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Effects of nitrous oxide on thoughts, emotions and memory
University College London, GB
In this study we are looking at the effects of a drug called nitrous oxide ('laughing gas') on brain functioning during various cognitive tasks. We believe that nitrous oxide can change brain functioning in specific ways which might help us better understand psychological disorders such as PTSD,...
- 6 Hour(s) to complete
- £50 Cash
- Experiment
- 1-19 Torrington Pl, London WC1E 7HB, UK
28 August 2025 Requirements- Age 18-40
- Healthy adults
- Fluent in English
- Free of medical and mental health conditions/not had any medical procedures recently
- Not be taking certain medications
- Willing to complete our screening assessment
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Cognition and Social Functioning in Non-Affective Psychosis
City University London, GB
*****HEALTHY CONTROL PARTICIPANTS NEEDED*****
*****THIS IS AN IN-PERSON STUDY*****
In this study, we aim to explore how visual processing (the way the brain interprets what we see) relates to social cognition (how we understand and interact with others) and feelings of loneliness. We're...- 3 Hour(s) to complete
- £20 or £45 Shopping Voucher
- Experiment
- Rhind Building, St John St, London EC1R 0JD, UK
05 June 2025 Requirements- Aged between 25 and 65 years.
- No history of neurological or psychiatric disorders.
- No current use of psychotropic medications.
- No family history of a psychotic disorder.
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Making meaning out of extreme and distressing states without medication
Metanoia Institute, UK
Have you had extremely troublesome and powerful subjective beliefs, typically viewed as 'delusions', and come through these without medication? Making sense of these experiences will no doubt have involved highly sensitive, nuanced, and creative efforts on your part to integrate them...
- 90 Min(s) to complete
- Sincere Gratitude
- Interview
- Online
20 October 2024 Requirements- At least five years ago, you believed that you were someone or something else, and/or that something was happening that was not, objectively, happening; and
- You were not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time; and
- You have developed your own understanding of these beliefs, which could now (if you wanted) be explained to, and understood by, others; and
- You have not used, either by choice or obligation, any psychiatric (antipsychotic, antidepressant, anti-anxiety or mood-stabilising) medication; and
- You have a network of social support; and
- You are currently employed (full-time or part-time or self-employed); and
- You would like to share your experiences, entirely confidentially, with a view to informing effective psychological support for those experiencing, and struggling with, what is often described as 'psychosis'.