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Established two decades ago, the essential tremor brain bank at Columbia has been instrumental in revealing the source and biology of a common but understudied neurodegenerative disorder.
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Recordings from thousands of neurons—and geometry—have revealed how a person’s brain abstractly represents acts of reasoning.
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To make it to the Olympics, elite athletes spend countless hours preparing not only their bodies but their brains, as well.
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Columbia scientists have witnessed what happens in the human brain when curiosity arises, the first time the subjective feeling has been linked to a representation in the brain.
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- February 23, 2024
A new study in mice reveals how the brain can identify familiar individuals and recall past experiences with them; the findings could shed light on disorders affecting memory.
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- February 16, 2024
What happens when four-time Grammy winner Terri Lyne Carrington spends a year with brain scientists?
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- January 18, 2024
In this photo essay, Columbia researchers explain how they are using zebrafish and killifish to gain insights into human health and disease.
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- December 20, 2023
Smell’s sensory magic emerges from an intricate developmental mechanism that tailors each of the nose’s sensory cells to detect a specific odor chemical.
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- December 6, 2023
Columbia, Yale, and CHLA researchers have found that brain connectivity is different in infants born to mothers who felt stress from discrimination and acculturation while pregnant.
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- November 21, 2023
A new BRAIN Initiative atlas showcases the diverse cell populations within the human hypothalamus, paving the way to discovering novel cellular targets for obesity and metabolic disease
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- November 1, 2023
As part of a new NIH consortium, scientists will trace how regions targeted by deep brain stimulation connect with the rest of the brain, information that could improve the treatment's efficacy.
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- October 19, 2023
Too much calcium inside cells may be to blame for cognitive impairments from chemotherapy, a new study suggests.
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- October 10, 2023
The Afternoon of Science series at VP&S offers an opportunity for basic science departments and institutes to share their latest research and vision for the future.
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- September 28, 2023
A study of brain activity in courting zebra finches could help neuroscientists understand what happens in our brains when they shift gears as priorities and opportunities change.
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