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8 and 10-year-old CHILDREN are needed for a research study on Learning & Development

8 and 10 year old children are needed for a research study. The study involves one lab visit per year for three years. Our lab is located in the Navy Yard in Boston. We pay $60 per lab visit. Free Parking.

9 hours over 3 years
Estimated Time Commitment
Any Gender, 8-10 years
May Be Eligible
Payment up to $180
May Be Offered
Office visit, Survey
May Be Required
 
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What we are studying

Participants are needed for a research project about developmental changes and individual differences in the ability to learn from external feedback. This is a longitudinal study that follows children over a period of 3 consecutive years. The study involves one lab visit per year for three years. Our lab is located in the Navy Yard in Boston. A day after the lab visit, children will complete a short follow up task on a home computer or on a mobile device. The study involves the recording of EEG from the scalp, using a 32 electrode net that is applied on the head (no special preparation is needed), and the completion of several tasks and tests while EEG is recorded.


Why it is important

This research study will help us understend typical development of learning


Our goal is to use the results to improve understanding of impaired learning in children with developmental language disorders


 


What we hope to accomplish

Principal Investigator

Yael Arbel, PhD, CCC-SLP

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Public Profile

We are looking for healthy children, who are turning or have already turned 8 or 10 years old this year.


Children should be free of neurological deficits, learning disabilities, language disorders, ADHD/ADD, psychological, or psychiatric disorders, and should not have a history of developmental delays or head injury.

Children with a history of developmental delays and any neurological deficits, learning disabilities, language disorders, ADHD/ADD, psychological, or psychiatric disorders.


  • Participants may be asked to:

    • complete tasks on the computer while we measure their brain activity via EEG.

    • complete standardized testing for memory and IQ 

    • complete survey about learning style




Project activities may include:

  • Office visit
  • Survey

Estimated Time Commitment

9 hours over 3 years


$60 per year (one lab visit and a follow up task), for a total of $180

Center for Health & Rehabilitation Research
Building 79/96, 2nd Floor 13th Street Charlestown Navy Yard Boston

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Travel

  • Accessible by public transportation
  • Parking available
  • Parking reimbursed

Travel and Parking Details


Participating Institutions


Funding Source

  • NIH or Other Federal
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