💭 Do cockroaches get lonely? ✍️ @inkfish.bsky.social: knowmag.org/4uLtFPx

🧠✨ What is the physical form of a memory? Join us on 06/18 for the opening of The Shape of Memory, a new site-specific installation by artist Maya Ciarrocchi, created in collaboration with neuroscientists @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social RSVP: bit.ly/AELmemory

Tiny changes can have profound effects on life. Lochlan Krupa, an undergraduate working in the @bendeskylab.com lab, 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 zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/science-life...

This week, IICD and @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social 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 #Education

In a paper published today in Nature Neuroscience, researchers led by Nima Mesgarani have shown for the first time that brain-controlled hearing technology can help people single out one conversation in a crowd in real time.

Hearing aids amplify all incoming sound, and so struggle with noisy surroundings. Brain-controlled hearing tech from Nima Mesgarani, Vishal Choudhari & team could lead to a new generation of hearing systems that help people single out a voice in a crowd. youtube.com/shorts/TONWQ...

Congratulations to Haroon Arain, an alum of our high school BRAINYAC program, who will be starting medical school at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social this fall! Read more about how Haroon is already making (brain) waves: www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/incomin...

What different insights might a playwright and a neuroscientist have about memory? Our own Daphna Shohamy, Alan Kanzer Writer-in-Residence Sarah Ruhl and Carol Becker shared stories from their lives about how memory affects their work: news.columbia.edu/news/neurosc...

Check out the new @pbs.org South Florida documentary “The Resilient Brain” featuring our own @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @kenmiller.bsky.social discussing the mind, brain and behavior: allhealthtv.com/program/the-...

The recording of my joint talk on @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social Teacher Institute for Neuroscience and Society with Kathleen Roina of @danafoundation.bsky.social is now online! Thank you @ucirvine.bsky.social CONNECT Initiative for having us! youtu.be/lYOdyQrB-EY?...

What can science teach us about brain health? @columbiauniversity.bsky.social ’s Daphna Shohamy and other leading neuroscientists discuss the latest research on memory, the mind and brain health with @pbs.org @southfloridapbs.bsky.social. Tune in and learn more! youtu.be/RtIN0Qhq0Zo?...

Congratulations to our own @michaelshadlen.bsky.social , MD, PhD, who was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences! This recognition celebrates excellence and leadership in the sciences and across disciplines.

🧠 ✨ Join us for Saturday Science on April 25, 1–4 PM. Through hands-on activities and interactive demos, explore how the brain gathers information, builds connections and supports learning at every stage of life! Free and open to the public: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/saturday-sci...

Join us for our next SNF Brain Insight Lecture: The Brain-Body Connection, on 04/22 Experts will bring together perspectives from neuroscience, genetics, and physiology to uncover what the fruit fly can tell us about our own brain-body connection. zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niar...

A rare opportunity to meet our director, Daphna Shohamy, live in Rome! Don’t miss her talk on ‘The Neuroscience of Memory and Meaning’ on April 14, during Galileo Week at the American Academy in Rome. 🔭🧠🇮🇹

This past weekend, IICD participated in Saturday Science (@zuckermanbrain.bsky.social) with Biobus! Thank you to @khanhndinh.bsky.social, Maithê R.M. de Barros, and Lorenza Favrot for running a DNA Decoder station, and to Ren-Yi Wang for running the Genetic Shuffle.

How does one study memory? What questions do you ask? What methodologies do you use? How does memory construct the present? How do we use it to reconstruct the past in stories, memoir, and dramatic work? Join us on April 9 for Where Ideas Come From: Art, Neuroscience, and Memory. bit.ly/4sM7uaW

By analyzing brain activity throughout the lives of mice, Itamar Kahn, Gagan Wig, Ezra Winter-Nelson & team found that the rodent’s brain ages similarly to that of a human. Studying mice could therefore be a way to learn about how our brains decline as we grow old. @pnas.org tinyurl.com/38xwm5hv

🧠 ⚙️ Saturday Science: The Human Machine How does your brain help you think, move, learn, and adapt to the world around you? Join us on Saturday, March 28, from 1–4 PM to explore the incredible systems that make the human brain work. bit.ly/SatSciTHM #SaturdayScience #Neuroscience #BrainWeek

How can machines achieve the kind of flexible learning mastered by our brains? That’s what our own @neurokim.bsky.social is trying to find out! Learn more about ARNI’s work on natural and artificial intelligence: youtu.be/gM8YCaiAWrc?... #BrainAwarenessWeek

Curious about the mind and brain? Join us during #BrainAwarenessWeek and learn more about the questions our scientists are asking about the brain. Be curious with us! 🧠 🔍💡 zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/curiosity-co...

Our #BrainWeek is off to a good start! We always love talking about memory, the brain and health with @pbs.org South Florida and colleagues from @sinaibrain.bsky.social @mpfneuro.bsky.social. Stay tuned for air dates!

It’s #BrainAwarenessWeek! We are part of s an international campaign to celebrate the wonders of the mind and brain. Join us for free public events! zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/brain-awaren...

How do jazz musicians keep time together? How does the brain stay in sync with the rhythms of day and night? Join us at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem on March 19, 2026, for Music on the Brain! 🧠🎼 www.eventbrite.com/e/music-on-t...

Our Saturday Science program welcomed the 10,000th brainy visitor last month! Join us at our next free, public event on March 28! Have some hands-on fun and explore how the brain helps us think, move and learn. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-s... 📸 Photos by Sirin Samman

What’s the best way to work as a team across continents on some of the biggest challenges in #neuroscience? Our researchers and colleagues at the @intlbrainlab.bsky.social reveal 20 lessons from their partnership: www.cell.com/neuron/abstr...

The Huston Lab @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social has an open Postdoctoral Research Scientist position. Candidates can apply via the following link: apply.interfolio.com/161100

"HazardPyMatch: A tool for identifying reproductive and other hazards in scientific laboratories" spkl.io/63328At0rn Emily Parker & colleagues @cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social

Neuroscientists are always looking for new tools that can bring the brain into sharper focus. For postdoc Daniel Du, that means shooting lasers at state-of-the-art microscopes to take better snapshots of the building blocks of the brain: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/science-life...

How do you make one of the best microscopes in biology even better? Postdoc Daniel Du of the Fitzpatrick lab zapped electrons with a laser. The new research in @elife.bsky.social with Cornell’s Maxson lab promises improved snapshots of the brain: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/making-world...

This Valentine’s week, find out what fighting fish and jazz soloists have in common. 🐟🎷❤️ Next Thursday, 02/12, join us for Music on the Brain: The Dance Before the Embrace, an evening of live jazz and brain science at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. bit.ly/MotBFeb2026 #jazz #neuroscience

Neuroscience for NYC high school students? Yes, please! We're celebrating the NYC educators that help us bring brain science from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social labs into the classroom. Read more! 🎓 🧠 🎓 zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/neuroscience...

Happy Black History Month from #BlackInNeuro! 🧠🖤 This month (and every month), we celebrate Black brilliance in neuroscience. Take time to reflect, rest, and honor your wins — you deserve it. ✨

One week to go: the circuits that move us. Our next Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture will bring together perspectives from computational, experimental, and clinical approaches to discuss how form meets function in the brain. zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niar...

Join us on Feb. 19 for a powerful VR journey to 1937 Addis Ababa, where Ethiopian civilians sought refuge amidst devastating violence. Explore history with artist Ezra Wube, historian Dr. Angelo Caglioti and moderator Dr. Mulugeta Abebe. zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/art-ed-lab-y...

This Valentine’s week, find out what fighting fish and jazz soloists have in common. Join us for Music on the Brain: The Dance Before the Embrace, an evening of live jazz and brain science, at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem February 12, 7–8 pm 🧠🎼

Join us in March for the Teacher Institute for Neuroscience & Society! NYC middle school educators will explore how social media and screen time impact the developing brain through four interactive workshops. Earn a $400 stipend & 10 CTLE credits. Apply by Feb 1 bit.ly/teacher-neur...

Join us for our next Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture: The circuits that move us. Experts will bring together perspectives from computational, experimental, and clinical approaches to discuss how form meets function in the brain. zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niar...

Congratulations to @franckp.bsky.social, awarded this year’s @fondationfyssen.bsky.social International Prize jointly with Pierre Vanderhaeghen! Read more about their research on genes that guide human brain development. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/pro...

Our Alan Kanzer Postdoctoral Fellowship program is accepting new applications! The fellowship offers a competitive salary, broad-ranging collaboration opportunities and access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. Learn more!! zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/columbia-neu...

Columbia University’s Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are seeking an outstanding Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Neuroscience. Applications received by November 22, 2025 will receive full consideration. Learn more: bit.ly/columbianeuro

What makes @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Center for Theoretical Neuroscience unique? A cadre of top-tier theoretical neuroscientists and a super-collaborative culture. Find out more about the center on its 20th anniversary: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/how-mathemat...

Join us for Music on the Brain: From Tension to Groove. Pianist and composer Kelly Green teams up with Dr. Anna Zhukovskaya from @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social to uncover the science behind resilience, creativity, and rhythm. 🎼 ❤️🧠 Thursday 11/13 7:00 PM at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

Don't miss our Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Brain Insight Lecture: Driving Brain Breakthroughs with Data Science! Today at 6:30 EST 🧠

Neuroscience in middle school? Yes, please! With support from @danafoundation.bsky.social, our Teacher Institute for Neuroscience and Society program brings the latest science into the classroom, such as research on neurodiversity & generative AI. Read more: dana.org/article/meet...

Join us for our next Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Brain Insight Lecture: Driving Brain Breakthroughs with Data Science. Wednesday, November 5, 6:30 PM (EST). Learn more and register: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niar...

Oct 30, 4:30 "How does the Geometry of Brain Activity Shape Behavior?" Valeria Fascianelli; moderator Stefano Fusi, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia. Open seminars series; register here: tinyurl.com/379uda2z @valeriafascianelli.bsky.social , @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, @stefanofusi.bsky.social

Where did an underground mosquito in London come from? @yukihaba.bsky.social in @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social ’s lab found that it evolved 1,000+ yrs ago, showing how early societies helped it thrive in modern times and imperil our health. @science.org @princeton.edu www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Our Alan Kanzer Postdoctoral Fellowship program is accepting new applications! The fellowship offers a competitive salary, broad-ranging collaboration opportunities and access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. Learn more!! zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/columbia-neu...

Congratulations to Vikram Gadagkar, named HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, for his leadership in the lab! www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...