Study also reveals what can happen when that circuitry is disrupted — and may offer new insight into the treatment of conditions such as posttraumatic stress, panic and anxiety disorders.
Deterioration of tiny brain region offers clues to onset of psychiatric disorder.
Two Zuckerman Institute Principal Investigators are among five Columbia University faculty named as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
New study proves that sense of taste is hardwired in the brain, independent of learning or experience
Sarah Woolley is decoding how the brain interprets sound — and what happens during development when those sounds are disrupted.
Franck Polleux is tracing the origins of our extraordinary capacity for complex thinking.
Findings open up new avenues for future treatment.
At the Zuckerman Institute, Stavros Lomvardas is exploring how people make sense of the millions of scents they encounter every day.
Neuroscientist Charles Zuker explores why we love the sweet, despise the bitter, and how we know when we’re thirsty.
Human-specific network may have evolved to strengthen social communication.
