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Summary: Affect and the Mechanisms of Visual Attention In Aging

HELP DISCOVER THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF WISDOM:
BRAIN IMAGING & SOCIAL DECISION MAKING STUDY

Healthy adult participants (60-90 years of age) are needed for a research study of brain function and social decision making.

Participants will undergo:

1) A 1.5 to 2.5 hour clinical evaluation involving memory, personality, cognitive and socioeconomic measures.
2) A separate 1.5 to 2 hour functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study while viewing emotional and neutral pictures or words on a screen.

Only right-handed individuals age 18 years or older, without pacemakers, aneurysm clips, or other metallic objects in the head and upper body are eligible for fMRI. Participants will be paid $150 in total for their time.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Rebecca Dautoff at the Massachusetts General Hospital, 617-643-5157, for further information.

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Rebecca Dautoff
MGH - Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Telephone: 617-643-5157
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Trial listings updated: November 17, 2008 at 2:56:22 PM


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