Currently we are recruiting healthy volunteers!
Omneuron is looking for healthy volunteers for a functional MRI
research study. Participation would require multiple visits, 1-3
hours long at our office in Menlo Park where you would be trained
with a mental task and then utilize the task in a MRI scan session.
Compensation (must be a US citizen or legal resident w/green card)
is $10h for travel and time outside the scanner, $20h for time spent
in the scanner.
Eligibility includes:
- No metal
piercings or implants that can’t be removed (dental work is OK)
- Good vision or correction with
contact lenses
- Weight
under approximately 220 lbs.
- No
history of chronic pain
- No
psychiatric illness: such as major depression, anxiety disorders,
bipolar, PTSD, ocd, etc
- No
history of traumatic brain injury or stroke
- No
neurological conditions such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, etc.
- No facial
tattoos
- No
claustrophobia
- Able to
attend multiple MRI scan sessions in Menlo Park, CA
Purpose of Study:
The goal of our
neuroimaging study is to apply functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI) to study brain activation.
In this study, you will undergo an MRI
and receive visual, tactile or stimuli.
You will be told which mental tasks you
will receive and what, if any, stimulus you will be doing in the
scanner before your scan session.
Time Commitment:
Each MRI session will take between 2-3 hours to
complete, including about 1-2 hours inside a scanner.
This might seem rather long, but realize that we allow time
to make sure you are comfortable in the MRI and answer any questions
you have so that the entire time is more interesting for you.
Participants will be asked to come for one or more MRI
sessions per week, and may be invited back for additional sessions.
Session tasks may vary each visit.
Your participation in this study is wholly voluntary.
If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw your
consent and to discontinue participation at any time.
Benefits:
We believe that the
experience of undergoing an MRI and learning about these new
techniques is interesting and enlightening.
You will be paid $10/hour for each hour or part thereof spent
receiving instructions, filling out forms, or traveling to the
center (if you live more than an hour away).
For time you spend in the scanner, you will receive $20/hour.
Risks:
We are very concerned about
your safety and for this reason, we will ask you questions designed
to assess whether you can safely and comfortably participate in this
study.
For example, the MRI scanner uses a
very powerful magnet that will forcefully attract certain metals.
We will ask you detailed questions
about whether you have any non-removable metal in your body which
might be attracted to the magnet and thus put you at risk.
If there is any uncertainty, we might
ask you to obtain additional information from your physician as a
precondition for participation in our study.
To protect your confidentiality, we
cannot talk to your physician unless we have your permission.
If you have a fear of enclosed places
or pain that would prevent you from laying flat for an hour, we may
also ask you not to participate in this study.
We will only use the screening
information obtained in this interview to determine whether you are
able to participate in our study and will otherwise keep all records
confidential.
Please realize that if you choose to
participate, you may
discontinue the scan at anytime.
If you pass our screening and choose to
participate, there are no known significant risks with these
procedures at this time.
The radiofrequency magnetic field do
not cause any known harmful effects at the levels used in the MRI
machine.