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What does a perfect soccer play look like to a neuroscientist? The actions we see on the field, which seem to happen one after another, actually overlap inside the player’s head, says postdoc Miguel Vivar-Lazo, PhD, of the @MarkChurchland lab @ZuckermanBrain @ColumbiaMed #FWC26 @jamesdrodriguez 🧠⚽️
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IICD Summer Research Program students visited the lab of @DarcyPeterka at @ZuckermanBrain, where they took a look at the IICD two-photon microscope and learned how researchers study the brain in cancer research.
#IICD #SummerResearchProgram #Neuroscience #STEMEducation
ALT SRP interns learn about a photon microscope during a tour of the Zuckerman Institute.
ALT SRP interns learn about neuroscience research from Dr. Darcy Peterka during a tour of the Zuckerman Institute.
ALT SRP interns learn about neuroscience research from Dr. Darcy Peterka during a tour of the Zuckerman Institute.
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Is forgetting useful? This was among the deep questions about how memories are formed and used explored recently at Local Circuits, a symposium that brought together leading experts in biological brains and artificial intelligences from across @Columbia.
Read more:
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ALT Christine Denny, PhD, presenting research on the molecular mechanisms underlying memory. Credit: Eileen Barroso.
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Join us on June 18 for the capstone event of our Jazz Artist-in-Residence, Linda May Han Oh. The performance will be followed by a conversation reflecting on her residency, key learnings, ongoing questions, future projects, and collaborations:
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ALT Grammy Award–winning bassist and composer, Linda May Han Oh
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A lab within the Zuckerman Institute @ZuckermanBrain has an open Senior Staff Associate I position. Candidates can apply using the following link: apply.interfolio.com/187676.
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🧠✨ What is the physical form of a memory?
Join us on June 18 for the opening of The Shape of Memory, a new site-specific installation by artist Maya Ciarrocchi, created in collaboration with neuroscientists at Columbia University Zuckerman Institute.
Through a custom woven tapestry and immersive soundscape, the work explores memory, science, and storytelling. The evening will also feature a casual conversation with Maya, Sandra Romero Pinto, and artist Manon Casimir-Sainton.
📅 June 18, 2026 | 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Education Lab, Jerome L. Greene Science Center
🥂 Free and open to the public.
RSVP: bit.ly/AELmemory
#zuckermanbrain #ArtInTheEducationLab #ArtAndScience #Neuroscience #NYCArts #ColumbiaUniversity
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Tiny changes can have profound effects on life. Lochlan Krupa, an undergraduate working in the lab of Andrés Bendesky, knows this well. He recently discovered that the duplication of a single gene gave fish a new ability to make a vitamin from their food.
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ALT Hand holding a salamander, mountains in the background. Texbox reads: "Growing up in a rural commune taught me to pay attention to living things ..."
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His story is the latest in The Science Life, an illustrated series that explores the cutting edge of neuroscience and the people helping us better understand our minds, brains and behaviors. Read more about his research, published in the journal Genetics:
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Power of massive multidisciplinarity!
"Brain-Controlled Hearing System Proves Itself in First Human Studies
first direct evidence... that brain-controlled hearing technology can help people..."
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RT @Columbia: Bridging the gap between their fields, @ZuckermanBrain Director Daphna Shohamy and playwright Sarah Ruhl find that memory off…
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This week, IICD and @ZuckermanBrain hosted middle school students from Q StudioLab for a visit focused on science, research, and discovery.
Students had the opportunity to connect with IICD scientists over lunch and learn more about careers in STEM! #CancerResearch #Outreach
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A system using brain signals in real time to identify the voice a listener is focusing on and amplify it among a group of speakers is reported in @NatureNeuro. The brain–computer interface could help improve hearing-aid functionality in noisy environments: spklr.io/6013EzZ4W
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Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute retweeted
"We have developed a system that acts as a neural extension of the user, leveraging the brain's natural ability to filter through all the sounds in a complex environment to dynamically isolate the specific conversation they wish to hear." medicalxpress.com/news/2026-… #keeplistening
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Hearing aids amplify all incoming sound, and so struggle with noisy surroundings. Brain-controlled hearing tech from @NimaMesgarani, @infinivishal & team could lead to a new generation of hearing systems that help people single out a voice in a crowd.
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Congratulations to Haroon Arain, an alum of our high school BRAINYAC program, who will be starting medical school at @Columbia this fall! Read more about how Haroon is already making (brain) waves: cuimc.columbia.edu/news/inco…
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What different insights might a playwright and a neuroscientist have about memory? Our own @DShohamy, Alan Kanzer Writer-in-Residence Sarah Ruhl and Carol Becker shared stories from their lives about how memory affects their work:
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ALT From left to right: Sarah Ruhl, Alan Kanzer Writer-in-Residence at Zuckerman Institute; Daphna Shohamy, Kavli Professor of Brain Science and director/CEO of the Zuckerman Institute; and Carol Becker, professor and dean emerita of School of the Arts at the Lenfest Center for the Arts. Photo by Joel Jares.
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Check out the new @PBS South Florida documentary “The Resilient Brain” featuring our own @columbia @neurotheory Ken Miller discussing the mind, brain and behavior.
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Discover the incredible resilience of the human mind in The Resilient Brain—a powerful documentary exploring how our brains adapt, heal, and evolve through life’s toughest challenges.
Insights from Dr. Ken Miller of @ZuckermanBrain
Stream now: allhealthtv.com/program/the-…
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Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute retweeted
IICD returned to Saturday Science (@zuckermanbrain ) with @BioBus this past weekend! Thanks to @khanh_n_dinh, Marina Milea, Kunal Pandit, and Peter Terranova for helping young learners discover biology and genetics.
#ScienceEducation #Education (Photos credit: Sirin Samman)
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What can science teach us about brain health? @Columbia 's @DShohamy and other leading neuroscientists discuss the latest research on memory, the mind and brain health with @PBS South Florida @allhealthgo. Tune in and learn more!
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ALT "Memories change with time, orienting us toward the future." — Daphna Shohamy
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