Paid fMRI Study: Meditation & Cognition ($60)

We would like to invite you to participate in a paid research study for the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language. In one 3-hour session at the Maryland Neuroimaging Center, you will complete tasks while undergoing MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and eyetracking to examine the attention-related cognitive and neural systems that support language processing after meditating for the first time. If you are eligible and complete the MRI session, you will earn $20 per hour!

Click the link below for more information and to fill out a brief questionnaire:

http://ter.ps/CogPrepMRI

 

Researchers will determine your eligibility according to these and other criteria to ensure it is safe and appropriate for you to participate in this MRI study. You must:

·         be 18-40 years of age;

·         be a native English speaker;

·         be right-handed;

·         not have any known neurological or psychiatric condition or learning disability;

·         not have prior meditation experience

·         not practice techniques designed to improve cognitive or attentional functioning;

·         not wear glasses (contacts ok);

·         not have ferrous metal in the body;

·         not be pregnant

 

If you have questions and would like more information about the study, please contact Dr. Stefanie Kuchinsky at CogStudyMRI@casl.umd.edu