The University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) invites students at the University of Maryland, College Park to participate in a new study in 2011. The study investigates the relationship between a person's brain waves as detected by EEG (electroencephalography) and verbal creative problem solving ability. Simple cognitive and language tasks will be administered in addition to the use of EEG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EEG
Research participants must be native speakers of American English (i.e. English was the first and only language spoken at home until at least age five), right-handed, between 18 and 60 years of age, hold US citizenship, have good reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills in English, and have normal or corrected-to-normal vision (eyeglasses and contact lenses are fine). Research participants should NOT have any of the following: personal or family history of seizures, history of neurological and psychological disorders, or learning disabilities
Compensation: $20 per hour for 1 hour. Research center is off campus at 7005 52nd Avenue, College Park, MD. Free parking at research center & metro accessible. For more information and to sign up contact jcook@casl.umd.edu or call 301-226-8989
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