News and Information from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Notables is a monthly e-newsletter to share stories about discoveries and best practices that are opening doors and transforming lives for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Jason Chow, Ph.D., serves as an associate professor of Special Education and Hearing and Speech Sciences. Chow’s research centers on improving the quality of life of children and adolescents with disorders…
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Each year, Vanderbilt University students interview individuals with disabilities and their families as part of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Tennessee Kindred Stories of Disability project. The conversations focus on topics that highlight barriers to services and…
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VKC researchers report that many prelingually deaf children who use cochlear implants achieve age-typical language and reading comprehension.
Since 1976, researchers have been investigating a brain system called the kappa opioid receptor system (KOR). It has been linked to how we experience stress, pain, learning, motivation, and drug use. A long‑standing belief in neuroscience…
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This is a monthly email of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Notables published by the Communications staff of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Between issues of Notables, you can stay up to date on the latest Vanderbilt Kennedy Center news, information, and resources via the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Facebook page.