New mouse research on the sense of touch reveals surprising mental flexibility, with potential implications for designing touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs and understanding disorders such as autism.
Pioneering study points to promising avenues for minimizing sugar cravings and potentially reducing incidence of obesity and diabetes.
Columbia study in mice shows how special cells in nose help the brain to distinguish between world’s near-infinite combinations of scents.
New research from two young scientists shows how the brains of flies, like the brains of humans, create the mental illusion of color.
Columbia research combines mathematics and neuroscience; highlights surprising power of one brain area to simultaneously integrate vast amounts of information.
Do the experiences of your father leave a mark on your genes? Can trauma be passed down from generation to generation?
How do the tongue and the brain work together to tell us that certain things are sour?
Year-long program embeds award-winning painter, jazz musician and author with scientists studying the mind, the brain and behavior.
Columbia-led study in mice maps brain circuitry that enables a single pheromone to drive both innate and learned sexual behaviors
Findings lay groundwork for mapping mechanisms of color vision; could inspire future technologies for those with vision impairments.
