December 30, 2018

A New Party Trick: A Hearing Aid That Reads Minds

When you're at a loud party, how does your brain pick out the voice of a person nearby? Neuroengineer Nima Mesgarani studies how your brain does this with the goal of building a better hearing aid that reads your mind.
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December 10, 2018

Unlocking the Memories Inside Our Minds

By investigating the phenomenal memory of chickadees, Dmitriy Aronov brings a fresh approach to studying how our own brains remember. Now he’s being recognized as one of the nation’s top early-career scientists.
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December 5, 2018

Friend or Foe? Brain Area That Controls Social Memory Also Triggers Aggression, Mouse Study Reveals

New research from Columbia's Zuckerman Institute reveals the importance of memory in driving key social behavior and offers insight into psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.
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November 27, 2018

Why Small Size Matters: Tiny Mitochondria Stimulate Brain Cell Connections, Columbia Study Shows

The research suggests these unusually small, squat mitochondria help neurons grow and make proper connections in the developing brain. The work could open up new lines of inquiry into what may be at play when these processes go awry in brain disease.
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November 26, 2018

When Storing Memories, Brain Prioritizes Those Experiences That Are Most Rewarding

A new Columbia study finds that overnight the brain automatically preserves memories for important events and filters out the rest, revealing new insights into the processes that guide decision making and behavior.
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