Optimizing Non-Native Speech Sound Learning Study
Volunteers are needed to participate in a research study investigating how the brain learns new speech sounds. Participants will listen to speech sounds or words and make decisions about them, and may also view pictures or text along with the speech sounds. Some of these tasks may be done online or using a mobile device that you take home. We may ask you to wear a wristwatch-style device that monitors your activity and sleep overnight.
We will also measure your brain structure and/or function using MRI. MRI allows us to take detailed pictures of your brain, and does not involve radiation. The study will last between 30 and 120 minutes per session. Participants may be eligible to participate in multiple research sessions.
Requirements: If interested in participating, you must:
- Be between 18 and 45 years of age
- Be right handed
- Be a native speaker of North American English
- Have no hearing deficit
- Have no history of neurological impairment
- Be safe for MRI scanning, including, but not limited to: no ferromagnetic material in your body and no pregnancy.
Participants will receive $10 per hour for participation in tasks done outside the scanner, and $30 per hour for time in the scanner. If interested, please contact pamela.fuhrmeister@uconn.edu. We can also offer you pictures of your brain. This research is conducted under the direction of Dr. Emily Myers, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences/Psychology. This study was approved by the UCONN IRB, Protocol #H16-012.
For more information, contact: Pamela Fuhrmeister at pamela.fuhrmeister@uconn.edu