The Academy recognizes decades of work to map complex pathways that connect the eye to the brain — research that could inform treatments of developmental and vision disorders.

In this video, Columbia neuroscientists Daphna Shohamy and Rafael Yuste explain how they're exploring key questions about the brain and the best ways to study human thought, behavior, and emotion.

Carol Mason and Mihalis Yannakakis were elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding research achievements. Membership in the Academy is one of the highest honors in science.

In a new study, Columbia scientists have discovered why the brain’s olfactory system is so remarkably consistent between individuals, even though the wiring of brain cells in this region differs greatly from person to person.

A study led by Rafael Yuste, a neuroscientist, shows how an algorithm for filtering spam can learn to pick out, from hours of video footage, the full behavioral repertoire of tiny, pond-dwelling Hydra.