The Mystery Behind Schizophrenia's Most Stubborn Symptom

New study in mice reveals biological origins of memory deficits, a core symptom of schizophrenia.

Learning, Memory and Movement: Revealing Connections Behind the Brain’s Talents

Whether it’s hitting a homerun or a tickling the ivories, neuroscientist Rui Costa, PhD, investigates how we learn skilled movement — and what happens in the brain when that ability is disrupted.

How Birds Learn to Sing — and What This Reveals About Human Communication

Why is the young brain so good at learning language?

Brain Study Reveals How Teens Learn Differently Than Adults

Columbia-led research finds adolescents’ ability to remember is closely linked to reward-learning behavior.

How the Brain Makes New Memories While Preserving the Old

Advance helps to resolve this long-standing scientific question; offers framework to guide future studies of memory.

Imaging Study in Mice Sheds Light on How the Brain Draws a Map

Scientists track brain-cell activity of mice in real time, gain insight into how the brain stores and organizes information

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.

Newborn Brain Cells Required for Memory

Columbia neuroscientists have described the activity of newly generated brain cells in awake mice and revealed the critical role these cells play in forming memories.