Scientists at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute have uncovered new insights into how stem cells transform into brain cells that control leg movements. The findings could shed light on how the human brain develops — and what happens when problems arise.

By classifying different types of cells in the spinal cord, neuroscientists have gained new insight into an evolutionary achievement millions of years in the making.

Research by neuroscientist Charles S. Zuker, Ph.D., a world expert on taste, has shown that the brain can be fooled into perceiving sweet or bitter tastes — simply by activating parts of the brain dedicated to those tastes.

A neuroscientist and cartoonist, Matteo Farinella is a postdoctoral researcher in Columbia's Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience program; he recently published his second graphic novel, The Senses.

Joanna Steinglass, an associate professor of clinical psychiatry, and Daphna Shohamy, a psychology professor, are collaborating on a food choice study that aims to find the brain mechanisms of restrictive eating and develop more effective treatments for anorexia nervosa.