Seven multidisciplinary projects will advance diverse areas of neuroscience Only established in late 2016, the Iowa Neuroscience Institute (INI) at the University of Iowa is wasting no time making good on its promise to elevate the university’s brain research enterprise. In awarding its first round...
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Loss of metabolic enzyme in mouse brains impairs long-term spatial memory
A $45 million grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has established a cross-disciplinary neuroscience center at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine to study diseases that affect the brain and nervous system. The new Iowa Neuroscience Institute will bring together the UI’s top...
Ted Abel co-authors study that finds epigenetics key to laying down spatial memories in mouse brain, providing possible new neurological medications.
Thanks to everyone for attending the Iowa Neuroscience Institute Science Thursday Demo...we had a great time! SCIENCE ACTIVITY: Awesome Brains The Iowa Neuroscience Institute will be demonstrating the awesomeness of brains! Stop by to see examples of animal and human brains, test your plasticity,...
Psychological Health Webinar: Outreach and Support to Military Families: Ethnic/Cultural Considerations April 27, 2017; 1-2:30 p.m. (ET) The U.S. military has a history steeped in cultural diversity. In 1948 President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981 that declared equal treatment and...
The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) is soliciting travel award applications for their annual meeting, to be held December 3-7, 2017, in Palm Springs, California.
Stephanie Alberico, a graduate student in the Narayanan Lab, recently won the University of Iowa's Graduate Research Excellence Award and was awarded third place at the Jakobsen Memorial Conference. Congratulations, Stephanie!
In UI research labs, undergrads learn life lessons and contribute to scientific discovery. Read more about neurobiology major Akanksha Chilukuri, who's researching the impact of preeclampsia on the brains and behavior of offspring.
Non-invasive stimulation of the cerebellum at a delta frequency normalizes brain activity in the frontal cortex of lab rats with schizophrenia-like thinking disorders, according to a first-of-its-kind new study from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.