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Our Former Student Jessica Jimenez, one of the winners of the 2017 Kavli Institute Award for Distinguished Research in Neuroscience
Carol Mason Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Even Old Brains Can Make New Neurons, Study Finds 
Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life
‘Anxiety Cells’ Identified in the Brain’s Hippocampus
Columbia and UCSF neuroscientists have found, in mice, that certain cells fire when the animal is anxious, triggering anxiety-related behaviors
Thanksgiving: The Brain Science of Taste
Carol Mason, PhD, recipient of the 2017 Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award
The Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding career achievements in neuroscience and who has significantly promoted the professional advancement of women in neuroscience.
Ethical Guidelines for Neurotechnologies and AI
Dr. Rafael Yuste and his collaborators consider the ethical priorites for neurotechnology and artificial intelligence in this Nature article.
Columbia Scientists Find Long-Elusive Protein; Discovery Will Enable New Investigations into Cell Biology and Disease
Professor Darcy B. Kelley to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on October 7th
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1870 and is one of the oldest learned societies in United States. It is devoted to the advancement and study of key societal, scientific, and intellectual issues and serves the nation as a champion of scholarship, civil dialogue, and useful knowledge. Dr. Kelley will join other Biological Sciences faculty members - Martin Chalfie, Iva Greenwald, James Manley and Carol Prives - in the Academy