Research Initiative

The AVL has created a task force to research preventative techniques to improve vampire impulse-control. Areas of investigation include: can brain imagining identify a “feeding” area of the brain; exercise and the effect of endorphins on appetite suppression; an fMRI study to look at the impact of mediation on brain waves; varying responses to synthetic vs. real blood; a longitudinal trial following sexually active vs. celibate vampires and their relative feeding habits.

Support: We Are Only as Strong as Our Weakest Link

The AVL has announced a fundraising campaign for a 12-hour overnight hotline, staffed by counselors who can offer advice and crisis counseling to vampires who experience impulses or dangerous thoughts about human feedings. In this manner, we hope to intervene before impulses escalate to action.