News
August 12, 2019
How Young Songbirds Change Their Tune
Columbia study demonstrates unmatched flexibility of the growing brain; offers insight into children’s remarkable ability to learn language
Disease
June 21, 2019
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $1.5M to Columbia Scientists
As part of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's newly formed Seed Networks for the Human Cell Atlas, Columbia team will work to advance broad-scale efforts to treat spinal cord injury and disease.
The Senses
June 6, 2019
The Power and Peculiarities of Sensing the World
At the 2019 World Science Festival, experts discussed the role that our five senses — smell, taste, sight, hearing and touch — play in helping us to navigate our surroundings.
The Senses
May 30, 2019
The Mental Mathematics of Identifying and Manipulating Objects
An international team of researchers demonstrates that our brain need only perform a few lightning-fast statistical calculations to detect key properties of unknown objects.
Tools & Technology
May 15, 2019
Brain-Controlled Hearing Aid Automatically Identifies Who You Want to Hear
Columbia engineers develop new AI technology that amplifies correct speaker from a group; breakthrough could lead to better hearing aids.
News
May 15, 2019
Mind Brain Behavior Symposium is a Meeting of Minds
Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute hosts gathering of leading neuroscientists from across the country
The Senses
May 13, 2019
Room for Thought: Brain Region That Watches for Walls Identified
Advanced imaging technologies observe one brain area’s ability to rapidly sense our surroundings; lays groundwork for improvements to machine learning and robotics.
Decision Making
April 16, 2019
How Our Brains Seek Out Information
Neuroscientist Jacqueline Gottlieb, PhD, and Economist Michael Woodford, PhD, are working to understand what motivates us to pay attention and invest in certain pieces of information.
Disease
March 12, 2019
The Gene That Keeps PTSD-like Behavior at Bay in Female Mice
Columbia study highlights key role this gene plays in essential biological processes; offers promising new target for combating PTSD, a disorder that impacts women more than men.
The Senses
March 7, 2019
High-Speed, 3D Microscope Captures Nerve Cells in Action
Columbia team harnesses powerful high-speed, 3D SCAPE microscope to uncover never-before-seen details of the fruit fly nervous system, demonstrating SCAPE’s broad potential to decipher the brain.
