The specialized neurosurgical expertise of University of Iowa physician-scientists and the generous contributions of UI Health Care neurosurgery patients who volunteer to participate in research were instrumental to new findings that reveal the sequence of brain activity involved when people evaluate risk and reward during decision-making. The study, conducted by researchers at Caltech in collaboration with the UI neurosurgery Human Brain Research Laboratory team members, reveals how neural activity within the brain enables humans to first estimate reward probabilities and then use this information to make a risk versus reward calculation when making an economic decision.

Clinician-researcher examines neurostimulation therapies to treat brain disorders.

Legacy of imaging technology advancements helps unlock new treatment options

Iowa research pinpoints area in the brain’s amygdala as cause of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

After a national search, Christian Pettker, MD, has been selected to serve as chair and department executive officer of the OBGYN department

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine faculty members whose published research manuscripts have had a lasting impact on science and medicine will be honored at the college’s Wall of Scholarship dedication April 29.

Maddie Fortman is a second-year student in the University of Iowa Physician Assistant Studies and Services Program. She shares some of the ways she has found support during PA training and how she's learned and grown so far.