Google Earth for Brains? Scientists Zoom in with X-Rays to Make 3-D Maps with Brain Slices
A new method for mapping #brain slices in 3-D could be extremely helpful in mapping neural circuits, says Columbia University neuroscientist Rafael Yuste.
Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute Awarded $25.1M by BRAIN Initiative to Drive Neuroscience Discovery
A team of Zuckerman Institute neuroscientists, data scientists, and engineers together received a grant to answer one of biology’s most fundamental questions: How does the brain tell the body to move?
Expedition Explores Undersea Rift off Greece
The Corinth rift is one of the most seismically active areas in Europe. Starting this month, researchers — led by Columbia University seismologist and co-chief scientist Donna Shillington — will drill into the rift to discover its past and future.
Your Memories are Less Accurate Than You Think
Reseearch by Ning Qian, a neuroscientist at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute, and his colleagues reveals it’s easier for our brains to handle categories than minute details.