Department of Neurology
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May 29, 2019
Kennedy Center program seeks to help community providers treat adults with autism
Researchers at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center are on a quest to increase health care capacity for adults with autism by bringing quality care into their communities. -
March 21, 2019
Small vessel disease MRI marker linked to worse cognitive health in older adults
Enlarged perivascular spaces, which are commonly seen on brain MRIs in older adults, have important associations with worse cognitive performance, particularly information processing speed and executive function, according to a new study that challenges historical consideration that perivascular spaces are a harmless imaging marker. -
March 14, 2019
Study aims to predict treatment response in epilepsy patients
With the aid of $2.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vanderbilt researchers are on a quest to develop early biomarkers of treatment outcomes for patients with temporal lobe epilepsy based on their individual brain networks. -
March 4, 2019
‘Very exciting time’ for sleep research as studies zero in on performance, health
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December 14, 2018
Using a mapping technique to reassess prior Alzheimer’s studies finds ‘powerful,’ improved reproducibility
A neurologist is using a mapping analysis in a new study to rethink where symptoms or cognitive processes should show up in the brain. The results are ‘powerful.’ -
December 6, 2018
Neuromodulation Society honors Hacker’s Parkinson’s research
Mallory Hacker, PhD, research assistant professor of Neurology, is the 2019 recipient of the Kumar New Investigator Award from the North American Neuromodulation Society. -
November 29, 2018
McLaughlin, Casagrande honored by the Society for Neuroscience
Two Vanderbilt University scientists — BethAnn McLaughlin, PhD, and the late Vivien Casagrande, PhD — have been honored by the Society for Neuroscience for making significant contributions to the advancement of women in science.