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LIFE trial
University College London, GB
Investigating exercise in depression & comparing inflammation, brain function, cognition and mental health between people with and without depression.
- 20 Hour(s) to complete
- £10/hr, additional prizes to be won and additional payment for brain scans.
- Experiment
- University College London, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, UK
29 April 2025 Requirements- Ages 18 - 60.
- Must not have any neurological diseases
- Must not have a current or historical diagnosis of any mental health disorder
- Must not be pregnant
- Must not regularly take anti-inflammatory medication
- Must not exercise >30min/week
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Tinnitus and Auditory Perception Mechanisms
University College London, GB
Do you have tinnitus?
Take part to help us understand the neural mechanisms underlying the condition better.
Chronic tinnitus is a constant ringing/tone/hissing that a person can hear despite it having no physical source.
Forming predictions based on prior experiences is a fundamental...- 150 Min(s) to complete
- £30 and local travel expenses reimbursed
- Experiment
- Wellcome Trust Centre, 12 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK
28 April 2025 Requirements- Must have subjective tinnitus for 6 months or more (persistent sound heard in one or both ears that is not coming from an external sound source or actual sounds being generated inside your body such as turbulent blood flow), that is present all or most of time in the absence of background sounds that are sufficiently loud to mask it;
- Aged between 18 and 55;
- No severe/profound hearing loss;
- The ability to lie very still for around 60 minutes at a time;
- No presence of claustrophobia/fear of enclosed or tight spaces;
- No eye or head injuries involving metal (e.g. splinters from working with metal, or shrapnel);
- No implanted medical devices (including pacemakers, cochlear implants, heart valves, aneurysm clips or coronary stents, infusion pumps, or Hickman lines);
- No abnormalities of brain structure (e.g. stroke, tumour), or other neurological disorders (e.g. multiple sclerosis or epilepsy);
- No ongoing use of sedating medications, or certain other nerve-acting medications;
- No current mental health condition of sufficient severity to prevent certain activities of everyday life;
- No experience of seizures.
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Voice recording session for speech studies
University College London, GB
Noisy environments, such as busy cafes or restaurants, can affect our ability to understand speech. Previous research has shown that we are better at understanding familiar voices than unfamiliar ones, especially in these noisy environments. Our research group is examining whether training on...
- 180 Min(s) to complete
- Cash payment of £10 per hour
- Recording
- 2 Wakefield St, London WC1N 1PF, UK
26 April 2025 Requirements- Male
- Aged 18 to 35
- Native English speaker
- Must have Standard Southern British English Accent (grew up in London / South-East of England)
- No history of hearing problems
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
- No history of speech impediment
- No history of reading or language disorders (e.g. dyslexia)
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Disentangling Anxiety Inductions Study
University College London, GB
The study involves completing some questionnaires and computerised cognitive tasks. Some of the tasks may involve slightly unpleasant electrical shocks, inhalation of a small amount of carbon dioxide, and performing a speech in front of an audience.
- 4 Hour(s) to complete
- Up to £50
- Experiment
- Alexandra House, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK
24 April 2025 Requirements- Age 18 and 64 years old.
- You must be fluent in English to take part.
- You DON'T have a history of neurological illness or any other physical health condition likely to influence cognitive ability.
- NO history of severe respiratory illnesses e.g. lung cancer, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), history of high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease or migraines.
- NO history of Mental illness diagnosis.
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Eye Movements and Reading in Dyslexic Readers
University College London, GB
This is an eye-tracking study looking at how adults with dyslexia process natural texts. We would like to particularly investigate additional processing load and eye-movement pattern that readers have when encountering ambiguous words in text, with this study, the relationship between reading...
- 90 Min(s) to complete
- £15 payment
- Eye-tracking Experiment
- 26 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP, UK
06 April 2025 Requirements- Have dyslexia
- 18-40 years old
- Native-level English proficiency (or have 10+ years English speaking experience)
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision (glasses or preferably contact lenses)
- No history of significant hearing loss or neurological disease
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What affects your perception of sound? fMRI Study
University College London, GB
This study will involve:
- A hearing test;
- A 30 minute computer task, in which you will be presented a series of ‘trials’. Each trial is a few seconds long, and involves listening to a series of audio tones through headphones, and seeing a visual cue. You will subsequently be presented...- 150 Min(s) to complete
- £30 and local travel expenses reimbursed
- Experiment
- Wellcome Trust Centre, 12 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK
17 March 2025 Requirements- Hearing ability within ‘normal’ range
- NO presence of tinnitus (persistent sound heard in one or both ears that is not coming from an external sound source or actual sounds being generated inside your body such as turbulent blood flow), that is present in the absence of background sounds that are sufficiently loud to mask it
- Aged 18 or over
- The ability to lie very still for around 60 minutes at a time
- No presence of claustrophobia/fear of enclosed or tight spaces
- No eye or head injuries involving metal (e.g. splinters from working with metal, or shrapnel)
- No implanted medical devices (including pacemakers, cochlear implants, heart valves, aneurysm clips or coronary stents, infusion pumps, or Hickman lines)
- No abnormalities of brain structure (e.g. stroke, tumour), or other neurological disorders (e.g. multiple sclerosis or epilepsy)
- No ongoing use of sedating medications, or certain other nerve-acting medications
- No current mental health condition of sufficient severity to prevent certain activities of everyday life
- No experience of seizures
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Meditation for Poor Sleep and Stress/Trauma
University College London, GB
Have you experienced a stressful or traumatic event that still causes you distress? Do you have trouble sleeping? We are recruiting volunteers for a research study on the effects of meditation on poor sleep and stressor/trauma-related symptoms.
You will visit UCL four times over 10 weeks,...- 4 Month(s) to complete
- £50 Cash and 2 sleep reports
- Experiment
- 1-19 Torrington Pl, London WC1E 7HB, UK
04 March 2025 Requirements- Please complete a short survey on Qualtrics to see if you are eligible: https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_dgsqMYqvn8ZelTM
- Eligibility requirements: Age 18-35, trouble falling or staying asleep, experienced a stressful or traumatic event that continues to distress you, NOT currently in counselling/therapy, do NOT meditate once or more per month, have reliable daily access to the Internet
- Please note these are not the only criteria and you will need to undergo a telephone screening to confirm you are eligible to take part.
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AND-PD (Anxiety with or without Depressive Features in Parkinson's disease)
University College London, GB
We want to find out what the risk factors and associated clinical features are for anxiety in people with Parkinson’s disease. The eventual aim will be to identify targets to help design therapies to improve anxiety in Parkinson’s. We also would like to see if patterns of anxiety and depression...
- 4 Hour(s) to complete
- £10
- Experiment
- Wellcome Trust Centre, 12 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK
04 March 2025 Requirements- • You are a healthy individual
- • You experience anxiety
- • You are aged between 40 and 89 years old
- • You do not have a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease
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Psilocybin Study: Digital Intervention for Psychedelic Preparedness (DIPP)
University College London, GB
The DIPP study explores psilocybin's effects on well-being and cognition through a 21-day digital preparation program. Healthy participants complete daily reflective and mindfulness exercises before a supervised psilocybin session. The study involves four in-person visits at UCL: baseline...
- 5 Week(s) to complete
- Cash
- Experiment
- University College London, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, UK
10 December 2024 Requirements- Aged 21–65 years.
- Limited psychedelic use (0–5 high-dose sessions; none in the past 6 months).
- Minimal meditation experience (≤10 sessions; no retreats or regular practice).
- Native English speaker.
- Normal or corrected-to-normal colour vision.
- Able and willing to provide informed consent.
- Able to engage with all study requirements, including in-person and remote sessions.
- UK resident registered with a primary care practice.
- Agree to allow research team contact with primary/secondary care teams if needed.
- Access to electronic devices for data entry.
- No current or past psychotic or bipolar disorder.
- No immediate family member with psychotic or bipolar disorder.
- No suicidal ideation or any attempts.
- No medically significant conditions (e.g., cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension).
- No use of medications interacting with psilocybin (e.g., antipsychotics, SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, mood stabilizers).
- No psychoactive drug use within 30 days (except nicotine or caffeine).
- No pregnancy, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
- No participation in a drug trial within 6 months.
- No MRI contraindications (e.g., metal implants, pacemakers, severe claustrophobia).
- No medical contraindications (e.g., epilepsy, migraines, focal scalp sensitivity).
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Bipolar disorder: How does my mood relate to my brain activity?
University College London, GB
Want to help exciting neuroimaging research into the relationship between mood & brain connections? If you have a bipolar diagnosis, aged 18-45 & near London, join this paid study at University College London. This involves one fMRI scan visit and some decision making games as well a short...
- 300 Min(s) to complete
- £45 for scan plus £17.5 for smartphone part.
- One fMRI scan and 2-week smartphone study (approx. 1 hour per week)
- Queen Square, London WC1N, UK
10 December 2024 Requirements- Have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder
- Be under 45 years of age
- Based in London
- No history of a neurological disorder
- No neurodivergence (including autism spectrum, ADHD, learning difficulties)
- No MRI contraindications (e.g., metal implants, pacemakers, severe claustrophobia).
- Has a smartphone with access to internet
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The Impact of CBT on Shock-Potentiated Neural Circuitry
University College London, GB
We are looking for participants with persistent anxiety to take part in our research study on the effects of psychological therapy on learning and emotional processing. It is hoped that this research will contribute to an improved understanding of anxiety and its treatments. Participants will...
- 7 Hour(s) to complete
- £75 for full participation.
- Experiment
- Queen Square, London WC1N 3AH, UK
07 October 2024 Requirements- We are looking for people who have been experiencing persistent anxiety and/or low mood.
- All participants must be between 18 and 75 years old.
- Participants will need to be safe to go into the MRI scanner, meaning they must have no metal in their body that cannot be removed (piercings, implants, medical devices, etc).
- We unfortunately cannot accept participants who have taken antidepressant medication in the past six months.
- We also cannot accept participants who are currently receiving CBT treatment, or have received such treatment within the past 3 months.
- However, we are able to recruit participants who are on the waiting list for CBT treatment through the NHS, but please let us know.
- It is also preferable for participants to live in London.
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Ageing in the Immune System
University College London, GB
Immunity declines with age, leading to higher risks of diseases, weaker responses to new infections, and reduced vaccine efficacy. Our research aims to understand the mechanisms behind this decline by studying changes in the aging immune system. We analyze peripheral blood to assess differences...
- 45 Min(s) to complete
- £50
- Experiment
- Rayne Institute, 5 University St, London WC1E 6JF, UK
17 September 2024 Requirements- - Age below 35 or over 65
- - Both males and females
- - Non-smoker
- - No history of autoimmune disease