Botanists are using pioneering technology—designed by Columbia neuroscientists to understand the human brain—to uncover electrical signals that help Venus flytraps ensnare prey.
A mechanism used by adult zebrafish to create new neurons in the brain is dormant in people; reawakening it might repair our brains and slow Alzheimer’s disease.
A study led by Columbia neurosurgeons has found that MRI-guided laser ablation is a viable treatment that can provide lasting seizure control for people with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy.
A new study in mice shows that new neurons created in the brain during adulthood are needed to maintain working memory—the temporary “sticky notes” of the brain.