2022-01-14 - Aadeel Akhtar received his MS in Engineering and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in December 2017. His dissertation, "Mechanisms for enabling closed-loop upper limb sensorimotor prosthetic control," was the culmination of his research on prosthetic limbs...
2021-12-02 - The University of Illinois has recently shared a new "Mental Health and Self Care" resource page. The university understands that many may need to find resources for their own struggles or for someone they know.
2021-11-07 - This year's SfN Poster Night, held on October 26th, 2021, was a rousing success. The Neuroscience Program holds the SfN Night each year as a preview to the Society for Neuroscience's Annual Meeting. Attendees include faculty, researchers, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students...
2021-09-28 - Cockatiels, one of the world’s most favored pet parrots, don’t just masterfully mimic. In fact, a new study shows that they can spontaneously join in a song—much like humans do—drawing us closer to our winged ancestors than previously thought. After teaching his three male cockatiels a...
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...