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Two A&S psychology faculty receive prestigious awards in vision sciences
Apr. 15, 2024—Two leading scholars in the College of Arts and Science Department of Psychology were recognized by the Vision Sciences Society, the leading international society for vision science research. Randolph Blake, Centennial Professor of Psychology, won the 2024 Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science Award for lasting, high-impact contributions to vision science. Isabel Gauthier, David K....
Kaczkurkin receives Association for Psychological Science award
Feb. 1, 2024—Antonia Kaczkurkin, assistant professor of psychology and S. Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Mental Health, has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Association for Psychological Science Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions. Kaczkurkin focuses on understanding the neurobiological mechanisms that contribute to the etiology of internalizing disorders. The APS Janet Taylor Spence Award...
Study reveals a universal pattern of brain wave frequencies
Jan. 18, 2024—Throughout the brain’s cortex, neurons are arranged in six distinctive layers, which can be readily seen with a microscope. André Bastos, assistant professor of psychology, is senior author on a study published in Nature Neuroscience detailing that these layers also show distinct patterns of electrical activity, which are consistent over many brain regions and across...
Kaas receives the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience
Jan. 2, 2021—Jon Kaas, professor of psychology and Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Chair in Social and Natural Sciences, received the 2021 Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, the highest recognition conferred by the Society for Neuroscience that honors outstanding scientists who have made significant contributions to neuroscience throughout their careers. Kaas pursues a groundbreaking career that has...
Logan receives Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research
Jan. 1, 2021—Gordon Logan, Centennial Professor of Psychology, received the 2021 Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research. This prestigious recognition is awarded annually at Vanderbilt to a researcher with exceptional achievements in research, scholarship, or creative expression that have garnered significant national and international recognition. The award recognizes particularly research contributions over the past decade. Logan...