In conjunction with the Office of Medical Student Research the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences offers a broad range of research immersion phase electives for advanced Vanderbilt students.
The Department has a long tradition of supporting medical student research and our faculty have mentored numerous medical students through highly successful research projects.
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The phenotype of psychotic disorders |
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Dopamine and neuropsychiatric disorders |
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Neuroimaging of obesity and addiction |
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Neuroimaging in aging and cognition |
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Neuroimaging of anxiety disorders and PTSD |
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Neuroimaging in autism spectrum disorders |
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The role of cannabinoids in neuropsychiatric disorders |
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Neuroimaging and neuropsychology of psychotic disorders |
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Neuropsychological, behavioral, neuroimaging, and biological measures of the socioemotional profile in autism and related disorders |
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Neuroimaging and clincal depression research and aging |