Measuring Brain Activity During Visual and Auditory Attention Tasks
Researchers at Boys Town National Research Hospital are measuring brain activity to see if it indicates when adults are using attention and when they have a lapse of attention. We are particularly interested to know if the same underlying brain processes control attention to things we see and to things we hear.
Who can participate?
Eligible participants:
- Adults ages 19 to 35 years old
- Have typical hearing
- Have with normal or corrected-to-normal vision
- Exposed to American English since birth
Adults with intellectual, developmental, or neurological diagnoses (e.g., autism, epilepsy, Down Syndrome) do not qualify.
What will participants do?
Participants will complete one in-person visit lasting around 1.5 to 2 hours.
Participants will play games asking you to pay attention to pictures or sounds for a certain amount of time to earn points. We will measure your brain activity using EEG while you play the games.
Where will the study take place?
Boys Town National Research Hospital
555 N 30th Street
Omaha, NE 68131
Compensation
Research participants will receive $5 per 15 minutes of testing.
Participant screenings for this research study are expected to begin in Fall 2025. For more information, please contact the Working Memory and Language Lab at wmll@boystown.org.
