A Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grant and a Director’s Strategic Priorities Grant have been awarded to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) investigators for 2020-21. The grants aim to further our understanding of the neurocognitive effects of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and to explore the brain function of comorbid reading comprehension and math problem solving learning disabilities.

Schuyler Clayton graduated high school in 2003.

Almost 60% of older adults who have successfully been treated for depression experience a recurrence within four to five years, but little is known

Beginning this month, researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Vermont are launching a study to examine whether c

Stimulating neural activity between the amygdala and the nucleus accumbens — a brain region associated with pleasure — impairs social function even

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An article published in Newsweek January 15, 2020, describes the work of study co-author Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Division of General Psychiatry.  From the article: Scientists have identified a molecule the brain that may help to protect the body from anxiety, and could help explain people's use of marijuana in times of stress.

"Persisting gaps in M-OUD coverage at post-discharge recovery houses necessitate our continued advocacy" Abstract

Learned fear responses enable animals — including humans — to flee or freeze in the face of a perceived threat.