Neuroscience

Recent news about neuroscience and the brain from across Columbia.

A new study by Columbia Engineering researchers finds that the infant brain does not control its blood flow in the same way as the adult brain.

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a protein trafficking defect within brain cells that may underlie common non-

Seeking to bridge the transition from pediatric to adult care for people living with cerebral palsy, Debby and Peter A.

Jim Yardley has seen firsthand how the nanotechnology field has exploded over the past decade.

In the hippocampus, the dentate gyrus—which uses pattern separation to form new memories—is one of two areas of the brain where neurogenesis takes

In his research, Axel explains that the sense of smell is possible because neurons directly connect the brain to the outside world.

About 10 percent of kids born with kidney defects have large alterations in their genomes known to be linked with neurodevelopmental delay and ment

Thomas M. Jessell, co-director of the Mortimer B.

Morrison and his team are tackling the problem of head injuries by exploring the biomechanics of the brain and its response on a biological level t

Maybe you have heard of robots that can fly.

Researchers in the Taub Institute at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a mechanism that appears to underlie the common spor