了解大脑如何执行其功能并引起认知，学习和行为是科学的最后前沿之一。我们正处在对神经科学的浓厚兴趣的时代，科学探究领域的重点是解释大脑如何工作。实际上，神经科学现在已成为国家和国际的主要优先任务。爱荷华大学在爱荷华大学建立的爱荷华州神经科学研究所（INI）彰显了这一势头，并表明了我们致力于成为著名的神经科学研究和教育中心的承诺。神经科学本科学位为健康科学，医学，研究生院和生物技术行业的激动人心的机遇打开了大门。神经科学专业的学生有机会获得该专业的荣誉学位，并且不需要UI荣誉计划的会员。有兴趣攻读专业荣誉学位
Neuroscience is one of the most exciting areas of science, with new advances being made every day, and Iowa provides both top-notch education and cutting-edge research in the field. The program is jointly administered by the Department of Biology and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, in cooperation with the Iowa Neuroscience Institute. The curriculum provides comprehensive exposure to the entire realm of neuroscience, from molecules to behavior and cognition. The neuroscience major partners with the INI to give students the chance to conduct research in prestigious laboratories across campus. Students are able to work in neuroscience laboratories affiliated with the Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Biology as well as INI-affiliated neuroscience laboratories in the UI Carver College of Medicine. As a result, students can engage in research ranging from development of the brain to the neurobiology of drug addiction to autism, and learn different neuroscience techniques directly from faculty.