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Neuroscientists from Vanderbilt and Harvard have proposed the first neurobiological model for third-party punishment, outlining potential cognitive and brain processes that evolutionary pressures could have re-purposed to make this behavior possible. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy will host a free community forum on autism Saturday, April 21. Read More

A brain-mapping study has found that people's ability to make decisions in novel situations decreases with age and is associated with a reduction in the integrity of two specific white-matter pathways. Read More

Peabody faculty will present research on the nation鈥檚 key issues in education at the AERA conference April 13-17. Read More

A new study on novel word learning uncovered clues on reading and plasticity in the brain that could determine interventions for children who struggle with reading. Read More

Sohee Park's schizophrenia research may lead to a greater understanding of the benefit of movement therapies such as yoga and dance for the 2.2 million people in the United States who suffer from this mental disorder.

Students who successfully complete English as a Second Language or bilingual language learning programs within three years fare better academically across the board than peers who stay in such programs for a longer time. Read More

Being a Girl Scout has a long-term positive impact on girls' leadership skills and development, a new Peabody College study finds. Read More

Vanderbilt psychologist David Schlundt weighs in on the issue of whether or not cutting calories is bound to lead to binge eating and explains why we need to "personalize" our diets.

A $28 million, five-year grant from the Institute for Education Sciences will fund Peabody research on education policies in the Appalachian region. Read More

The latest issue of the Peabody Journal of Education examines pathways to STEMM professions through a collection of articles. Read More

Two Peabody College graduate student researchers partnered with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to shine a light on the scourge of human sex trafficking, resulting in changes to Tennessee law.

A Vanderbilt-led workshop for military health care providers could lead to more post-deployment mental health referrals. Read More

The federal government鈥檚 increasing involvement in higher education over the past 100 years has created an intimate relationship that was once virtually nonexistent. Read More

Children learn more from television when parents interact with them similarly to book reading. Read More

Students displaced by school closures experience adverse effects both on test scores and attendance鈥攗nless they are transferred to substantially higher-performing schools. Read More

A network of scientists who study how the brain acquires visual expertise has received a five-year renewal of support from the National Science Foundation. Read More

A study using a procedure called the rubber hand illusion has found striking new evidence that people experiencing schizophrenia have a weakened sense of body ownership and has produced the first case of a spontaneous, out-of-body experience in the laboratory. Read More

The "Tower of Hanoi" task (Courtesy Dan Levin) 鈥淟earning by teaching,鈥� a method in which teaching facilitates the tutor鈥檚 own understanding, may be improved when the audience is not human, new research from Vanderbilt University鈥檚 Peabody College finds. The study, based on research that suggests a person learns… Read More

Early motor experiences can shape infants鈥� preferences for objects and faces, new research indicates. The study supports evidence that early motor development and experiences contribute to infants鈥� understanding of their world and implies that when motor skills are delayed or impaired 鈥� as in autism 鈥� future social interactions could be negatively impacted. Read More