Join us in October for the Teacher Institute for Neuroscience & Society! NYC middle school educators will explore the intersection of neuroscience and climate change through four interactive workshops. Earn a $400 stipend & 10 CTLE credits. Apply now bit.ly/teacher-neur...

Imagine yelling while trying to listen. That’s kind of what electric fish do when they scan their environs by emitting and detecting electric fields. Nate Sawtell & team have discovered the mental circuitry that makes this feat possible @nature.com zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/electric-fis...

Which computer models of the brain best capture what an actual brain does? The Kriegeskorte lab and colleagues are answering this question by forcing AIs to disagree with each other, using bespoke images. Learn more in @natneuro.nature.com zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/why-are-scie...

Join us for Embodied Memory: a closing conversation with playwright and Alan Kanzer Writer-in-Residence Sarah Ruhl. Featuring actress Kathy Chalfant, and neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy, PhD. 🗓️ October 5th, 4:00 pm Learn more and register: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/embodied-mem...

Congratulations to this year’s @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social BRAINYAC teen grads! Our summer research program pairs 10th & 11th graders from partner schools with @columbiauniversity.bsky.social neuroscientists for hands-on lab experience and mentorship. The future of science is in good hands!

What is the source of consciousness in the human brain? Read more from Michael Shadlen, a neuroscientist who studies decision-making: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/how-consciou...

Join us for our next Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture: Finding Meaning in Memories. Wed 09/16, 6:30 PM. Experts will bridge computational and experimental approaches to examine the role memory plays in our lives. Learn more & register: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niar...

Columbia's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute is seeking a Magnetic Resonance Technologist and Safety Officer (MRSO) to support the Magnetic Resonance Research Platform. Applicants interested, please apply here: opportunities.columbia.edu/jobs/mr-tech...

A lab within the Zuckerman Institute @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social has an open Associate Research Scientist position. Candidates can apply using the following link: apply.interfolio.com/189593

A lab within the Zuckerman Institute @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social has an open Associate Research Scientist position. Candidates can apply using the following link: apply.interfolio.com/189598

Where does curiosity come from? Neuroscientist @jenbussell.bsky.social wants to know. She found that mice, like us, seek information with no external benefit. Her new Nature Neuroscience research links this desire for knowledge to cells in the brain's orbitofrontal cortex. See tinyurl.com/3xjt8e5c

A lab within @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social has an open Associate Research Scientist position. Candidates can apply using the following link: apply.interfolio.com/189600

A lab within @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social has an open Associate Research Scientist position. Candidates can apply using the following link: apply.interfolio.com/189572

Summer is here, with camps and cook-outs — and the flies they bring! What's the best way to swat these seasonal pests? Join neuroscientist Gwyneth Card for a peek inside their brains, which contain not only the secret to squishing the bugs but also lessons in how our brains work youtu.be/-bOi8pBSdIc

How to Think Like a Fly

YouTube video by Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute

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🎥 Faces of IICD: Meet Dr. Genevera Allen! A professor at @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social and an IICD core member, she develops machine learning and statistical methods to uncover insights from complex data. Watch: youtu.be/ReVQT3MAjuw

Scientists have long debated whether neurons are jacks of all trades or tend to specialize in one thing. Now @stefanofusi.bsky.social, @lorenzoposani.com & Liam Paninski present new evidence in @nature.com shedding light on how the brain performs complex tasks. tinyurl.com/yj3ew8en

The Zuckerman Institute is seeking a Scientific Programs Manager. Candidates can apply using the following link: opportunities.columbia.edu/jobs/manager...

What was the Zuckerman Institute up to in the 2025-2026 academic year? See for yourself in our Yearly Recap: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/2025-2026-ac...

A lab within the Zuckerman Institute has an open Associate Research Scientist position. Candidates can apply using the following link: apply.interfolio.com/188457

🧠✨Saturday Science will be at Manhattanville Community Day! Free activities for children of all ages to explore the science of the brain. And featuring the BioBus Mobile Lab! 📍605 W 129th St 🗓️ Saturday, June 27 ⏰ Drop in anytime from 12–3 PM Register at bit.ly/SatSciJune2026

A lab within @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social has an open Associate Research Scientist position. Candidates can apply using the following link: apply.interfolio.com/188236

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 Miguel Vivar-Lazo, PhD @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social #FWC26 ⚽ youtube.com/shorts/xVEym...

The Brain Science of a Perfect Soccer Play

YouTube video by Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute

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What does neuroscience research look like in practice? 🧠 IICD Summer Research Program students visited Dr. Darcy Peterka’s lab at @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social, where they took a look at the IICD two-photon microscope and learned how researchers study the brain in cancer research. #SummerResearch

Is forgetting useful? This was among the deep questions about how memories are formed and used explored at Local Circuits, a symposium that brought together leading experts in biological and artificial intelligence @columbiauniversity.bsky.social zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/symposium-me...

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: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/afternoon-li... 🎶🧠🎶

A lab within the Zuckerman Institute @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social has an open Senior Staff Associate I position. Candidates can apply using the following link: apply.interfolio.com/187676.

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

Why we crave company

Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water

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🧠✨ 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