
Parrots, songbirds have evolved distinct brain mechanisms, Klarman Fellow finds
The study provides a clue into how parrot – and human – brains allow continuous, flexible vocal learning.
Read moreOur traditional strengths in research and teaching, combined with the recent hires of exciting new faculty members, have positioned NBB as a leader in the emerging science of the brain.
The study provides a clue into how parrot – and human – brains allow continuous, flexible vocal learning.
Read moreNicholai M. Hensley, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior is the lead author of the mating ritual of ostracods, titled, "Collective synchrony of mating signals modulated by ecological cues and social signals in bioluminescent sea fireflies" in the Proceedings of the R...
Read moreCaleb Jones, a military veteran, studies with Meinig School graduate field member Jesse Goldberg, associate professor of neurobiology and behavior in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences. Jones is quoted as saying, “Neuropsychiatric illnesses were the most interesting to me, so I decided to study ...
Read moreCornell University Scientists reveal that the hippocampus region of the brain has two separate parts. One that remembers the past and one that can plan for the future. Antonio Fernandez -Ruiz; Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Assistant Professor in neurobiology and b...
Read moreThe finding has important implications for one day treating memory and learning issues found in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Read moreThe collaboration aims for a breakthrough in understanding the neural mechanisms by which parental animals balance their own needs with the needs of their offspring.
Read moreWould you like to learn how Nilay Yapici, Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Assistant Professor of the neurobiology and behavior department became interested in biology or why she studies neuroscience? To learn more, please read Current Biology.
Read moreNeuroscientist Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz has received a New Innovator Director’s Award from the National Institutes of Health’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.
Read moreAlumni and Faculty have teamed up to establish an endowment that will have a lasting impact on graduate student research in Neurobiology and Behavior. This endowment generates funds devoted exclusively to supporting our in-house program of Research Grants for graduate students, and we need your help to grow it.