Learning & Memory
February 24, 2021
Why You Should Try Something New Every Day
New study demonstrates the power of novelty to boost the brain’s problem-solving abilities
Disease
February 22, 2021
Lab in the Time of Coronavirus Podcast: "Building a Better Antibody"
Meet a protein aficionado working on a new way to treat COVID-19.
Learning & Memory
February 16, 2021
How Does the Brain Create Memories?
How an Incredible Memory Helps Birds Survive the Winter
Movement
February 5, 2021
How Does the Brain Control Eye Movements?
News
February 2, 2021
Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute Announces Alan Kanzer Writer-in-Residence Program
$1 million gift builds bridges between the humanities and the sciences.
Tools & Technology
January 15, 2021
Scientists Paint Multicolor Atlas of Worm Nerve Cells
A new technique developed by Columbia researchers helps tease out the dynamics of neural networks in the nervous system of microscopic worms
Disease
December 17, 2020
Lab in the Time of Coronavirus: “Uncovering the Lingering Health Effects of COVID”
Researchers recruit New Yorkers who have recovered from coronavirus to be scanned for long-term damage to the heart and other organs.
Decision Making
December 15, 2020
How Does Uncertainty Hijack Our Attention?
New study identifies changes in brain activity that ready the brain to receive information from the senses
Movement
November 4, 2020
Brain Region Implicated in Predicting the Consequences of Actions
Researchers monitor brain cells in mice that build mental models to simulate the future
