December 18, 2019
neuroscience
zuckerman institute
If you could see the brain at work in a living creature, imagine what you could discover about biology’s most fundamental processes. For Zuckerman Institute researchers, this is not a dream, but reality.
November 27, 2019
neuroscience
zuckerman institute
Columbia researchers uncover the mechanism that produces the fly’s startle response, which offers clues as to what may happen in our own bodies when we get startled.
November 21, 2019
neuroscience
zuckerman institute
Postdoctoral research scientist Jordan Moore, PhD, discovered a part of the brain critical for learning songs: a step toward understanding how human beings learn language when young.
November 18, 2019
neuroscience
zuckerman institute
Musician Helen Sung, who has spent a year learning about the brain at the Zuckerman Institute, prepares to debut original compositions inspired by brain science.
November 6, 2019
neuroscience
zuckerman institute
Columbia researchers are taking a closer look at this state that leaves people craving relief—and how it affects decision-making, relationships and behavior.