The Promise of Discovery

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“The Promise of Discovery” is a podcast hosted by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center that highlights research in intellectual and developmental disabilities. The goals of the podcast are to host conversations about research in plain language and to highlight “real world” implications. The discussions cover why the research matters in the lives of people with disabilities and families, how the research impacts and enhances what we know already and/or raises additional questions in the field, and what implications the research might have for policy.

  1. Are Parents of School-Age Children Valid Reporters of Their Children's Grammatical Skills?

    05.03.2025

    Are Parents of School-Age Children Valid Reporters of Their Children's Grammatical Skills?

    It’s important for speech language pathologists to learn about children’s grammar because grammar deficits are often a sign of a language impairment. For this experiment, researchers had parents and speech language pathologists fill out a checklist (Children’s Communication Checklist-2), to report on children communication skills, and then we compared the results. We learned that parents and speech language pathologists both identified speech deficits in children but that parents are not sensitive to differences in their children’s grammar.   Featuring: Jane (Janie) Sommer Eppstein, Ph.D. Student; Vanderbilt University Interviewer: Melanie Schuele, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Member

    30 мин.
  2. Visual perception with motor practice leads to lasting brain changes that support learning

    22.01.2025

    Visual perception with motor practice leads to lasting brain changes that support learning

    This research explored how combining visual perception with motor practice—specifically drawing unfamiliar symbols—leads to lasting brain changes that support learning. Participants trained by drawing new letter-like symbols over four days while researchers tracked their brain activity using fMRI scans before, immediately after, and one-week post-training. The after-training scans revealed significant differences in activity within several brain regions—including the motor cortex—during the perception of trained compared to untrained symbols that were greater one-week post-training. This suggests that hands-on, visual-motor learning builds long-term changes in how the brain processes visual information, with potential implications for educational strategies and interventions. Featuring: Shelby Buettner, Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University Interviewer: Sophia Vinci-Booher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology & Human Development and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Member

    13 мин.
  3. Identifying new therapies for Neurofibromatosis Type 1

    14.01.2025

    Identifying new therapies for Neurofibromatosis Type 1

    Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a neurodevelopmental disease which affects about 100,000 people in the US. Around 80% of these patients experience cognitive and intellectual impairments which are unaffected by currently approved therapies for NF1. A recent genetic study from our lab identified an association between the NF1 disease and a receptor protein called metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGlu7). This project investigates how using small molecules to augment mGlu7 function could help identify new therapies for NF1 patients struggling with cognitive impairments. Featuring: Harrison Parent, Ph.D. Candidate- Niswender Lab, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Interviewer: Colleen Niswender, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology; Director of Molecular Pharmacology, Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Member

    17 мин.
  4. Caregiver familiarity with mental health services for children with IDD

    01.12.2024

    Caregiver familiarity with mental health services for children with IDD

    Although children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) more often experience mental health concerns, they do not always receive mental health services. This episode outlines a study that examined the barriers of caregiver familiarity with services. Featuring: Verity Rodrigues, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; TRIAD Educational Consultant Interviewer: Robert Hodapp, Ph.D., Professor of Special Education and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Member

    12 мин.
  5. Social Exclusion and Schizophrenia

    03.07.2024

    Social Exclusion and Schizophrenia

    While public attitudes towards many stigmatized groups have improved in recent years, the same has not been true for people living with schizophrenia, making those with the disorder particularly at risk for social exclusion. The research presented in this episode explores how people with schizophrenia experience and respond to social exclusion, as well as what can be done to promote inclusion.  Featuring: Lauren Weittenhiller, M.A., Clinical Psychology Intern, Vanderbilt University Interviewer: Julia Sheffield, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Jack Martin, M.D., Research Professor in Psychopharmacology; and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Member

    25 мин.
  6. Support needs of siblings who have brothers and sisters with disabilities

    16.05.2024

    Support needs of siblings who have brothers and sisters with disabilities

    The needs of siblings of individuals with disabilities are under studied. The research presented in this episode highlights theme areas of support as raised by 446 siblings of individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome. It asks and answers the question: What would have been beneficial to you growing up as the sibling of a person with a disability?  Featuring: Gillian Neff, graduate student, Vanderbilt University Interviewer: Alexandra Da Fonte, Ph.D., associate professor of the practice, Special Education; and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Member

    23 мин.
  7. Activation Mechanisms for Context-Dependent Allosteric Modulation of the mGlu7 receptor

    10.04.2024

    Activation Mechanisms for Context-Dependent Allosteric Modulation of the mGlu7 receptor

    This research examines mGlu7, a transmembrane receptor involved in several neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Rett syndrome, ADHD, schizophrenia, and Neurofibromatosis Type 1. The project discussed studies the mechanism of mGlu7 activation by allosteric modulators to develop new treatments and help guide drug discovery efforts. Featuring: Xia Lei, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Vanderbilt University Interviewer: Colleen Niswender, Ph.D., associate professor of Pharmacology; Director of Molecular Pharmacology, Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery; and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Member

    13 мин.
  8. Associations Between Executive Functioning Impairments and Anxiety Symptoms among Youth with Autism

    06.03.2024

    Associations Between Executive Functioning Impairments and Anxiety Symptoms among Youth with Autism

    Many people with autism experience executive functioning (EF) impairments, and its widely acknowledged that these challenges play a significant role in autism. Anxiety symptoms are highly prevalent and impairing challenges for autistic youth, and emerging evidence suggests EF impairments exacerbate anxiety. This study examines how everyday EF impairments are related to specific anxiety symptoms in autistic youth. Featuring: Christina Burroughs, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Vanderbilt University Interviewer: Blythe Corbett, Ph.D., James G. Blakemore Chair and Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Professor of Psychology; Associate Director, Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and VKC Member

    18 мин.
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“The Promise of Discovery” is a podcast hosted by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center that highlights research in intellectual and developmental disabilities. The goals of the podcast are to host conversations about research in plain language and to highlight “real world” implications. The discussions cover why the research matters in the lives of people with disabilities and families, how the research impacts and enhances what we know already and/or raises additional questions in the field, and what implications the research might have for policy.

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    Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
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    2020 - 2025
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