Speech Perception in Adults – Human Subjects Requested
Volunteers are needed to participate in a research study titled “Determinants of phonetic category structure.” The purpose of this study is to examine language processing in individuals with and without language impairment.
Monolingual adults with and without language impairment who are between 18-35 years of age are invited to participate. The research takes place in 1-2 sessions approximately 1-2 hours long at the UConn Laboratory for Spoken Language Processing on the Storrs campus. Participants will listen to speech sounds or read words on a screen and will be asked to indicate what they hear or see. Participants may also complete language assessments and a questionnaire. Some participants will have an MRI of their brain while performing language tasks in the scanner. Participants will receive monetary compensation for participation and will also be provided with scores on standardized language tests if requested and a picture of their brain.
For more information about this study, please contact Dr. Rachel M. Theodore: rachel.theodore@uconn.edu or 860-486-3477.
Thank you.
This study has been approved by the University of Connecticut Institutional Review Board; Protocol H17-051.
Principal Investigator: Rachel M. Theodore, Ph.D.
For more information, contact: UConn SLaP Lab at uconn.slap.lab@gmail.com