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Neuroscience Graduate Program
The NSP at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an interdisciplinary program of study and research leading to the doctoral degree.
We offer a rigorous yet flexible program designed to foster the growth of the student through research activities, close interactions with faculty, and exposure to top neuroscientists through our seminar series and attendance at professional meetings.
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Faculty Spotlight: Catherine Christian-Hinman
How would you describe your background? (I.E. where are you from? How did you first get interested in your area of research? Etc.) When I started looking at colleges in my junior year of high school, I saw a major called “Neuroscience and Behavior” in a college brochure, and I thought it was the coolest thing I’d ever heard of – understanding the biological basis for how and why we do what we do. I went to Smith College for my undergrad, and my first year there was also the first year that neuroscience was listed as an official major in the course catalog. After finishing...
Alumni Spotlight: Molly Kent
Career Development What field in Neuroscience did you study? I studied behavioral neuroscience. What about the research process did you enjoy? I love coming up with questions that expand on current research. I also love working with students and helping them learn how to conduct research. Did you prefer gathering the data, brainstorming its meaning, the writing process, defending your research, presenting your research, etc? I love gathering and analyzing data. Not a huge fan of the writing process but that...
Recently Published: Eye movement analyses of strong and weak memories and goal-driven forgetting
Abstract Research indicates that eye movements can reveal expressions of memory for previously studied relationships. Specifically, eye movements are disproportionately drawn to test items that were originally studied with the test scene, compared to other equally familiar items in the test display - an effect known as preferential viewing (e.g., Hannula, Ryan, Tranel, & Cohen, 2007). Across four studies we assessed how strength-based differences in memory are reflected in preferential viewing. Participants studied objects superimposed on background scenes and were tested with three-...
Land Acknowledgement
As a land-grant institution, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has a responsibility to acknowledge the historical context in which it exists. We are currently on the lands of the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Peankashaw, Wea, Miami, Mascoutin, Odawa, Sauk, Mesquaki, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Chickasaw Nations. It is necessary for us to acknowledge these Native Nations and for us to work with them as we move forward as an institution with Native peoples at the core of our efforts.
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