CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: Neuroscience

Is today’s AI actually intelligent or just acting?

6/1/2023

Before it can change the world, AI must learn to walk. To help get it there, Professor Anthony Zador has proposed a new ‘embodied’ Turing test. Read the story »

President’s essay: Bringing bold visions to life

5/26/2023

CSHL President & CEO Bruce Stillman sees the Laboratory as a global hub for scientific expertise and a powerful launchpad for early-career scientists. Read the story »

The evolution of autism research

5/25/2023

The conversation around autism has evolved over the past two decades. So has CSHL research. This retrospective shows how we’ve helped move the needle. Read the story »

Siblings with autism share more of dad’s genome, not mom’s

5/22/2023

CSHL study of more than 6,000 volunteer families overturns a long-held assumption about the genetic origins of autism spectrum disorder. Read the story »

A bridge to the future of autism research

5/18/2023

With access to premier technology and expertise, CSHL primes early-career scientists for breakthrough studies of autism spectrum disorder. Read the story »

Learn about the cool campus artwork at CSHL

Different structures and artworks around campus hint at a history of groundbreaking molecular science. Take the quiz »

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

5/11/2023

June 3: The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, NY presents a screening of sci-fi romance Her with a talk on AI by CSHL neuroscientist Anthony Zador. Read the story »

Lucas Cheadle named HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar

5/9/2023

Cheadle was selected for his leadership in neuroscience research and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. Read the story »

Jessica Tollkuhn wins $750K MIND Prize

4/25/2023

The award will support Tollkuhn’s research on the role of sex hormones in brain development, behavior, and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Read the story »

Danger or pleasure? How we learn to tell the difference

4/5/2023

CSHL neuroscientists discover that certain neurons in the brain’s central amygdala are key to helping us learn about threats and rewards. Read the story »

Isabella Rossellini shares the stage with CSHL

3/28/2023

Watch as the famed Italian actress chats with neuroscientist Helen Hou about Charles Darwin, women in STEM, stage fright, and much more. Watch the video »

Shrinking tumors with electricity

3/8/2023

Step inside the lab of CSHL Associate Professor Jeremy C. Borniger, where he and his team are rewiring the nervous system to combat cancer cells. Watch the video »

The shocking new research making cancer nervous

3/8/2023

Imagine an electronic device that can eliminate tumors. In our exclusive interview, Jeremy Borniger offers an inside look at this exciting new field. Read the story »

Tour a CSHL lab with film icon Isabella Rossellini

3/3/2023

This weekend, the worlds of art and science are one at CSHL as Rossellini presents her new play, Darwin’s Smile. Get your sneak peek here. Watch the video »

Follow your nose: Tracking the brain’s smell circuits

2/27/2023

Take this 8-bit trip along the brain’s olfactory circuits to see what happens up there when you smell something. Watch the video »