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Our mission is to determine how healthy brains lead to active lives. Our research examines how health and health behaviors sustain our thinking and memory through positive effects on our brain as we age, and how these thinking and memory abilities impact how we change health behaviors to support healthy aging. We hope our research informs how we can keep our mind and brain in shape to stay active with our families and our communities throughout life. 

 

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BOOST projects grant awarded

Thursday, February 15, 2024
University of Iowa Associate Professor Michelle Voss, director of the Health, Brain, & Cognition Lab, has received a grant to study how self-regulation relates to adherence to daily physical activity in middle-aged and older people Titled "BOOST JumpstartPA," the study will consist of two phases over five years and target 40- to 65-year-olds.

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Winter 2024 Issue

Learn about our latest computerized brain training study, meet past study participant Lata D'Mello and see the latest on sleep benefits for the brain.

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HBC Lab's Bryan Madero presents at cognitive neuroscience research conference

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Health, Brain, & Cognition Lab researcher and doctoral candidate Bryan Madero presented a poster on his dissertation topic, “Tertiary Sulci and Brain Aging: A Novel Approach to Cognitive Aging,” at the annual conference of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, held April 13-16 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.