Toxic Protein, Linked to Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases, Exposed in New Detail
A Columbia-led team harnessed two powerful technologies to identify promising targets for diagnosing and treating neurodegenerative diseases.
Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute Announces Three Artists-in-Residence
A trio of pioneers in the fields of visual arts, jazz and literature will spend a year collaborating with scientists at the Institute in an endeavor that immerses artists in the cutting-edge field of neuroscience.
Sex Pheromone Named for Jane Austen Character Alters Brain in Mouse Courtship
The new Columbia-led study in mice maps the brain circuitry that enables a single pheromone to drive both innate and learned sexual behaviors.
How Do Fruit Flies See in Color? Columbia Study Uncovers Human-like Brain Circuit at Work
Columbia scientists have identified a brain circuit that drives fruit flies’ ability to see in color — and found that it bears a striking resemblance to the circuitry behind our own capacity for color vision.
Mathematics and Neuroscience Merge to Shed Light on Learning
What can a fish tell us about the brain and our senses? At Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, two labs with different expertise have teamed up to find out.