Growth & Development
May 10, 2016
Charting the Growth of Brain Cells’ Branches
In his research, Wesley Grueber asks: How do cells know how and where to spread their tendrils?
Decision Making
May 3, 2016
Finding the Beats in our Brains
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.
The Senses
April 25, 2016
Locating the Brain’s Motion Detectors
At Columbia's Zuckerman Institute, Rudy Behnia asks: How does the visual system perceive movement?
Computation
March 22, 2016
Teasing Signals from the Brain
Statistician John Cunningham examines how the complex communication between motor neurons gives rise to the elegant simplicity of our movements.
Tools & Technology
March 15, 2016
Building the Tools to Reveal the Invisible
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.
Learning & Memory
March 10, 2016
Newborn Brain Cells Required for Memory
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.
Learning & Memory
March 8, 2016
Randy Bruno Investigates How the Brain is Wired
Randy Bruno recently made a discovery that turned the field of neuroscience on its head.
Decision Making
February 23, 2016
What the Film Inside Out Can Teach Us About the Brain, the Mind and Ourselves
A Conversation with two Columbia scientists who consulted on the Oscar-nominated film.
Disease
February 18, 2016
Scientists Eliminate Core Symptom of Schizophrenia in Mice
Team uses chemical compound to restore affected brain regions; findings could lead to new treatment strategies.
Growth & Development
February 16, 2016
The Symphony of Signals that Guide Brain Development
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.
