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Carotenoids
EEG
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100

Give me a word with the "m" sound in the middle of the word. You have 10 SECONDS starting NOW!

E.g., measurement, monument, moment, amalgamate, etc.

100

List 5 food sources rich in lutein!

Eggs, spinach, kale, avocado, peas, etc.

100

What does the P300 index?

Attentional resource allocation and/or processing speed.

100

For how many months do ICONS kids eat their gummies?

9

100

Name 3 previous graduates from NHB and their next career step (after NHB, don't need to know current job).

E.g., Shelby Keye, professor; John Kim, postdoc; Corinne Cannavale, Education & Outreach at IGB

200

Given the following set of numbers, what is the number that goes in the blank spot?

                         64 68 76 ___ 124

92! Each time we add by x2 of the previous number we added by.

200

Are carotenoids hydrophilic?

NO! They are fat-soluble, aka lipophilic and/or hydrophobic.

200

What happens to the ERN amplitude as we age (i.e., does it get larger or smaller)?

It gets larger!

200

What is the primary outcome of PODS, according to the grant?

Estrogen hormones.

200

Name at least 3 couples that got married in/post-grad school, where at least one person was an NHB member.

Shelby and Jonathan

John and Melannie

Tori and Sawyer


300

What is a synonym for the word "eminent?"

great, illustrious, noteworthy, important, influential

300

What differentiates a carotene from a xanthophyll?

Presence of oxygen (xanthophylls have oxygen atoms)! 

300
Explain how to properly plot a topoplot using EEGLAB.

Answer includes the following:

- load and/or plot ERP topoplot

- select color bar, "jet"

- no baseline adjustment 

300

What makes ICANS different from IPALS?

Answer includes:

- class element

- not on Illinois campus (in-school intervention)

300

How many hours do undergraduate assistants in our lab have to work to get course credit?

12 hours per week (plus one morning shift, evening shift, and rotating weekend shift).

400

Recite the "bubbles" story to the best of your ability. If you can get a score of at least 5/8, you will get the points!

Check WCJ

400

Flamingoes can thank carotenoids for their pink feathers. How much should they consume per day to become and/or remain pink?

a) 5 mg/kg per day            c) 25 mg/kg per day

b) 15 mg/kg per day          d) 35 mg/kg per day

400

Name all the midline electrodes on the blue caps!

FPZ         CPZ

FZ           PZ

FCZ         POZ

CZ           OZ


400

Without consulting them,

Name all projects that Tori, Shelby, and Laura have been part of (you can choose just one person if you'd like).

Check with them.

400

Name the undergrads who worked in our lab this semester.

Jenya, Ray, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Sophia, Vanessa, Jasmin, Lily

Bonus for Kylie, Shaan, and Allanah

500

Recite the "monkey" story to the best of your ability. If you can get more than half correct, you get the points!

Check WCJ

500

Team with highest VeggieMeter score gets these points! 

Or if everyone is too lazy...team that ate the most veggies yesterday wins!

:)

500

How do we define a region of interest (ROI) for a specific ERP?

Answer includes:

- plot ERP/grand average

- look for area w/greatest activity within expected time range

- in code, create a new channel with the chosen electrodes

500

Come up with a good acronym for Naiman's fast-acting sugar study with children. No, the answer is not iKANDY. Team with the best name, wins!


500

What's your craziest participant story while working in NHB? Team with the best story(ies) wins!

:)