Learning & Memory
November 30, 2016
How Birds Learn to Sing — and What This Reveals About Human Communication
Why is the young brain so good at learning language?
Tools & Technology
November 8, 2016
Real-Time 3D Imaging of Living Brains
Leica Microsystems to develop SCAPE microscopy.
News
October 13, 2016
Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute Teams up with BioBus
New partnership aimed at bringing new educational opportunities to schools and community centers across upper Manhattan and the Bronx.
News
October 11, 2016
Community Wellness Center to Open at Manhattanville
Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger today announced that two Columbia University Medical Center doctors will lead a new community Wellness Center.
Learning & Memory
October 5, 2016
Brain Study Reveals How Teens Learn Differently Than Adults
Columbia-led research finds adolescents’ ability to remember is closely linked to reward-learning behavior.
Disease
October 4, 2016
Molecular ‘Identity Theft’ May Underlie Key Mechanism of Schizophrenia
A Q&A with Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD.
Computation
October 3, 2016
How the Brain Makes New Memories While Preserving the Old
Advance helps to resolve this long-standing scientific question; offers framework to guide future studies of memory.
The Senses
September 22, 2016
Columbia Neuroscientist Wins Support of Leading Science Institute
Stavros Lomvardas, an expert on olfaction, our sense of smell, earns funding and recognition from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Evolution
September 19, 2016
This Gene May Underpin Our Brain’s Extraordinary Abilities
Scientists at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute have shed light on how a single change to our genome had a significant impact on the evolution of the human brain
The Senses
September 6, 2016
Columbia’s Carol Mason Wins Vision Award for Studies of How Visual Circuits Develop
Prize recognizes decades of work that explores how the eyes connect to the brain and lays the groundwork for new ways to treat vision damage.
