To find out how our biology influence the way we perceive the world
What Will You Asked to Do?
A. Perform several psychological tasks while Brain Activity in measures in an fMRI machine
B. Perform several psychological tasks while Brain Activity in measures in an EEG machine
C. Contribute blood sample
D. Contribute stool sample
E. For some participants: Perform several psychological tasks after transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
F. For some participants: Perform several psychological tasks during repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
What Will You Get?
Compensation of 400 NTD for EEG session per hour
Compensation of 500 NTD for fMRI session per hour
fMRI session time - approximate 2.5 hours. EEG session time - 3.5 -4 hours. Blood (DNA) donation time - 1 hour
60% of the sum will be paid during the sessions. the reminder 40% of the sum will be paid after completing all sessions including blood and stool donation.
Some participants will be invited to a repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) or transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) sessions.
rTMS session time - approximate 3-4 hours. tDCS time - approximate 3-4 hours.
Participating in rTMS or tDCS sessions will be chosen among the participants of the EEG and fMRI sessions.
And Of Course - A lot of satisfaction from participating in a scientific study and helping to promote knowledge
Inclusion Criteria:
Age 19 years and 10 months and above
Normal or corrected-to-normal vision - No astigmatism in the eyes, or astigmatism smaller than 200 degrees
Taiwanese origin with at least one side of the ancestry line form a Hokkien (Minnan, Holo) origin
Did not donate blood for the Taiwan Biobank before
Can be scanned in an MRI machine
Understand English*
*You Will need the English skill not so much for the experiment as to communicate with the experimenter
Exclusion Criteria:
Eye disease
History of psychological disorders, drug or alcohol addiction, or mental retardation
History of neurological diseases, neurosurgery, and epilepsy including brain lesions (such as brain tumors, arteriovenous tumors)
Brain trauma with past loss of consciousness
Unhealthy skin conditions on the scalp
Astigmatism larger than 200 degrees
Note: Pregnancy is not an exclusion criterion, but pregnant women are encouraged not to participate
For details: Yaron Caspi, ycaspi@ntu.edu.tw, National Taiwan University, Department of Psychology,
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