“In my opinion, the greatest strength of the neuroscience program at Iowa is the combination of outstanding facilities and faculty members that are extremely dedicated to teaching.”
The University of Iowa has a long tradition as a leading center for study of the nervous system and behavior, and for the training of graduate students in this area.
The interdisciplinary program in neuroscience promotes interaction among faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students, and fosters a congenial and collaborative environment for investigating the structure and function of the nervous system and its role in determining behavior.
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“In my opinion, the greatest strength of the neuroscience program at Iowa is the combination of outstanding facilities and faculty members that are extremely dedicated to teaching.”
Some neuroscientists have pegged an area of the brain known as the insula, which helps us detect what's going on within our bodies. But an unusual case of a man with extensive damage to this region suggests that the insula cannot be the sole source of self-awareness. Tucked deep inside the brain, the insula responds to pain, a full stomach, changes in body temperature, and other internal sensations.
Two researchers in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine have been renewed for another five years as investigators of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Both researchers, Kevin Campbell, Ph.D., and Michael Welsh, M.D., have been HHMI investigators since 1989.