2021-09-28 - Over a decade ago, behavioral ecologist Diane Colombelli-Négrel was wiring superb fairy wrens’ nests to record the birds’ sounds when she noticed something odd. Mother fairy wrens sang while incubating their eggs, even though it would have made more sense to keep quiet to avoid attracting predators...
2021-09-17 - SEP 10, 2021 3:30 PM BY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Blame Jean... We always thought that we would continue teaching and working in our offices every day until we couldn’t any longer...
2021-09-15 - In Memoriam: Albert Feng, professor, former head of molecular and integrative physiology, former director neuroscience Albert Feng, a passionate and beloved scholar who studied the neural basis of sound communication, has passed away. A virtual memorial service will be held Sept. 18....
2021-06-20 - New moms at risk of experiencing “baby blues” after childbirth tend to display a different pattern of brain activity compared to mothers who are not afflicted by the condition, according to new research published in ...
2021-06-03 - "As a behavioral ecologist studying nestlings in bird nests, I have always known that baby birds respond to sounds in their environment, whether it be the rustling of...
2021-04-14 - ACES NEWS: URBANA, Ill. – Before humans can benefit from new drug therapies and nutritional additives, scientists test their safety and efficacy in animals, typically mice and rats. But, as much as they’...
2021-04-08 - ACES NEWS: URBANA, Ill. – When scientists need to understand the effects of new infant formula ingredients on brain development, it’s rarely possible for them to carry out initial safety...
2021-03-02 - Lav Varshney and Nathan Schroeder combine their respective knowledge in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Crop Sciences along with their neuroscience knowledge to approach a growing issue in the midwest, soybean cyst nematodes. These worms are capable of destroying entire crops. Read about...
2021-02-22 - You know that a sedentary lifestyle is bad for your body. A new study shows how bad it is for your mind. An article in Eat This, Not That! gives insight to the study findings and supplies recommendations to try and prevent those side effects.
2021-01-29 - JAN 29, 2021 8:30 AMBY LIZ AHLBERG TOUCHSTONE | BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES EDITOR | 217-244-1073 Childhood trauma could affect the trajectory of multiple sclerosis development and response to treatment in adulthood, a new...
2021-01-29 - A study by Mark Hauber, a professor of evolution, ecology, and behavior at the U. of I., and colleagues reveals what robins thought of various dimensions of fake plastic eggs inserted into their nests. The researchers say the thinner the fake eggs got, the more likely the birds were to remove them...
2021-01-28 - How an Imbalance of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Undermines Our Health - There has been a growing discrepency in the Western diet of consumption of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. This was first publicized in a 2002 article in the journal Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy. ...
2020-12-14 - Neuroscience faculty at the Beckman Institute have developed a computational strategy that enables faster chemical and spatial characterization of tissues:...
2020-12-04 - Talk about childcare: this bird has figured out a way around that. The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a well-known North American native bird found throughout the United States, northern Mexico and most of Canada. They also are a very well-known obligate brood parasite. So what exactly...
2020-12-04 - Katherine Hatcher was a Neuroscience Ph.D. graduate student when she founded her blog and Instagram account, "Grad Self-Care" (now drkmhatcher) as a way to share her story about health and wellness in graduate school. Through it, she connects with countless other graduate...