Overview

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"Go Fetch! ": Memory Retrieval in Teens and Young Adults

Looking for:

• Healthy teens and young adults
• 13-25 years old
• Never had a psychiatric illness

Compensation:

up to $100 for their time and efffort

Adult Brain Research at Vanderbilt

Looking for:

We are looking for people who:

• are healthy
• are between the ages of 18 and 50
• speak English fluently
• do NOT have a college degree
• are NOT currently enrolled in courses at a four-year college
• currently have a strong hobby, activity, or interest

Compensation:

The study pays $20/hour. Your parking at Vanderbilt will be paid for. If you participate in the MRI portion of the study, you’ll also get a picture of your brain to take home!

African American Alzheimer's Disease Study

Looking for:

• People with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s who have more than minor memory problems
• The spouse of an individual with Alzheimer's disease
• Anyone over 60 without memory problems as part of the comparison group

Compensation:

Compensation for your time will be provided.

Alzheimers Disease Studies

Looking for:

Three types of families:

• Families with at least two individuals who have AD usually brothers or sisters
• Families with one person with AD and a brother, sister or spouse with no AD
• Families with Adults over 60 with no family history of AD

Compensation:

none

Cortisol Research Study for Healthy Adults

Looking for:

• Healthy adults between 18-60 years of age
• Not currently taking prescription medicines

Compensation:

$15.00 Starbucks Gift Card

Emotion and Memory Study II

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Male
• Between 37-43 years old
• Education Level: 1-3 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications.

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study III

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Female
• Between 41-47 years old
• Education Level: 1-3 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications.

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study IV

Looking for:

• Left-Handed Female
• Between 37-43 years old
• Education Level: 4-8 years of college
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study IX

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Male
• Between 40-46 years old
• Education Level: 12-13 years of education
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study V

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Female
• Between 50-56 years old
• Education Level: 2-6 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications.

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study VI

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Female
• Between 45-51 years old
• Education Level: 1-4 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications.

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study VII

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Female
• Between 32-38 years old
• Education Level: 1-4 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications.

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study VIII

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Male
• Between 32-38 years old
• Education Level: 1-4 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications.

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study X

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Female
• Between 25-31 years old
• Education Level: 1-3 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study X I

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Female
• Between 29-35 years old
• Education Level: 2-6 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study X I I

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Male
• Between 19-25 years old
• Education Level: 2-6 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study XIII

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Female
• Between 29-34 years old
• Education Level: 2-6 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study XIX

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Male
• Between 41-47 years old
• Education Level: 12-13 years of education
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study XVI

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Male
• Between 56-62 years old
• Education Level: 12-13 years of education
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study XVII

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Female
• Between 48-54 years old
• Education Level: 3-7 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study XVIII

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Female
• Between 35-41 years old
• Education Level: 12-13 years of education
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Emotion and Memory Study XX

Looking for:

• Right-Handed Male
• Between 36-42 years old
• Education Level:4-8 years of college / university
• No history of drug abuse, head trauma, or psychiatric medications

Compensation:

You will be paid $200 for participating in this 2-day study.

Genetics of Age-related Macular Degeneration

Looking for:

• Adults over 55 years
• with and without AMD

Compensation:

none

Hearing Evaluation for Adults with Hearing Loss

Looking for:

Adults with hearing loss

Compensation:

$25 per visit

MR Studies of Alcohol-induced Brain injury and Recovery

Looking for:

• Adults, age 18-70
• who are alcohol dependent
• who are interested in getting abstinent

Compensation:

Varies, call for details

Mulitsensory Integration in Adults with Dyslexia

Looking for:

• Adults 18 to 45 years old
• with a history of reading disability
• with NO history of reading disability
• with normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing (glasses or contacts okay)

Compensation:

The study lasts around 3 hours, and you will receive $100 for your participation.

Musical Interests in Adults: an EEG study

Looking for:

• Typically developing adults
• Particularly men, 18 to 60 years old

Compensation:

$10 gift card to Target or Starbucks for one 45-minute visit

Navigation in Virtual Environments

Looking for:

Adults over the age of 18 years

Compensation:

So-NA credit hours and/or entry in a drawing

Parenting Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Looking for:

Parents of children 3 to 21 with:

• Down syndrome
• Williams syndrome
• Prader-Willi syndrome
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Typical development

Compensation:

$20 gift card for completion

Parenting in the Real World

Looking for:

Parents and their 6- to 7-year old typically developing child

Compensation:

$40 in cash or gift card

Right from the Start

Looking for:

• Adult women
• who are hoping to be pregnant, or
• who are less than 9 weeks pregnant

Compensation:

$10-$165 plus gifts (depending on study activities one is asked to complete)

Survey of Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Looking for:

• Parents of children with some level of permanent hearing loss
• diagnosed since 2002

Compensation:

none

Survey of Statewide Needs for Services in Developmental Disabilities

Looking for:

• Adults with or without disabilities
• Parents of children with disabilities
• Adults who work with persons with disabilities
• People who care about the welfare of people with disabilities

Compensation:

none

Tennessee Connections for Better Birth Outcomes (BBO)

Looking for:

We want to help mothers have healthier babies. We invite women who:

• are between the ages of 18 and 40 years old
• are less than 24 weeks pregnant, and
• have had a premature baby in the past

Compensation:

$50 Wal-Mart gift card when your baby is born and $50 gift card at the end of the study

TRIAD Research Project:Simons Simplex Collection Project at Vanderbilt University

Looking for:

We are looking for families with:

• One child with an ASD diagnosis, age 4-17
• One or more other children without an ASD diagnosis, age four or older
• Both biological parents willing to participate

Compensation:

Families will receive a thorough diagnostic/behavioral report and monetary compensation for their participation.

Tried an Antidepressant? Still depressed?

Looking for:

Depressed men and women age 18-80

Compensation:

Services above at no cost