Neuroscience

When science journalists Sadie Dingfelder mistook a stranger for her husband at the grocery store, it was the beginning of her discovery that she literally sees and processes the world differently than most people do. She details her experience in the memoir, Do I Know You?: A Faceblind Reporter’s Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination. Host Charity Nebbe talks with Dingfelder about her journey of self discovery and her obsession with hidden neurodiversities. (This episode was originally produced April 28, 2025.)

Alzheimer experts give an inside look at the first Iowa Heartland Cognitive Care Collective Summit.

When Sadie Dingfelder mistook a stranger for her husband at the grocery store it was the beginning of her discovery that she literally sees and processes the world differently than most people do.

Some good health news? More people worldwide are surviving strokes. The bad news? More people aged 45-65 years old are dying from strokes.

What you eat could be the difference between tossing and turning or golden slumbers

A fascinating conversation with the neurologist who discovered a brain neuron group tied to pain and itch.

Neurologist L.J. Agostinelli, a graduate of the UI Medical Scientist Program, discovered a brain neuron group tied to pain and itch. Now, she’s published a brain stem atlas in The Journal of Neuroscience.

Learn from University of Iowa neurologist Dr. Eric Dyken how sleep helps process emotions, why lack of sleep can lead to eye damage, and the impact climate change may have on the quality of sleep.

Listen back to conversations on "suicide by cop" in Iowa and the relationship between physical activity and cognitive ability.