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News February 1, 2024

Jazz Meets Neuroscience

What happens when four-time Grammy winner Terri Lyne Carrington spends a year with brain scientists?

Learning & Memory January 22, 2024

This Pianist Learns with Songbirds

Meet Graduate Student Jonathan Kasdin, Neurobiology and Behavior Program

Computation January 19, 2024

This Runner Computes How Vision Works

Meet Graduate Student Tuan Nguyen, Neurobiology and Behavior Program

The Senses December 20, 2023

A Trillion Scents. One Nose.

Smell’s sensory magic emerges from intricate developmental mechanism that tailors each of nose’s sensory cells, mice studies suggest

Learning & Memory December 13, 2023

New study sheds light on how the brain learns to seek reward

Rewards don’t just reinforce a specific action—they quickly change the whole pattern of how we behave

Tools & Technology December 12, 2023

This Synchronized Swimmer Moves to Learn

Meet Graduate Student Jasmine Stone, Neurobiology and Behavior Program

Tools & Technology December 8, 2023

This Artist Investigates Aggression with Fish

Meet Graduate Student Claire Everett, Neurobiology and Behavior Program

Evolution December 6, 2023

Fighting Chickens Offer Clues to Genetic Origins of Aggression

Scientists complete largest genomic analysis of gamecocks to date

Tools & Technology November 13, 2023

Zuckerman Scientists Merge Art and AI in Venice

Zenna Tavares meshes interactive storytelling and artificial intelligence at the Venice Biennale

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