Decision Making
August 14, 2024
Scientists Capture Clearest Glimpse of How Brain Cells Embody Thought
Recordings from thousands of neurons reveal how a person’s brain abstractly represents acts of reasoning.
Learning & Memory
July 23, 2024
Zuckerman Institute Memory Expert Named an HHMI Investigator
Dr. Dmitriy Aronov’s discoveries about chickadees may help solve mysteries about the inner workings of memory
The Senses
July 8, 2024
Memory Center in Flies Linked to Smell Sheds Light on Sight
By tracing connections inside the fruit fly brain, Zuckerman Institute researchers hope to learn more about multisensory learning
Decision Making
July 5, 2024
Brain-Imaging Study Reveals Curiosity as it Emerges
In a first, researchers link people’s subjective feelings of curiosity to the way their brains physically represent it
News
July 1, 2024
2023-2024 Academic Year Reflections
Science, discovery and wonder: our year in review
News
May 24, 2024
Columbia Undergraduates Convene at the Zuckerman Institute to Learn More About a Future in Neuroscience
Undergrads present their research and hear from faculty at day-long meeting
News
May 24, 2024
Profiles in Excellence: Meet Some of Our Undergraduate Researchers
College researchers in Zuckerman Institute labs are investigating different aspects the brain
The Senses
May 16, 2024
How Does the Brain Turn Waves of Light Into Experiences of Color?
Fruit fly study reveals brain-cell circuitry that could underlie how creatures large and small see wavelengths of light as information-rich hues
Evolution
May 15, 2024
Some Mice May Owe Their Monogamy to a Newly Evolved Type of Cell
Scientists discover the cells and hormones that inspire mice to nurture their young; the same hormones are also present in humans
