Neuroscience Program for High School Teachers Turns 10

Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute helps educators bring brain science to teens

How Mathematicians and Physicists are Empowering Brain Science

A theorist team at Columbia has served as a model for interdisciplinary research for 20 years

Columbia Neuroscience Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Seeks Applications

A special program at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute generously sponsored by Alan Kanzer continues to support the next generation of neuroscientists

AI Tool Reveals Complete 3D Architecture of Brain Cells

New open-source software could shed light on how brain diseases work

Zuckerman Institute Festival Showcases Columbia Brain Research

Two-day “ZIFest” brings together researchers from diverse disciplines at the frontiers of neuroscience

Zuckerman Institute’s Ishmail Abdus-Saboor Wins NIH Director's Pioneer Award

$5.75 million award will fund research into how the sense of touch can help build relationships

Why Study The Brain?

We asked students, professors and administrators at our neuroscience institute. Their response: understanding this extraordinary organ is key to understanding ourselves, tackling devastating diseases like Alzheimer’s and building a better future for us all.

Millisecond Windows of Time May Be Key to How We Hear, Study Finds

Microscopic “Velcro” Sticks Brain Cells to Muscle

Pair of molecules seen to guide development of a fruit fly’s leg

“Brain Dial” for Consumption Found in Mice

Discovering ways to regulate this brain center may lead to new therapies for weight control and chemotherapy side effects