Currently seeking volunteers
We are currently seeking volunteers for the following studies:
AVATAR project
Requirements:
- 20 to 60 years old
- right-handed only
- native speakers or Czech at a similar level
- no psychological or neurological difficulties
- no head injuries or seizures (photophobia, epilepsy)
- no medication including hypnotics or strong analgesics
Description: These are two visits to our clinic 3-5 weeks apart. The total visit time is estimated to be 1.5 hours, the MRI alone takes approximately 60 minutes. You will perform simple tasks during the MRI scan.
Reward: Possibility to submit anatomical images of your brain and a financial reward.
Contact: michaela.vanharova@ceitec.muni.cz
BOSAPS_2025 project
Influence of pulse sequence parameters on spatio-temporal characteristics of fMRI signal.
Requirements:
- 20 to 40 years old
- right-handed only
- native speakers or Czech at a similar level
- no psychological or neurological difficulties
- no head injuries or seizures (photophobia, epilepsy)
- no medication including hypnotics or strong analgesics
Description: The total visit time is estimated at 1.5 hours, the MRI alone takes approximately 60 minutes. You will perform simple tasks during the MRI scan.
Reward: financial reward to compensate for travel costs and your time.
Contact: michaela.vanharova@ceitec.muni.cz
COSUBR project
Requirements:
- year 2000 (+- 2 years)
- right and left-handed
- without psychological or neurological disorders
Description: Single visit to our facility to measure structural brain images in MRI. The total time of the visit is estimated at 1.5 hours, the MRI measurement itself takes about 60 minutes.
Reward: a CD with anatomical images of your brain.
Contact: michaela.vanharova@ceitec.muni.cz
LANG-LBD project
Sentence comprehension problems and modifying therapy with non-invasive brain stimulation.
Requirements:
- 60 - 80 years old
- right-handed
- czech as a first language
- people with Parkinson's disease
Description: Patients only. This is three visits that will include a neuropsychological examination, MRI scan and speech and writing recording. This includes non-invasive brain stimulation in the home (10 sessions).
Reward: a CD with anatomical images of your brain, a description of the neuropsychological examination (memory, attention, visual-spatial functions, speech functions...) and a financial reward.
Contact: lubomira.novakova@ceitec.muni.cz