Research
Study reveals a universal pattern of brain wave frequencies
Jan. 18, 2024—Adapted from article written by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office Throughout the brain’s cortex, neurons are arranged in six distinctive layers, which can be readily seen with a microscope. André Bastos, assistant professor of psychology, is senior author on a study published in Nature Neuroscience detailing that these layers also show distinct patterns of electrical...
Study reveals a universal pattern of brain wave frequencies
Jan. 17, 2024—Throughout the brain’s cortex, neurons are arranged in six distinctive layers, which can be readily seen with a microscope. André Bastos, assistant professor of psychology, is senior author on a study published in Nature Neuroscience detailing that the...
Vanderbilt, chemist Ben Brown awarded $2.375M to develop nonaddictive painkillers with AI
Jan. 17, 2024—Avenir Award funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse recognizes research that represents “the future of addiction science.” Brown’s research is creating an AI-experiment feedback loop that will help optimize painkilling drugs to be less addic...
Vanderbilt chemist Ben Brown awarded $2.375M to develop nonaddictive painkillers with AI
Jan. 17, 2024—Avenir Award funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse recognizes research that represents “the future of addiction science.” Brown’s research is creating an AI-experiment feedback loop that will help optimize painkilling drugs to be less addic...
Critically acclaimed: Lorrie Moore’s new novel gathers year-end praise
Dec. 17, 2023—Professor of English Lorrie Moore’s newest novel, I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home, has been named one of the best books of 2023 by The New Yorker and received year-end praise from NPR and New York Magazine.
Support for democracy in the Americas remains low, opening door for politicians with undemocratic plans, Vanderbilt survey finds
Nov. 28, 2023—A simmering discontent with democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean is creating opportunities for politicians with undemocratic plans, according to a comprehensive survey released Nov. 29 by Vanderbilt University’s LAPOP Lab.
Vanderbilt researchers explore new science education approach to build youths’ agency amid climate anxiety
Nov. 27, 2023—By Jenna Somers A three-year, nearly $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation supports a trans-institutional research team at Vanderbilt University investigating an innovative approach to STEM education that could help young people devel...
Sophomore Sharmila Adapa awarded prestigious Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship
Nov. 26, 2023—Adapa, an Ingram Scholar in the College of Arts and Science, will travel to Sweden in December as one of only 10 students globally to receive a 2023 Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship.
New collaborative research project seeks improved treatment for cystic fibrosis
Nov. 15, 2023—Lars Plate, assistant professor of chemistry and biological sciences, has received a $2.76 million collaborative grant to investigate medical therapy for people with cystic fibrosis. The interdisciplinary project brings together teams with varied exper...
New collaborative research project seeks improved treatment for cystic fibrosis
Nov. 13, 2023—Lars Plate, assistant professor of chemistry and biological sciences, has received a $2.76 million collaborative grant to investigate medical therapy for people with cystic fibrosis. The interdisciplinary project brings together teams with varied expertise in computational structural biology, proteomics, biophysics, and physiology in hopes of improving the quality of life for those afflicted with the...