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A recent study by Dr. Katalin Gothard and colleagues looked at how amygdala neurons that respond to touch also respond to imagery and sounds. These cells may provide the building blocks needed to process multi-sensory social and emotional information.

The UA Department of Physiology and the UA Physiology Club participate in Science City again this year with an exhibit focusing on the Heart in Health and Disease.

Zachary Ravnitzky, from Phoenix, Ariz., is a physiology senior, minoring in molecular and cellular biology. He also is the director of finance for Mobile Medicats, a nonprofit run by undergraduate students to help Tucson’s homeless population.

Everyone knows our brain controls our body, but how does our body influence our brain?

While rats have been nibbling away in cities around the world, researchers at the University of Arizona were working on developing a non-reproductive rodent model for the study of menopause. In the College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Physiology, Dr. Patricia Hoyer’s research yielded a chemical formulation that provided humane, non-lethal rodent infertility.

Joining the Department of Physiology are Paulo W. Pires, PhD, as assistant professor and Juliana Lessa Sacoman, PhD, as senior lecturer.

Katalin, Gothard, MD, PhD, professor of physiology and neuroscience, is one of the featured speakers at the University of Arizona College of Science’s popular annual lecture series.

The professor of physiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson was recognized by the HeartMath Institute for her teaching on mind-body balance and research on stress reduction and using equine therapy to promote the healing, enrichment and well-being of others

Physiology and anthropology senior Hailey Ramirez was appointed in October 2018 to the Associated Students of the University of Arizona (ASUA) Senate to represent the UA College of Medicine.

Physiology Professor Ann Baldwin, PhD, received the 2018 Humanitarian Heart Award from the Institute of HeartMath in recognition of her work toward the healing, enrichment and well-being of others.