The Senses
April 25, 2016
Locating the Brain’s Motion Detectors
At Columbia's Zuckerman Institute, Rudy Behnia asks: How does the visual system perceive movement?
The Senses
November 18, 2015
Scientists Turn Tastes On and Off by Activating and Silencing Brain Cells
New study proves that sense of taste is hardwired in the brain, independent of learning or experience
Learning & Memory
October 28, 2015
What Songbirds Can Teach Us About Human Speech and Language
Sarah Woolley is decoding how the brain interprets sound — and what happens during development when those sounds are disrupted.
The Senses
October 1, 2015
Studying Smell to Understand the Brain
At the Zuckerman Institute, Stavros Lomvardas is exploring how people make sense of the millions of scents they encounter every day.
The Senses
September 8, 2015
The Signals that Guide Our Sense of Taste
Neuroscientist Charles Zuker explores why we love the sweet, despise the bitter, and how we know when we’re thirsty.
The Senses
July 2, 2015
The Ties that Bind: Brain Cells Link Emotion with the Sensory World
A Q&A with Daniel Salzman, MD, PhD
The Senses
May 15, 2015
From The Tongue To The Brain
A body of research by Charles Zuker explains how we distinguish bitter from sweet, salty from sour — and why we should care.
