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Women volunteers needed to study effects of cortisol on emotional memory
University College London, GB
You would be asked to come to UCL on a single occasion. As part of the study you watch a ‘stressful film’, take hydrocortisone or placebo and complete some questionnaires and computer tasks. You should be aware that the film contains graphic scenes including sexual and interpersonal violence...
- 4 Hour(s) to complete
- £37 cash
- Experiment
- 1-19 Torrington Pl, Fitzrovia, London WC1E 7HB, UK
03 January 2020 Requirements- Women who have been using a hormone contraceptive for at least one month
- Aged 18 – 35 years
- Fluent in English
- Do NOT have any current mental health problems
- Do NOT have cardio-respiratory problems or any serious medical condition
- Do NOT regularly use any psychoactive drugs (other than alcohol, caffeine and tobacco)
- Are NOT a daily smoker or drink more than 14 units of alcohol per week
- Please DO NOT take part if your would be particularly distressed by graphic scenes of sexual and interpersonal violence or feel faint at the sight of blood
- (Please note that these are not the only criteria for taking part and we will need to ask you some questions over the telephone to confirm you are eligible to take part)
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Campus climate in relation to attitudes toward LGBTQ+ people
Royal Holloway University of London, GB
The study aims to contribute towards understanding and educating people’s thoughts, feelings and opinions about LGBTQ+ students in a UK higher education institution setting.
You can participate regardless of your sexual orientation or gender identity!
If you decide to take part, we will ask...- 10 Min(s) to complete
- prize draw for 2 £25 amazon vouchers (leave email at the end)
- Online Questionnaire
- Online
03 December 2019 Requirements- Be over 18
- Be a student of a UK higher education institution
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Does Personality Affect our Ability to Match Faces?
University of Liverpool, GB
The topic of the study is to explore whether there is a relationship between personality and matching of unfamiliar faces. It is not well understood what accounts for differences in unfamiliar face matching ability in populations and weaknesses in these skills can negatively impact an...
- 20 Min(s) to complete
- N/A
- Online Questionnaire, Experiment
- Online
20 November 2019 Requirements- 1. Participants must be over 18 years of age.
- 2. Participants must have healthy sight in both eyes (short or long sighted is fine, if glasses or contact lenses are worn)
- 3. Participants must not have a known cognitive dysfunction
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The effects of nitrous oxide on thoughts and feelings in healthy people
University College London, GB
You would be asked to complete a brief online and telephone screening. If eligible, you would come to UCL on one occasion. As part of the study you will be completing a series of questionnaires, inhaling either nitrous oxide or medical air, repeating some questionnaires during inhalation, and...
- 2 Hour(s) to complete
- £20 cash
- Experiment
- 1-19 Torrington Pl, Fitzrovia, London WC1E 7HB, UK
24 September 2019 Requirements- Men and Women
- Aged 18 – 40 years
- Fluent in English
- Do NOT have any significant physical or mental health problems
- Do NOT have cardiovascular conditions or other breathing problems
- Have NOT had recent dental work
- Do NOT regularly use any recreational drugs (other than alcohol, caffeine and nicotine)
- (Please note that these are not the only criteria for taking part and you will need to undergo an online and telephone screening to confirm you are eligible to take part)
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Familial Risk for Depression
Queen Mary University of London, GB
This study is designed to examine some differences in healthy individuals with and without a close relative with depression. We would like to invite you to complete a screening survey, from which we will recruit eligible volunteers for our upcoming paid experiments on familial risk for...
- 10 Min(s) to complete
- Sincere gratitude for this survey completion. If you are eligible, you will be invited to a paid study.
- Online Questionnaire
- Online
03 September 2019 Requirements- Age 18-65
- Not having a diagnosis or history of any mental health disorders
- Native speaker or fluent in English
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Investigating the effects of cortisol on the storage of emotional memory
University College London, GB
You would be asked to come to UCL on a single occasion. As part of the study you watch a ‘stressful film’, take hydrocortisone or placebo and complete some questionnaires and computer tasks. You should be aware that the film contains graphic scenes including sexual and interpersonal violence...
- 4 Hour(s) to complete
- £37
- Experiment
- 1-19 Torrington Pl, Fitzrovia, London WC1E 7HB, UK
11 August 2019 Requirements- Women who are using a hormone based contraceptive (for at least one month)
- Aged 18 – 35 years
- Fluent in English
- Do NOT have any current mental health problems
- Do NOT have cardio-respiratory problems or any serious medical condition
- Do NOT regularly use any psychoactive drugs (other than alcohol, caffeine and tobacco)
- Are NOT a daily smoker or drink more than 14 units of alcohol per week
- Please DO NOT take part if your would be particularly distressed by graphic scenes of sexual and interpersonal violence or feel faint at the sight of blood
- (Please note that these are not the only criteria for taking part and we will need to ask you some questions over the telephone to confirm you are eligible to take part)
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Music, language and emotion processing in autism, amusia and TD
University of Reading, GB
We study how music, language and emotion are processed by individuals with or without autism or amusia (tone deafness), using behavioural and EEG methods.
Participants will take part in a series of experiments over three years, each of which will last about 1 to 2 hours, involving listening...- 6 Hour(s) to complete
- Cash
- Experiment
- Reading, UK
15 February 2019 Requirements- Children or adults aged 7 to 60 years
- Native speaker of English or Mandarin
- No speech or hearing problems
- Either: cannot sing in tune or detect an out-of-tune note in a melody
- Or: have a clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, high functioning autism, or Asperger syndrome
- Or: typically developing, having neither music nor language problems
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How does cannabis affect brain activity?
University College London, GB
We are conducting a brain imaging study investigating the effects of cannabis. We are looking for people aged 16-17 and 26-29. We want people who sometimes use cannabis, but not daily users. You will get paid about £210 + travel reimbursed.
There are 4 sessions, spaced over a 4-8 week period,...- 16 Hour(s) to complete
- £210 + travel
- Pharmacological MRI Experiment
- Shepherd's Bush, London W12 0NN, UK
31 January 2019 Requirements- • Healthy Volunteer
- • Be available in the working day to come to Hammersmith Hospital for 4+ hours, on 3 occasions
- • No diagnosed psychiatric conditions
- • Never had psychosis or have a family member with psychosis
- • Male and Female
- • Age 16-17
- • OR Age 26-29
- • Sometimes use recreational drugs, including cannabis
- • Able to have an MRI scan
- Note - there are other eligibility criteria that are assessed over the phone.
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Parent-Child Learning & Engagement
University of Kent, GB
We want to observe how parents and young children interact when working on problem-solving tasks and how this develops as children grow up. We are looking for children and parents to visit us once a year for the next three years to take part in this important and exciting research project. You...
- 90 Min(s) to complete
- Parents: £50 Amazon voucher (across 3 years) Children: Toy, certificate, & balloon (each visit)
- Experiment
- Canterbury CT2 7ND, UK
03 April 2018 Requirements- Child aged between 5 and 7 years
- No developmental disorders
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Social experiences and eating behaviours in adolescents
King's College London, GB
This study investigates the way that young people view others and experience social interactions in relation to mental health and eating behaviours. Participants will be asked to complete some questionnaires and computerised tasks which will take a maximum of 2 hours ad will receive £15 for...
- 2 Hour(s) to complete
- £15 Amazon Voucher or Cheque
- Experiment
- 103 Denmark Hill, Camberwell, London SE5, UK
30 March 2018 Requirements- To take part in this study you must be:
- Aged 13-17
- Fluent in English
- No current or previous mental health diagnosis
- OR currently diagnosed with an eating disorder, with no severe psychiatric comorbidity (e.g. psychosis)
- No visual impairment that is not corrected by glasses/contact lenses
- No neurological impairment (e.g. epilepsy)
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Who dunnit?
Goldsmiths University of London, GB
You are invited to take part in a student study that examines the accuracy of people’s recall and identification decisions.
- 7 Min(s) to complete
- Sincere Gratitude
- Experiment
- Online
07 March 2018 Requirements- I am at least 18 years of age.
- I live in the UK.
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Participants of all ages wanted for paid nutritional research
Northumbria University, GB
We are the Brain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre, a research department within Northumbria University located in Newcastle city centre. Our research is focussed on investigating how the things we eat affect how our brains work. We specialise in conducting trials looking at how...
- 6 Month(s) to complete
- Cash
- Experiment
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
06 March 2018 Requirements- We are currently recruiting for a number of studies and need healthy adults of all ages (18-80) to take part; participants must be able to attend sessions at Northumbria University at Newcastle. Feel free to spread the word to anyone else whom you think might be interested in being a research participant!