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Michelle Voss is a Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa, holding the Ronnie Ketchel Faculty Fellowship. She leads the Health, Brain, and Cognition Lab and contributes to the Health Psychology research group within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Her research employs cognitive neuroscience methodologies to investigate aging brain mechanisms, focusing on exercise-induced neuroplasticity, brain structure-function relationships, and health behavior impacts on cognition. Key areas include aging, brain imaging, executive function, learning and memory, and neural plasticity, with emphasis on spatial navigation and hippocampal systems.
Analysis of her 2016-2022 publications reveals consistent exploration of fitness interventions for cognitive aging, utilizing fMRI to map brain network changes. Her work demonstrates how acute/chronic exercise modulates connectivity, hippocampal integrity, and spatial navigation in older adults, bridging neuroscience with preventive health strategies.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Ronnie Ketchel Faculty Fellow
Dr. Voss participates in university initiatives including the Iowa Neuroscience Institute and Behavioral-Biomedical Interface Training Program. While her lab actively researches exercise-brain interactions, specific grant details and student advising information are not documented in the source text.
The Health, Brain, and Cognition Lab (located in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Building) investigates mechanisms linking physical activity to cognitive resilience in aging, with ongoing studies on adaptive training and brain health biomarkers.
