Decision Making
December 15, 2020
How Does Uncertainty Hijack Our Attention?
New study identifies changes in brain activity that ready the brain to receive information from the senses
Movement
November 4, 2020
Brain Region Implicated in Predicting the Consequences of Actions
Researchers monitor brain cells in mice that build mental models to simulate the future
Disease
October 19, 2020
Brain Cells that Remember Social Interactions Hold Promise for Treating Schizophrenia Symptoms, Mouse Study Suggests
An in-depth investigation of cells in the brain’s memory center reveals their role in social behavior, and a potential way to treat social deficits in schizophrenia.
News
October 15, 2020
New Scholar-in-Residence Joins Zuckerman Institute Efforts to Enhance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Clinical psychologist will advise on issues of bias and lead trainings to combat prejudice and racism.
Computation
October 14, 2020
How Do You Make Sense of the World?
Two Zuckerman Institute labs teamed up to investigate how the brain represents abstract concepts
Movement
October 7, 2020
How Does the Brain Explore?
New mouse study reveals brain cells that identify familiar locations, deepening our understanding of how the brain explores new environments
Learning & Memory
October 6, 2020
NIH New Innovator Award Goes to Columbia Neuroscientist Studying “Genius” Birds and Memory
$2.43 million grant will fund cutting-edge technologies and research positions aimed at deciphering what a memory looks like.
Learning & Memory
October 5, 2020
Cells that Keep Brain Activity Balanced in Mice Mapped in 3D
Researchers combined two imaging technologies, creating an atlas of cells that inhibit activity to keep the brain functioning properly.
Decision Making
September 16, 2020
What Happens When We Look at Art?
Recent experiments explore how we respond to different kinds of paintings.
Disease
September 10, 2020
Lab in the Time of Coronavirus: “Back to School"
What does it look like to start graduate school in the middle of a pandemic? Meet the students and faculty preparing for classes and research during the upcoming academic year.
