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Research Subjects Wanted!

Study Introduction
The study is called ''Improving performances through attention and self-control training''. We are seeking your participation in a research project to test training effects using brain stimulation in college students. This is a federal funded study led by Professor Yi-Yuan Tang, the Department of Psychological Sciences. The study will help us learn the potential mechanisms of brain stimulation training and its effects in performance and behavior.

What would I do if I participate?
The laboratory visits will take place in the English building at TTU campus. We will schedule you for brain stimulation appointments via email or call.
You will sit down a chair comfortably while receiving brain stimulation. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a magnetic method used to stimulate small regions of the brain defined by thousands of literature. During a TMS procedure, a magnetic field generator, or "coil", is placed near your head. The coil produces small but safe stimulation in the region of the brain just under the coil via electromagnetic induction. TMS has been approved by FDA and widely used in many thousands of research institutions, hospitals and community services. The time for each visit will be approximately 45 min. The whole study will take about 4 hours.

How will I benefit from participating?
We would like to show our appreciation for your participation by giving you $15 per hour if you are not from the SONA subject pool for credit. If you could not complete the study, the payment will be prorated based on the time of task completed. You can also learn valuable information about how training may affect performance and behavior.

Can I quit if I become uncomfortable?
Your participation is completely voluntary, and you can choose to end the session at any time without penalty. While you will not receive the full incentive if you do not complete the study, you will receive a prorated incentive based on the time of task completed.

What are the risks and/or discomforts to me if I join this study?
There is very little risk to you to participate in this study after many years of basic and clinical research in healthy and patient populations. You may feel a slight vibration, skin irritation, dizziness, and itching under the electrode or feel nothing. A recent study of over 500 subjects using the currently accepted protocol reported only a slight skin irritation. There are several ways to reduce the skin irritation felt during stimulation. It is not advised to administer this stimulation to people susceptible to seizures, such as people with epilepsy. However, seizures do not seem to be a risk for healthy individuals and individuals who use substance (our study population). If you have certain feeling or sensation, please tell the researchers immediately and we will figure out ASAP.

How are you protecting privacy?
Your file will be given a code number that will be used for identification, rather than a name. Only staff members working on this project have access, which will be used strictly for research purposes.

I have some questions about this study. Who can I ask?
If you have any questions about the research, please email Gavin Ueland at gavin.ueland@ttu.edu.
If you have any questions about your rights as a participant, or in the event of a research-related problem or concern, please contact TTU Human Research Protection at 806-742-2064.

 

This study has been approved by the Human Research Protection Program at Texas Tech University.

Posted:
6/18/2018

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Gavin Ueland

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