Society for Neuroscience
Do brains feel like jello? Free brain event for kids
Mar. 11, 2019—Kids will get to examine real brains, undergo an eye-tracking experiment and visualize their own brainwaves during this year’s Brain Awareness Week "Brain Blast" sponsored by the Vanderbilt Brain Institute.
Society for Neuroscience honors Vivien Casagrande
Nov. 11, 2018—Vivien Casagrande, a longtime professor of biology and psychology who died in 2017, has been honored by the Society for Neuroscience for her dedication to the advancement of women in neuroscience.
VUMC’s Baganz honored by Society for Neuroscience
Nov. 12, 2015—For her contributions to public communication, outreach and education about neuroscience, Nicole Baganz, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in Pharmacology, received the 2015 Next Generation Award from the Society for Neuroscience.
Maier receives Society of Neuroscience Career Award
Aug. 29, 2014—Psychologist Alex Maier has been selected to receive the Society for Neuroscience’s Career Development Award for 2014.
VU Neuroscience Graduate Program recognized as best in the nation for 2012
Oct. 15, 2012—Vanderbilt University’s Neuroscience Graduate Program has been named the 2012 “Program of the Year” by the Society for Neuroscience.
Estrogen treatments increase gray matter in brain
Nov. 18, 2011—Short-term hormone replacement therapy offers potential benefit for cognitive functioning.