Center For Cognitive Medicine

Mikail Rubinov, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, computer science, psychiatry and psychology, has been awarded a four-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to better understand the development and organization of brain networks, as well as their change in development and aging. Read More

Vanderbilt psychiatrists are probing brain circuit hyperactivity implicated in schizophrenia, with the idea that normalizing the hyperactivity may improve cognitive processes. Read More

Validation of cognitive complaints appears to improve mood in patients with persistent chemotherapy-cognitive impairment, Vanderbilt researchers report. Read More

Specific regions of the thalamus — a central brain region — are smaller in adults with psychotic disorders and youth at risk for psychotic disorders and are associated with cognitive impairment. Read More

The VBI recently marked its 20th anniversary, a span that has seen the institute’s wide-ranging missions—including administering the university’s Neuroscience Graduate Program, as well as postdoctoral training and community outreach—steadily coalesce under a single umbrella. Read More

VU319, an investigational drug product developed by Vanderbilt researchers, targets one of medicine’s most bedeviling challenges: improving memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Read More

The ways certain proteins spread may help explain why the prevalence of Alzheimer’s is higher in women than in men. Read More

Staff from the Center for Cognitive Medicine will administer memory screenings and Alzheimer’s gene screenings at no cost to community members ages 60 and above. Read More

Center for Cognitive Medicine offering Alzheimer's APOE4 Gene Screening at Whole Foods on Feb. 18. Read More

The Center for Cognitive Medicine is seeking volunteers ages 65-75 who have not been diagnosed with any memory impairment and are interested in whether their genetics show they are at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Read More

The Center for Cognitive Medicine is in search of volunteers ages 55-75 to participate in a free memory screening. Read More

Interested in the treatments and prevention of Alzheimer's disease? The Center for Cognitive Medicine is hosting an open house and screening event on Sept. 7. Read More

The Center for Cognitive Medicine at Vanderbilt Univerity Medical Center presents, 'An Aging and Healthy Brain Symposium & Community Dinner' on Aug. 22. Read More

The Center for Cognitive Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in partnership with the Generation Program will be offering ApoE4 Alzheimer’s Gene Screening on Friday, August 3. Read More

Women who have had repeated depressive episodes tend to pay more attention to negative emotional information, suggesting that they may benefit from cognitive therapy to build new, more positive pathways in their brains. Read More

A genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease in later life appears to benefit younger adults as they age. Read More

Treating depressed individuals and figuring out who will and won’t respond to antidepressants is mostly trial and error — much to the frustration of patients and the health care providers who treat them. Read More

Size may not matter in a lot of things, but when it comes to cognitive decline, the size of the hippocampus definitely seems to be an issue. Read More

The breast cancer drug tamoxifen improves cognitive performance in post-menopausal women. Read More

Short-term hormone replacement therapy offers potential benefit for cognitive functioning. Read More