The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is excited to welcome Dr. Ulrich Mayr for this colloquium event. Ulrich is a Lewis Professor and Department Head of the Psychology Department at the University of Oregon. Dr. Mayr's primary research focus is on the relationship between memory, attention, and cognitive control, both from a general and a developmental/life-span perspective. His research methods include behavioral experiments, eye-tracking, and EEG or fMRI neuroimaging. As a...

Keynote Speaker Announcement: Dr. Gregory F. Corder
2025 Neuroscience Research Day – Monday, November 3, 2025

The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience is pleased to announce Dr. Gregory F. Corder, Ph.D., as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Neuroscience Research Day. Dr. Corder is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Corder’s keynote presentation, titled “Pain, Poppies, Placebos, and...

Mimicking opioid analgesia in cortical pain circuits

Gregory F. Corder, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Department of Neuroscience
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Title: How neurons add spikes: From simple rhythms to complex bursting patterns

Abstract: Many neurons and other excitable cells display bursting activity—periods of rapid firing separated by quiet phases. Understanding how these rhythmic patterns arise and change helps us connect cellular mechanisms to networks of neurons and the complex behaviors they generate. In this talk, I will explore how neurons transition from generating single spikes to producing bursts with multiple spikes. Using a...

Seminar Title TBD

Michael Yassa, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior
James L. McGaugh Endowed Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor, Neurology
Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Iowa Neuroscience Institute seminars feature top neuroscientists from around the country sharing their latest...