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Columbia University biomedical scientists are part of an ambitious worldwide project to identify and map all the cells in the human body, with a special focus on the spinal cord.
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When we spot new objects, our brains have a remarkable ability to predict how they will feel with surprisingly little information, a new study has found.
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Though few in number, neurons that are created in the brain during adulthood have an outsized impact on mood and memory because of their unparalleled networking and communication abilities.
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Columbia neuroscientists and economists are working together to understand what motivates us to pay attention to certain pieces of information and invest in acquiring them.
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The New York TimesOctober 2, 2012Proposed changes to autism diagnosis will not sharply reduce number of children found to have it-- Dr. Catherine Lord is senior researcher.
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- September 25, 2012
Neurons use “barcodes” to tell self from non-self. Self-avoidance necessary for proper neuronal wiring; implications for autism.
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- September 13, 2012
Personalized stem cell transplants for age-related macular degeneration may reach clinical trials soon.
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- August 29, 2012
New research by Andreas H. Kottmann, PhD, on signaling protein “sonic hedgehog” adds to understanding of Parkinson’s disease.
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- July 31, 2012
A study found that educational experience was a strong predictor of cognitive decline risk across groups.
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- April 22, 2012
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a molecular pathway that controls the retention and release of the brain’s stem cells.
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- March 1, 2012
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