Participants needed for paid brain activity study!

The University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) invites students at the University of Maryland, College Park to participate in a 2011-2012 study examining people’s descriptions of how they behave with different types of people. Participants will be asked a series of questions while researchers record their brain activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Eligibility to participate:
Research participants must be 18 to 35 years of age, be native speakers of English, have normal or corrected-to-normal vision, be right-handed, and been born and raised in the United States. Research participants should NOT have any: metal implants or other metal that cannot be removed (including permanent retainers), personal history of neurological and psychological disorders, learning disabilities, or possibility of pregnancy.

Compensation: $20 per hour for up to approximately 2.5 hours.

Location: Maryland Neuroimaging Center.

For more information and to register, please email CPneuro@casl.umd.edu with “CP” in the subject line.