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The Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University is dedicated to understanding how neural circuits generate cognitive function and behavior. Our researchers combine computational and theoretical approaches with experimental discovery to advance understanding across the range from cellular and synaptic biophysics to circuit dynamics, cognitive psychology, and medicine. This methodology unites the core sciences of chemistry, biology, cognitive psychology, mathematics, computer science, and physics into a quest to understand how the mind works. The Institute fosters a community of learning and research through the support of trainees working at the forefront of computational and experimental neuroscience research. Our aim is to advance both innovative research and the careers of promising young scientists.