SELECTED PUBLICATIONS *denotes undergraduate author
Klipec WD, Rasmus KC, O'Neill C, Cao J, Lawyer CR*, Ostertag E, Bachtell RK, Illig KR and Cooper DC (2016) Loss of the trpc4 gene is associated with a selective reduction in cocaine reward and reduced spontaneous ventral tegmental area dopamine neuronal activity. Behavioural Brain Research, 306: 117-127.
Illig KR (2015) Techniques and technology to revise content delivery and model critical thinking in the neuroscience classroom. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 13: A160-A165.
Garske AK*, Lawyer CR*, Peterson BM* and Illig KR (2013) Adolescent changes in dopamine D1 receptor expression in orbitofrontal cortex and piriform cortex accompany an associative learning deficit. PLoS ONE 8(2): e56191. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056191.
Kay RB, Meyer EAA, Illig KR and Brunjes PC (2011) Spatial distribution of neural activity in the anterior olfactory nucleus evoked by odor and electrical stimulation. The Journal of Comparative Neurology,519: 277-289.
Illig KR and Eudy J* (2009) Contralateral projections of the rat anterior olfactory nucleus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 512: 115-123.
Illig KR (2007) Developmental changes in odor-evoked activity in rat piriform cortex. Neuroscience, 145: 370-376.
Meyer EA, Illig KR and Brunjes PC (2006) Differences in chemo- and cytoarchitectural features within pars principalis of the rat anterior olfactory nucleus suggest functional specialization. The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 498: 786-795.
Illig KR (2005) Projections from orbitofrontal cortex to piriform cortex in the rat suggest a modulatory role in olfactory information processing. The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 488: 224-231.
Brunjes PC, Illig KR and Meyer EAA (2005) A field guide to the anterior olfactory nucleus (cortex). Brain Research Reviews, 50: 305-335 (Review).
Mirich JM, Illig KR and Brunjes PC (2004) Experience-dependent activation of extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) in the olfactory bulb. The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 479: 234-241.
Illig KR and Haberly LB (2003) Odor-evoked activity is spatially distributed in piriform cortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 457: 361-373.
Ekstrand JJ, Domroese ME, Feig SL, Illig KR and Haberly LB (2001) Immunocytochemical analysis of basket cells in rat piriform cortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 434: 308-328.
Illig KR, Danilov YP, Ahmad A, Kim CBY and Spear PD (2000) Functional plasticity in extrastriate visual cortex following neonatal visual cortex damage and monocular enucleation. Brain Research, 882: 241-250.
Johnson DMG, Illig KR, Behan M and Haberly LB (2000) New features of connectivity in piriform cortex visualized by intracellular injection of pyramidal cells suggest that “primary” olfactory cortex functions like “association” cortex in other sensory systems. The Journal of Neuroscience 20: 6974-6982.
Illig KR, King VR and Spear PD (1998) Monocular enucleation prevents retinal ganglion cell loss following early visual cortex lesions in cats. Visual Neuroscience 15: 1097-1105.
CHAPTERS AUTHORED FOR EDITED VOLUMES
Illig KR and Wilson, DA (2009) Olfactory cortex: Comparative anatomy. In: Kaas, J.H. (ed.) Evolutionary Neuroscience. New York: Elsevier.
Brunjes PC and Illig KR (2009) The anterior olfactory nucleus. In: Binder, M.D., Hirokawa, N. and Windhorst, U. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. New York: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_261
Illig KR and Wilson DA (2008) Olfactory cortex: Comparative anatomy. In: Squire, L. et al. (eds.) The New Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, pp101-106. New York: Elsevier.
Fellow, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience
Gwen Andrew Award for Outstanding Teaching (UW-Madison)
Demonstrating key outcomes: Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurotransmitters, and behavior” University of Zagreb, Croatia, December 2018.
“Sex, drugs and risky behavior: How adolescence contributes to evolutionary success.” Bradley University, March 2017.
“How the dog sees the world.” Keynote speaker, annual meeting of Search and Rescue Dogs of Colorado, July 2017.
“Blended vs traditional courses: Assessing student learning and attitudes.” Presented at: Teaching Neuroscience: Online Learning, Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, November 2014.
“Techniques and technology to revise content delivery and model critical thinking in the neuroscience classroom.” Presented at: Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Workshop, Ithaca NY, June 2014.
“Neuroscience and the Soul.” Presented with Terry Nichols, PhD for the Science and Theology Network, October 2013.