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If you have any questions or would like to participate in a specific study, please email the primary researcher of that study.

If the study you are interested in doesn't list a primary researcher or have you more general questions, email us at BrainLab@berkeley.edu or call 510-643-6402.


Study Information

These experiments are conducted on a research-only MRI scanner at the Henry H. Wheeler, Jr. Brain Imaging Center on the UC Berkeley campus or the Neuroscience Imaging Center at the UC San Francisco Parnassus Campus.

We conduct behavioral and fMRI experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, and need subjects who are willing to participate. Subjects are given pictures of their brains and monetary compensation.

We are looking for children and adults between ages 6 and 65 who are right handed and native English speakers. Also, they must meet all of the criteria listed below to be safe for the MRI scanner.


Participation Forms

If you are interested in participating in an fMRI experiment, please look over the forms and information listed below.

 - MRI Screening Form (please let us know if you have answered YES to any items)

 - Color Vision Test

 - Scanner Information Booklet
 

MRI / fMRI Information

MRI is a routine procedure that does not use ionizing radiation (like x-rays) and is completely non-invasive. Instead, MRI works by using a strong magnetic field and low-power radio-waves. The total amount of energy to which a subject is exposed during an MRI scan is much less than that of a typical x-ray.

Functional MRI is a particular type of MRI scan that allows researchers to obtain pictures of brain activity over time. While these images are being taken, subjects are asked to perform one or two "games" designed to evoke brain networks underlying fluid reasoning.

This is a great site where you can click around and see different parts of the brain, and also get a little overview of MRI and fMRI: http://www.brain.riken.jp/en/aware/navi/navi_web_en.html
 

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