Charting the Growth of Brain Cells’ Branches
In his research, Wesley Grueber asks: How do cells know how and where to spread their tendrils?
In his research, Wesley Grueber asks: How do cells know how and where to spread their tendrils?
What happens in the brain of a jazz musician when he or she plays a tune — and what happens in the brains of audience members when they hear it.
At Columbia's Zuckerman Institute, Rudy Behnia asks: How does the visual system perceive movement?
Statistician John Cunningham examines how the complex communication between motor neurons gives rise to the elegant simplicity of our movements.
How a ‘hack’ to a high-powered microscope — and an innovative statistical technique — stands to change what we see when we peer inside the brain.
Columbia neuroscientists have described the activity of newly generated brain cells in awake mice and revealed the critical role these cells play in forming memories.
Randy Bruno recently made a discovery that turned the field of neuroscience on its head.
A Conversation with two Columbia scientists who consulted on the Oscar-nominated film.
Team uses chemical compound to restore affected brain regions; findings could lead to new treatment strategies.
Minoree Kohwi is mapping how cells mature into a healthy, thriving brain — painstaking work that could one day lead to effective treatments for brain disease and injury.