Participation
What are Event-Related Potentials?
Everytime you see, hear, or feel something, there is electrical
activity in your brain related to that event. Those electric
potentials can be recorded off the scalp. The amplitude and polarity
of the potentials, as well as when they occured, where they occurred,
and how long they lasted, are recorded.
This information is later
analysed by computer to provide clues as to what processes must be
taking place. ERPs help cognitive psychologists make guesses as to
what kinds of programs your brain is running in response to certain
problems.
Study Participation
What happens in a brain wave study?Can I get paid or receive course credit for participation?
Requirements for participation in a language-based ERP experiment. For non-language-based experiments, these requirements are relaxed (left-handers and bilinguals are most welcome.)
The studies are done in Room 105 of the Cognitive Science Building. If you have any questions about the experiments, call 858-534-2440.