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Metabolic enzyme drives memory formation

Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Loss of metabolic enzyme in mouse brains impairs long-term spatial memory

Big Boost for Brain Research

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Metabolic Enzyme Fuels Molecular Machinery of Memory

Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Ted Abel co-authors study that finds epigenetics key to laying down spatial memories in mouse brain, providing possible new neurological medications.

SCIENCE ACTIVITY: Awesome Brains

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Faculty Recruit Chalk Talk

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

ACNP accepting travel award applications

Thursday, April 6, 2017
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 wins Graduate Research Excellence Award

Monday, April 3, 2017
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!

UI undergrads tackle pressing health problems

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.

Cerebellum stimulation influences frontal cortex functioning

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
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.