Neuroscience

Recent news about neuroscience and the brain from across Columbia.

The new field of NeuroAI is building momentum at Columbia.

A new study has yielded a pathbreaking trove of data on how a person’s brain abstractly represents acts of reasoning.

A Columbia neuroscientist and fencing coach explain how Olympic-level fencers train their bodies and their minds.

The appointments are highly sought after and provide each new investigator with stable and generous support.

Jesús E. Pérez-Ortega is interested in technology that improves our understanding of the brain and treats neurological conditions.

Columbia Zuckerman Institute researchers aim to learn more about multisensory learning by tracing connections in fruit fly brains.

A Columbia Zuckerman Institute research team has for the first time observed what is happening in the brain when curiosity arises.

A new fruit fly study reveals the brain-cell circuitry that converts raw sensory signals into perceptions of color.

The newly-discovered adrenal cell produces a hormone that is also present in humans.

A Columbia neurologist hopes to better identify which patients with severe brain injuries are likely to regain consciousness. 

Making use of this new brain circuit could lead to new therapies for many immune disorders.

Columbia University faculty members pay tribute to the late Nobel Laureate and Princeton professor emeritus.