Learning & Memory
April 17, 2025
How Do Memories of Places Form?
First recordings of activity in the branch tips of mouse neurons reveal unexpected secrets underlying the creation of mental maps
Growth & Development
April 11, 2025
Scientists Win Award for Fundamental Research
Prizes recognize their pioneering research illuminating how cells communicate with each other, a crucial factor to them developing properly.
Learning & Memory
April 7, 2025
Art is in the Brain of the Beholder
Brain scans reveal neural circuitry linked with the subjective interpretation of art
Learning & Memory
March 12, 2025
Songbirds Highlight Dopamine’s Role in Learning
Researchers studying zebra finches see, for the first time, how dopamine guides trial and error learning.
News
March 5, 2025
What are indirect costs?
Funding for science is front-page news, with the NIH announcing cuts to indirect costs. Unfortunately named, indirect costs may not sound important. But these funds are the foundation of a system that made the US a global leader in science, as explained in this animation.
Learning & Memory
December 18, 2024
New Peek at Connections Between Neurons Shines Light Into Memory Formation
Scientists for the first time see, in mice, the precise way in which connections between neurons change during memory formation
News
November 13, 2024
Experts Gather to Discuss the Brain Circuits of Social Connection
Scientists from across Columbia and across disciplines share diverse perspectives on the mind, brain and behavior.
News
November 4, 2024
Ballet and the Brain: A Dancer and a Neuroscientist Share Insights on Movement
A new series, Where Ideas Come From, asks a variety of experts how ideas originate and evolve
Decision Making
October 29, 2024
Why Do We Ask Why?
New research investigates how scientists think about curiosity.
News
October 15, 2024
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Emerging Neuroscientists Enters its Second Year
Supported by philanthropist Alan Kanzer, program seeks next cohort of applicants forging novel synergies of disciplines and methods
