The Cognitive Neuroscience Group at the MGH
Institute of Health Professions in Boston is recruiting children between
the ages of 8 and 12 years to participate in research studies funded by
the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National
Institute of Health (NIH).
Study 1. This is a longitudinal study that
follows children over a period of 3 consecutive years. Our goal is to
improve understanding of learning in children. The study consists of 1
in-person visit (about 2.5 hours scheduled on
weekdays and weekends) per year for 3 years. During this visit,
children play several games on the computer and complete several
language/memory tasks. The lab visit includes safe and noninvasive EEG
recording. The day after the visit, kids complete a quick
follow-up task from a home/library computer. More information can be
found at: https://clinicaltrials.
Study 2. The purpose of the study is to
evaluate the learning patterns of children with typical and atypical
language development. The study will involve 2 visits to the lab at the
MGH Institute of Health Professions. During the
visits, children complete a battery of cognitive and language-based
assessments, play several games on the computer and complete several
language/memory tasks. The lab visit includes safe and noninvasive EEG
recording. A visit will last about 3 hours. A week
after the second lab visit your child will be asked to complete follow
up tasks on a home computer or a mobile device. We are looking for
children who were late to develop language, and who still receive
services for language or learning difficulties. More
information can be found at:
https://rally.partners.org/