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Tatiana Engel named 2020 Sloan Fellow

2/12/2020

Assistant Professor Tatiana Engel is named a 2020 Sloan Fellow for her work on computational models of decision-making. Read the story »

graphic of inhibitory and excitatory neurons decision-making

The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s

11/18/2019

Researchers use computational models to observe how changing neural activity can help mice learn new tasks and make better decisions. Read the story »

Brain activity of mice during decision making task

Mice, like humans, fidget when deep in thought

9/24/2019

Mice seemed to fidget while making decisions, prompting neuroscientists to think more about the connection between movement and cognition. Read the story »

Computational Postdoc Mikhail Genkin and Tatiana Engel

How does math help us understand the brain?

1/31/2019

An exploration of how computational neuroscientist Tatiana Engel uses math to understand how the brain makes decisions. Read the story »

From many mice, unexpected genius

11/2/2018

A massive study of mouse behavior has revealed that some individual animals are far more clever than studying only a small group might imply. Watch the video »

From many mice, unexpected genius

10/31/2018

Researchers find that some individual mice are smarter than their fellow rodents, which can provide insights into decision-making. Read the story »

Being a scientist means being part of a team

6/12/2018

High school senior Jerinna Solages learns what it’s really like to do scientific research in CSHL’s Partners for the Future program. Read the story »

Portrait of a Neuroscience Powerhouse

4/27/2018

A relatively small neuroscience group at CSHL is having an outsized impact on a dynamic and highly competitive field Read the story »

Dopamine neurons factor ambiguity into predictions that enable us to “win big and win often”

3/9/2017

Researchers describe how dopamine-releasing neurons weigh the ambiguity of sensory information, indicating that neurons are highly sophisticated. Read the story »

Alumnus Josh Sanders makes neuroscience research tools open and affordable

5/2/2016

Josh Sanders developed a series of tools for neuroscience research that filled major needs in the field. Read the story »

Some neurons can multitask, raising questions about the importance of specialization

11/10/2014

New findings challenge assumptions about how information is encoded in the brain Read the story »

Gambling with confidence: Are you sure about that?

9/18/2014

Scientists uncover the neural basis of confidence in the rat brain Read the story »

CSHL Assistant Professor Anne Churchland at the Secret Science Club, Brooklyn NY

9/10/2013

CSHL Assistant Professor Anne Churchland gives a lecture at the Secret Science Club in Brooklyn, NY on August 20, 2013. Watch the video »

‘Should I stay or should I go?’ CSHL scientists link brain cell types to behavior

5/26/2013

The activity of two specific neuron types correlates with foraging decisions in mice Read the story »

Adam Kepecs, Ph.D., CSHL Neuroscientist, is named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow

2/20/2009

Adam Kepecs, Ph.D., a neuroscientist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), has been named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. Read the story »

CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: decision making

Filter by tag

Tatiana Engel named 2020 Sloan Fellow

The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s

Mice, like humans, fidget when deep in thought

How does math help us understand the brain?

From many mice, unexpected genius

From many mice, unexpected genius

Being a scientist means being part of a team

Portrait of a Neuroscience Powerhouse

Dopamine neurons factor ambiguity into predictions that enable us to “win big and win often”

Alumnus Josh Sanders makes neuroscience research tools open and affordable

Some neurons can multitask, raising questions about the importance of specialization

Gambling with confidence: Are you sure about that?

CSHL Assistant Professor Anne Churchland at the Secret Science Club, Brooklyn NY

‘Should I stay or should I go?’ CSHL scientists link brain cell types to behavior

Adam Kepecs, Ph.D., CSHL Neuroscientist, is named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow

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