Janelle Beadle

San Clemente, CA
janelle-beadleatuiowadotedu

University of Notre Dame B.A. in Psychology

Department
Neuroscience
Lab
Tranel Lab, Paradiso Lab
Research Interests

I am a fourth year neuroscience doctoral student in the lab of Dr. Daniel Tranel and the lab of Dr. Sergio Paradiso. I investigate the functional relationship between emotional processing and emotion-related areas of the brain such as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the amygdala. To examine this question, I test patients who have incurred damage to emotion-related regions of the brain on behavioral tasks that are thought to measure emotional processing. The Division of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience of the Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa has an extensive patient registry of individuals who have incurred focal brain damage. As a complement to this research, I examine brain regions involved in emotion processing in healthy younger and older adults through paradigms designed for functional magnetic resonance imaging

Living in Iowa City

Iowa City is a great place to live as a graduate student. There always seems to be something going on in Iowa City whether it is a new play at the Hancher Auditorium, a reading at the Prarie Lights Bookstore, a fun band at one of the local bars, or one of the many social events planned by the university groups. One of my favorite things about Iowa City is the variety of restaurants. I enjoy lingering over a meal at Devotay, a restaurant that serves Spanish tapas, or visiting La Reyna for authentic Mexican food. Because Iowa City is inexpensive and convenient, it makes the graduate student experience even more enjoyable. There are several apartments located near the hospital (where many neuroscience students have their offices) and in the downtown areas. To give you a sense of the convenience of the town, I live close to the hospital and I am able to walk to work in 10 minutes. When I want to get to the downtown area, I can walk there in about 15 minutes or take the free ‘Cambus’ which services many areas of Iowa City. There are also several city bus routes.