Vanderbilt Vision Research Center
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Turning Heads: The Vanderbilt Brain Institute has emerged as a hub of discovery as neuroscience’s influence expands
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 MoreAug 5, 2020
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Study points to potential new approach to treating neurodegenerative diseases like glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic energy. Read MoreJul 20, 2020
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Robert Fox, early leader in Vanderbilt’s vision research, dies
A memorial service for the late Robert Fox, an emeritus Vanderbilt professor who was renowned internationally for his landmark studies of human and animal vision, is being planned for early spring. Read MoreJan 8, 2019
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Glaucoma study finds brain fights to preserve vision
A team of researchers, led by David Calkins, PhD, vice chair and director of Research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, has made a breakthrough discovery in the field of glaucoma showing new hopes for treatments to preserve vision. Read MoreFeb 22, 2018
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Vision conference brings together research groups from across the Southeast
The Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) recently hosted the Southeastern Vision Conference to celebrate and share excellence in vision science. Read MoreOct 5, 2017
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Cytokine linked to blindness
A signaling molecule called interleukin-6 may be a therapeutic target to prevent vision loss or nerve degeneration in glaucoma, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. Read MoreJun 30, 2017
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Event celebrates scope of vision science at VUMC
Vision science at Vanderbilt has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. Read MoreDec 3, 2015
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Clues to retinal cell degeneration
A reversible chemical modification of rhodopsin, a receptor for light, plays a role in the degeneration of retinal cells. Read MoreAug 28, 2012
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Minds wide open: Neuroscience at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has emerged as one of the nation’s leading academic centers in neuroscience. Read MoreApr 6, 2012
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Brainstorm 2011 events begin March 3
"Brainstorm 2011," a series of free public events about brain research hosted by Vanderbilt University, will explore post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and the mysteries of feelings and perception throughout the month of March. Read MoreFeb 23, 2011
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Neurons cast votes to guide decision-making
Lead author Braden Purcell We know that casting a ballot in the voting booth involves politics, values and personalities. But before you ever push the button for your candidate, your brain has already carried out an election of its own to make that action possible. New research from Vanderbilt… Read MoreOct 8, 2010
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Synesthesia conference set for Oct. 1-3 at Vanderbilt
A conference on synesthesia will take place in Wilson Hall Oct. 1-3. Photo by Daniel Dubois. A conference on synesthesia will bring psychologists, neuroscientists and artists to Vanderbilt University’s Wilson Hall Oct. 1-3 to discuss the latest information about what is described by some as a unique “sixth sense.”… Read MoreSep 13, 2010