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10/18/2024 Eli Sennesh: Predictability Modulates, but does not override, Stimulus History in Oddball Processing
Oct. 14, 2024—Neuroscience Brown Bag Eli Sennesh, PhD Post-Doctoral Fellow, Bastos Lab Date: Friday, October 18, 2024 Time: 1:25PM-2:15PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Predictability Modulates, but does not override, Stimulus History in Oddball Processing Predictive coding hypothesizes evoked, feedforward responses in a canonical cortical microcircuit that depend on stimulus probability, not content. However, previous experiments considered changes...
10/17/2024 Brock Carlson: Preattentive V1 Representations Resolve Interocular Conflict with Laminar Coherence
Oct. 14, 2024—CCN Brown Bag Brock Carlson Graduate Student, Maier Lab Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024 Time: 12:10PM-1PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Preattentive V1 Representations Resolve Interocular Conflict with Laminar Coherence Psychophysical studies show that attention is necessary for standard dynamics in binocular rivalry (Brascamp & Blake, 2012; Dieter et al., 2016). When attention is diverted, interocular processing occurs...
10/15/2024 Krista Mehari: Understanding Social-Ecological Risk for Firearm Violence Involvement through Participatory Research
Oct. 9, 2024—Clinical Brown Bag Krista Mehari, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychology and Human Development Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Understanding Social-Ecological Risk for Firearm Violence Involvement through Participatory Research Firearms are the leading mechanism of death for youth and young adults in the U.S., but there is very little research that...
Tenured Associate Professor in Computational Cognition, Cognitive Neuroscience, or Visual Neuroscience
Oct. 8, 2024—Description The Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenured associate professor position in the areas of cognition, cognitive neuroscience, or visual neuroscience with a computational or AI focus, to start August 16, 2025. We particularly welcome applications from scientists developing computational models that explain cognition or vision, exploring the...
Senior Lecturer Non-Tenure Track in Psychology
Oct. 8, 2024—Description The successful candidate will teach a combination of core courses (e.g., general psychology, quantitative methods, and/or experimental design), distribution course(s) in an area of expertise (e.g., cognitive, social, abnormal, perception), and/or elective courses of broad interest to undergraduates. The successful candidate will have opportunities to teach courses that contribute to the exciting and innovative...
10/8/2024 Matt Morris: Biobehavioral and Social Factors Implicated in Pain Disparities
Oct. 7, 2024—Clinical Brown Bag Matt Morris, PhD Associate Professor Research Division, VUMC Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Biobehavioral and Social Factors Implicated in Pain Disparities Although racial and ethnic differences in pain experiences and treatment are well-established in the United States, the mechanisms that account for such differences are not well...
10/24/2024 Jenn Richler: Principles of Scientific Writing
Oct. 3, 2024—CCN Brown Bag Jenn Richler, PhD Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Psychology at Nature Research Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024 Time: 12:10PM-1PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Principles of Scientific Writing Scientific progress depends on communicating research findings to others so that they can be built upon. In this talk, I outline three principles of good science writing:...
10/1/2024 Maria E. Cottingham: Board Certification in Clinical Neuropsychology
Sep. 26, 2024—Clinical Brown Bag Maria E. Cottingham, PhD, ABPP-CN Director of Training, Psychology Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist Tennessee Valley Health Care System Nashville VAMC Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Board Certification in Clinical Neuropsychology We will discuss the benefits of Board Certification in Clinical Neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology...
10/11/2024 Julien Vezoli: Neural Dynamics and Cortical Hierarchy
Sep. 25, 2024—Neuroscience Brown Bag Julien Vezoli, PhD Research Scientist – CRCN Inserm | Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute Date: Friday, October 11, 2024 Time: 1:25PM-2:15PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Neural Dynamics and Cortical Hierarchy I will describe how the hierarchical signature of inter-areal connections is defined by their integration into the local microcircuit, and how...
Vanderbilt’s Psychology Department ranked #8, Graduate Psychology Program #12
Sep. 25, 2024—Vanderbilt University has earned a remarkable achievement by being ranked #8 in the 2025 U.S. News Best Undergraduate Psychology Programs! (Our department is tied at this rank with other excellent programs that include those at Columbia, Cornell and Duke). This ranking highlights the excellence of Vanderbilt’s psychology department, recognizing its dedication to both research and...