New Every Day
New study demonstrates the power of novelty to boost the brain’s problem-solving abilities
Learning & Memory
February 16, 2021
How Does the Brain Create Memories?
How an Incredible Memory Helps Birds Survive the Winter
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
Movement
October 7, 2020
How Does the Brain Explore?
New mouse study reveals brain cells that identify familiar locations, deepening our understanding of how the brain explores new environments
Learning & Memory
October 6, 2020
NIH New Innovator Award Goes to Columbia Neuroscientist Studying “Genius” Birds and Memory
$2.43 million grant will fund cutting-edge technologies and research positions aimed at deciphering what a memory looks like.
Learning & Memory
October 5, 2020
Cells that Keep Brain Activity Balanced in Mice Mapped in 3D
Researchers combined two imaging technologies, creating an atlas of cells that inhibit activity to keep the brain functioning properly.
Decision Making
June 15, 2020
What is the Cerebellum?
Recent research is revealing new, complex roles for this ancient and universal brain structure.
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.
Learning & Memory
May 8, 2020
How Does the Brain Link Events To Form A Memory?
Findings in mice bolster efforts to map circuitry of brain’s memory center; point to new areas of research into panic and post-traumatic stress disorders.
Growth & Development
April 20, 2020
Early Exposure to Cannabis Boosts Young Brains’ Sensitivity to Cocaine
Columbia-led research in rats uncovers unexpected interplay between the two drugs; sheds new light on the neurobiology of drug use in adolescence.