Dr. Nandakumar ("Kumar") Narayanan is Professor of Neurology, Vice Chair for Research in Neurology, and Associate Director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute at the University of Iowa. An internationally recognized neuroscientist, his research focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying Parkinson's disease and related neurological disorders. His expertise helps bridge neuroscience and clinical research within the lab's interdisciplinary investigations of music, singing, and brain health.