How to get involved
If you are interested in gaining research experience and earning psychology course credit, we offer both Psychology 290 and Psychology 494 courses in the Fall and Spring semesters in which you will receive 2-4 credit hours for your work in our lab. As a member of our lab, you will gain valuable experiences with brain imaging techniques and eye-tracking data, as well as data entry and analysis. You may also recruit participants and administer experiments. For more information, please contact us using our lab email: illinoismemoryresearch@gmail.com. At the moment, we do not have any openings for research assistants, but may starting this Summer/Fall.
The research focus of the Memory Systems Lab is understanding the neural systems involved in memory such as episodic memory, emotions, visual perception, language use, and effects of nutrition, exercise and head trauma on memory. We are currently looking for participants for our studies from a variety of populations.
You are invited to participate in a study to better understand the long-term outcomes of traumatic brain injury. Participants will be compensated at a rate of $20/hour, and will be asked to complete questionnaires, paper-and-pencil tasks, and computer games. Participants will also complete an MRI scan. To be eligible for the study, you must be between the ages of 18-55, have a history of traumatic brain injury, and be able to complete an MRI scan. For more information, please contact us at the email below or fill out the the online screening form.
We currently have a number of active studies on nutrition, fitness, and memory development. We are inviting families with children aged 23-39 months or aged 7-9 years to participate in our studies. These studies are conducted primarily with the Body Composition and Nutritional Neuroscience Lab. For more information, please contact them at bcnnlab@gmail.com . These studies involve one or more of the following, depending on the age of the children:
For more information, please contact us using our lab email: illinoismemoryresearch@gmail.com.
