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Mood and Cognition

  • Estimated Time: 2 weeks

Want to contribute to science while learning more about your own unique brain? The Laboratory for Brain and Cognitive Health Technology at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School is conducting a research study to examine how people’s emotions and thoughts change over time. This study will involve 2-3 surveys per day for two weeks (one hour on first day and then 15 minutes each day thereafter). You must be a US citizen or permanent resident to participate and will be compensated up to $75 for your time. To see if you qualify, click the GO button.

      

Switching Tasks

  • Estimated Time: 8 minutes

How well do you switch between tasks? This study requires the larger screen of a laptop/desktop or tablet.

      

Controlling Your Attention

  • Estimated Time: 6 minutes

How well can you control your attention and cognition?

      

Continuous Concentration

  • Estimated Time: 15 minutes

Cognition and Emotion: How do your feelings relate to the way you process different kinds of information?

      

Cognitive Speed

  • Estimated Time: 3 minutes

How fast are you? Is this related to how you make decisions about the future?

      

Rock Paper Scissors

  • Estimated Time: 17 minutes

See if you can beat the computer! This study is hosted externally by colleagues at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

      

Famous Faces

  • Estimated Time: 8 minutes

  • 39713 brains completed

Can you identify famous people from their faces?