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Paid research opportunity investigating the role of sensory attentuation

2 July 2015

The aim of this research is to explore how sensory information received by the brain may be used to control our motor functions.

Paid research opportunity investigating the role of sensory attentuation To do this researchers will ask you to sit comfortably in a chair and they will apply different forms of sensory stimulation to your fingers or wrist. This will either be a series of taps to the finger or a series of very small painless electrical pulses applied at the wrist. This is a common and harmless procedure.

You will feel a sensation but it will not be painful. While you perform this task researchers will record your brain activity using electroencephalography (EEG), which involves placing small electrodes (wires) on your scalp and recording electrical activity from the brain.

What would taking part involve?

Taking part in this study will involve one session of 90 minutes. Researchers will record EEG and stimulate the nerves in your wrist (as described above) and ask you to do a behavioural task.

Testing sessions will take place at 33 Queens Square, London, WC1N 3BG on the 4th floor. You will be paid £15 an hour to reimburse you for your time.

Am I eligible?

  • You are eligible if are:
  • 18-years-old and above
  • Right-handed
  • Not currently taking any medication for a neurological/neuropsychiatric condition (e.g. antidepressants/antipsychotics/antiepileptics)
  • have normal or corrected to normal vision

If you are interested in taking part please email Maria Gkotsi (maria.gkotsi.13@ucl.ac.uk).

All data will be collected and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

This study has been approved by the UCL Research Ethics Committee (Project ID Number): 0330/002

Maria Gkotsi, UCL Institute of Neurology