Mark Bowren, Jr., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery

Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

University of Iowa

Director

Behavior, Lesion Mapping, and Neuromodulation Laboratory (BLNL)

About

Mark Bowren, Jr., Ph.D., is a cognitive neuroscientist and clinical neuropsychologist. He is also an Assistant Professor with a primary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Bowren directs the Iowa Behavior, Lesion Mapping, and Neuromodulation Laboratory (BLNL). His lab's research is focused on elucidating brain mechanisms of human behavior and cognition.

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Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications from Dr. Bowren and the BLNL

Post-stroke outcomes predicted from multivariate lesion-behaviour and lesion network mapping

Multivariate Lesion-Behavior Mapping of General Cognitive Ability and Its Psychometric Constituents

Cognitive impairment after focal brain lesions is better predicted by damage to structural than functional network hubs

Thalamic strokes that severely impair arousal extend into the brainstem

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Selected Media Coverage

Findings Rewrite the Thalamus's Role in ConsciousnessWith a finding that will “rewrite neuroanatomy textbooks,” University of Iowa neurologist Aaron Boes, MD, PhD, and his colleagues show that the thalamus is not a critical part of the brain pathway involved in keeping humans awake and conscious.

The Brain's White Matter Hubs Take Center StageWhite matter damage may affect cognitive outcomes more than gray matter damage.

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