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Linking nutrition, cognition, and brain health
Using a revolutionary data fusion technique, Nutritional Cognitive Neuroscience researchers Chris Zwilling and Tanveer Talukdar investigate the links between what we eat and the health and function of our brains as we age. Zwilling and Talukdar are members of psychology, neuroscience, and bioengineering professor Aron Barbey's Decision Neuroscience Laboratory. Read more about this research here https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/1420919607
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Wheelchair of the future, the ballbot (4K) (EMMY nominated)
The ballbot wheelchair may be the future of mobility assistance. Researchers from across the University of Illinois campus have created a Star Wars-inspired robotic wheelchair that uses a single, rolling ball to provide a handsfree, intuitive, and...
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What animals get MRIs? (using LEGO bricks)
Biomedical Imaging Center Aaron Anderson quizzes his children about what animals can get MRI scans using LEGO bricks.
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Ultra-rapid anatomical MRI processing: speaking / singing
Using some of the fastest MRI technology in the world, Beckman researchers can see the physical mechanics of the spoken (or sung) word.
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Menstruation Myth Busting
Biological anthropologist Kate Clancy dispels some menstruation myths. The person who literally wrote the book on periods sets the record straight.
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Period: The Real Story of Menstruation
Biological anthropologist and author Kate Clancy discusses her new book explaining the wonderful and weird history and science of periods.
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Beckman Institute Open House 2023
The Beckman Institute's open house is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 31, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 1. We hope to see you there!
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How exclusion and bullying affect self-worth of teen girls (EMMY winner)
Karen Rudolph and Haley Skymba of the Family Studies Lab discuss how adolescent girls can be particularly impacted by peer adversity. Rudolph is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Skymba is a doctoral student...
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Directors Ping Pong Showdown
New Beckman Director, Nadya Mason, faces off with former Beckman Director, Jeff Moore, in this epic, ping pong showdown.
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What to Expect When Getting an MRI (with LEGO® bricks)
MRI expert Aaron Anderson illustrates what it's like to get an MRI with LEGO® bricks. #LEGOgetanMRI
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Learning about MRI with LEGO® bricks
MRI expert Aaron Anderson and his kids build an MRI scanner using LEGO® bricks
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Learning about MRI with LEGO: What animals get MRIs?
Learn what animals can get MRI scans... using LEGO bricks!
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Halloween Greeting from Beckman Institute
Have a safe and happy Halloween, from all of us at the Beckman Institute
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60 Second Science: Karen Rudolph on adolescent development
Beckman Institute member Karen Rudolph presents her research in sixty seconds. Rudolph is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Researchers identify compound with potent antiseizure effects
Professor Hee Jung Chung discusses how her team discovered a compound that reduces the excitability of neurons in the hippocampus. The compound, known as TC-2135, lowered the severity of seizures in mice and could contribute to the development of...