
Nandakumar Narayanan
Vice Chair of Research in Neurology · Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
PresentResearch in Neurology · Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine



2009–2012
2004–2008
2000–2004
Research
Top-down control of motor cortex ensembles by dorsomedial prefrontal cortex
Neuron · 2006 · First of 2 authors · 256 citations
Enhancing glycolysis attenuates Parkinson's disease progression in models and clinical databases
Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2019 · 229 citations
Common medial frontal mechanisms of adaptive control in humans and rodents
Nature Neuroscience · 2013 · Co-first of 4 authors · 221 citations

16 papers · 2 as a resident

14 papers

12 papers

9 papers

6 papers

4 papers · 2 as a fellow

4 papers · 3 as a fellow

4 papers
Grants
- 2026–2031
Dorsomedial Striatal Dopamine and Dementia in Parkinson's Disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $597.5K · University of Iowa
- 2017–2029
Frontal Midline Delta/Theta Rhythms and Cognitive Control in PD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $3.6M · University of Iowa
- 2023–2028
Linear Predictive Coding of EEG Activity for Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease (LEAD-PD)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
PI · $625.6K · University of Iowa
- 2021–2027
VTA Dopamine Neurons and Cognitive Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $2M · University of Iowa
Clinical trials
- 2027–2030
Terazosin for Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Principal investigator · Not yet recruiting · Phase 1, Phase 2
Qiang Zhang
- 2026–2031
Terazosin And Metabolic Engagement in Parkinson's Disease
Principal investigator · Not yet recruiting · Phase 1, Phase 2
Nandakumar Narayanan
- 2019–2020
A Pilot Study of Terazosin for Parkinson's Disease
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 1, Phase 2
Jordan Schultz

