Created by @columbiauniversity.bsky.social to be the world's foremost neuroscience institute, we are deciphering the brain — how it develops, works, endures and recovers.https://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mk6qh7m5z22tWhat 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! https://youtu.be/RtIN0Qhq0Zo?si=0-pC41WM8kKRfVGQ23 Apr 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6qh7m5z22thttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mk6bu6ysmk22Congratulations 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.23 Apr 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6bu6ysmk22https://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mjz24i3hes2e🧠 ✨ 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: https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/saturday-science-zi21 Apr 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz24i3hes2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mjfeouzbvk2wJoin 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. https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niarchos-foundation-brain-insight-lecture-1813 Apr 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfeouzbvk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mj5jtyefck2qA 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. 🔭🧠🇮🇹10 Apr 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5jtyefck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mijaxddf7s2qHow 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/4sM7uaW02 Apr 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijaxddf7s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mi3jlo6re225By 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/38xwm5hv28 Mar 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi3jlo6re225https://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mhisckb5cc2v🧠 ⚙️ 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 #BrainWeek20 Mar 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhisckb5cc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mhgsljsx2c2sHow 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: https://youtu.be/gM8YCaiAWrc?si=67PzjhNZ9EqZUcyf #BrainAwarenessWeek19 Mar 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgsljsx2c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mhdlnrk2bs2bCurious 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! 🧠 🔍💡 https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/curiosity-corner-program18 Mar 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdlnrk2bs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mhc4ny5lkc2bOur #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!17 Mar 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhc4ny5lkc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mh6kfwvths26It’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! https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/brain-awareness-week-202616 Mar 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6kfwvths26https://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mgxoynttbc26How 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! 🧠🎼 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-on-the-brain-shades-of-time-tickets-1983344154757?aff=oddtdtcreator13 Mar 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxoynttbc26https://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mgfzsp5jfk22Our 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: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-science-the-human-machine-tickets-1982657357528?aff=oddtdtcreator 📸 Photos by Sirin Samman06 Mar 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfzsp5jfk22https://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mgaxiy4bxs27What’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: https://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273(26)00011-504 Mar 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaxiy4bxs27https://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mfmz42jptc2nThe Huston Lab @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social has an open Postdoctoral Research Scientist position. Candidates can apply via the following link: apply.interfolio.com/161100 https://apply.interfolio.com/16110024 Feb 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmz42jptc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mf32owwdzk2rNeuroscientists 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: https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/science-life-daniel-du17 Feb 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf32owwdzk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mf2ribqnj22rHow 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: https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/making-world-s-best-microscopes-biology-better17 Feb 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2ribqnj22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3me4sgin6a22vThis 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 #neuroscience05 Feb 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4sgin6a22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mdvjhjuljc2zNeuroscience 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! 🎓 🧠 🎓 https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/neuroscience-program-high-school-teachers-turns-1002 Feb 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvjhjuljc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mdj3bcld7c26One 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. https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niarchos-foundation-brain-insight-lecture-1728 Jan 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdj3bcld7c26https://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mczpsfqqf22uJoin 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. https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/art-ed-lab-yekatit-12-vr-window-silenced-past22 Jan 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczpsfqqf22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mcii3f53gs25This 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 🧠🎼15 Jan 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcii3f53gs25https://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mcajnl4cw225Join 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 https://bit.ly/teacher-neuro-society [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcajnl4cw225https://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mbwmtcx45c2rJoin 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. https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niarchos-foundation-brain-insight-lecture-1708 Jan 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwmtcx45c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zuckermanbrain.bsky.social/post/3mabq76pk422lCongratulations 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. https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/protein-tug-of-war-controls-pace-of-synaptic-development-sets-human-brains-apart/18 Dec 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:6n65awxmpd4e3pceg5wkred3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabq76pk422l