The majority of brain activity is considered spontaneous because it does not occur in response to an external event. Researchers do not know how this inherent activity, whose spatial pattern is called the functional connectome, influences cognition. As a result, its role in mental disorders remains elusive.
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University of Illinois senior Gabriel Wacks, of Skokie, Illinois, and a graduate of Rochelle Zell Jewish High School in Deerfield, Illinois, has been selected as a Yenching Scholar at Peking University’s Yenching Academy. David Schug, the director of the National and International Scholarships Program at Illinois, said Wacks is the first U of I student accepted into Yenching Academy.
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Alumni Spotlight: Robert Doubek
Robert Doubek (’66) grew up in an American family with Czech roots. They were bakers and confectioners for three generations, including his. In 1962, he enrolled at the University of Illinois, studying Political Science, German, and Russian.