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What makes a mouse sing?

Communications Department — Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:20 +0000

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Meet the School of Biological Sciences Class of 2026

Communications Department — Thu, 07 May 2026 11:30:54 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) takes an innovative approach to advanced science education. Graduates of the doctoral program go on to pursue a wide range of careers across academia and industry. On May 3, the SBS awarded six graduates Ph.D. degrees. Here, the class of 2026 reflects on their...

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What can singing mice say about human speech?

Jen A. Miller — Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:07 +0000

Speech is a crowning achievement of human evolution, the skill that separates us from every other animal. So, it would stand to reason that evolving this capability required some enormous leap in brain complexity. A study published today in Nature suggests otherwise. Alston’s singing mouse (Scotinomys teguina), a small rodent from the cloud forests of...

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A new theory of brain development

Margaret Osborne — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:00:18 +0000

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How does it organize itself along the way? ��ϳԹ��Դ neuroscientists have come up with a surprisingly simple answer that could have far-reaching implications for biology...

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School of Biological Sciences launches BioAI Ph.D. program

Nick Wurm — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:30:10 +0000

AI and machine learning have transformed science, enabling new discoveries and laying the groundwork for lifesaving treatments. Yet, as valuable as these tools may be for science and medicine, few if any formal degree programs exist at the intersection of biology and AI. For over 135 years, ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) has been a...

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Worldwide collaboration, brain-wide technology

Samuel Diamond — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:30:59 +0000

What if we could map how behaviors play out across the entire brain at the level of single cells? What if, using that data, we could measure how prior knowledge affects decision-making? As featured on CNN, two new studies from the International Brain Laboratory (IBL) suggest it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.”...

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At the Lab: AI evolves

Communications Department — Tue, 20 May 2025 11:30:14 +0000

Today’s AI can talk the talk, but it literally can’t walk the walk. This week At the Lab, CSHL Professors Anthony Zador and Alexei Koulakov discuss the biological brain’s multibillion-year evolutionary advantage over artificial intelligence—and the new AI they built based on that very concept.

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A perception quiz to blow your mind

Communications Department — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:30:40 +0000

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The next evolution of AI begins with ours

Samuel Diamond — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:30:54 +0000

In a sense, each of us begins life ready for action. Many animals perform amazing feats soon after they’re born. Spiders spin webs. Whales swim. But where do these innate abilities come from? Obviously, the brain plays a key role as it contains the trillions of neural connections needed to control complex behaviors. However, the...

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Great minds think AI

Luis Sandoval — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:30:49 +0000

What if there was a tiny drone whose in-flight controls were modeled on the visual capabilities of the common fruit fly? What if individual neurons in the human brain were sensitive to speech context? Yesterday’s flights of fancy are today’s emerging discoveries as leading scientists from around the world gather at ��ϳԹ��Դ...

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NeuroAI with an eye on equity

Margaret Osborne — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:30:28 +0000

When OpenAI released ChatGPT in November 2022, artificial intelligence quickly hit the mainstream and became a global cultural phenomenon. The chatbot dominated headlines as it authored news articles, passed the bar exam, drafted lesson plans for teachers, and even wrote code. ChatGPT became the fastest-growing consumer application ever. In the months following its launch, companies...

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Mapping the mind with BARseq

Nick Wurm — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:30:16 +0000

Understanding the connections between different brain areas could pave the way to better treatment strategies for conditions like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and depression. In 2019, as a postdoc in ��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) Zador lab, Xiaoyin Chen helped develop a technique to map these connections. BARseq identifies cells in the brain by the genes they...

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President’s essay: The continuous cycle of discovery

Communications Department — Thu, 30 May 2024 11:30:43 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) is a vibrant intellectual community that enables groundbreaking discovery. Our idyllic setting and state-of-the-art facilities offer a uniquely supportive environment for bioscience breakthroughs. However, CSHL’s community is not bound by the geography of our campus. Science worldwide has been strengthened by people who spend time on our campus and by...

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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences’ class of 2024

Communications Department — Sun, 05 May 2024 22:00:34 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) takes an innovative approach to advanced science education. Graduates of the doctoral program go on to pursue diverse careers. This year, the SBS awarded 11 Ph.D. degrees. Here, members of the class of 2024 reflect on their time and experiences at CSHL. Salomé Carcy...

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Zador wins maiden NIH BRAIN CONNECTS grant

Luis Sandoval — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:30:51 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) has played a pioneering role in mapping the brain’s neural networks. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $2 million grant to a team of investigators including CSHL Professor Anthony Zador for their work in brain mapping technology. The grant is part of a newly launched program called...

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Is today’s AI actually intelligent or just acting?

Nick Wurm — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:30:27 +0000

Inside the Tyrell Corporation’s shadowy Los Angeles headquarters, bounty hunter Rick Deckard sets up a machine to run the “Voight-Kampff” test. He’ll use it to figure out if an employee named Rachael is human or not. These days it’s getting harder to tell. This scene from the iconic 1982 film Blade Runner is a work...

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President’s essay: Bringing bold visions to life

Communications Department — Fri, 26 May 2023 11:30:08 +0000

The art of high-impact research, which is at the core of ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL), is to pursue important questions, follow unanticipated leads, and be bold in crafting new ideas. In this way, we challenge our researchers to move science into new frontiers. While our scientists have freedom to pursue their ideas, they are...

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A bridge to the future of autism research

Luis Sandoval — Thu, 18 May 2023 11:30:18 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) is the birthplace of many success stories, from life-saving drugs and spin-off companies to eight Nobel Prizes. CSHL has always supported early-stage research that ventures into the new and unknown. Now, a new success story is bubbling up at the Laboratory. Katherine Matho, a research investigator at CSHL, is on...

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From Her to Here: CSHL talks AI at Cinema Arts Centre

Samuel Diamond — Thu, 11 May 2023 11:30:21 +0000

Her, accompanied by a discussion with Anthony Zador, a leading expert in neuroscience and AI. Image: © Warner Bros. Pictures" data-description="" />What is love if not our most intimate form of communication? And if AI can master communication, can it also know love? Questions like these take center-stage next month at an event that brings together science and cinema on Long Island. On June 3, the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, New York, will present a...

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Follow your nose: Tracking the brain’s smell circuits

Communications Department — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:00:55 +0000

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