Mass General Hospital Seeking Pediatric Volunteers for Research Study

The Cognitive Neuroscience Group at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston is recruiting children who are (or are soon turning) 8 or 10 years old to participate in a research study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). 

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) per year for 3 years (weekdays/weekends). 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. Payment is $60 per year. We provide free all day parking at the Navy Yard. 

Please email us at cnglead@mghihp.edu or call us at (617) 643-4821 if you are interested or if you have any questions. More information can be found at: https://clinicaltrials.partners.org/study/feedback_learning

UMass Pediatric Physical Activity Laboratory Seeks 3rd and 4th Grade Participants for Recess Study

The UMass Pediatric Physical Activity Laboratory is looking for third and fourth graders to join the Smart Minds with Aerobic and Resistance Training during Recess (SMART Recess) Pilot Study! Children in either the third or fourth grade at Fort River School or Crocker Farm School in Amherst, MA are invited to participate in an 18-week study. This 18-week study includes three weeks for baseline measures, followed by a 15-week program.

What you and your child will do:

-You will be asked to complete a brief demographic questionnaire.
-Before and at the end of the programs, your child will be asked to participate in some measures (i.e., height/weight, brief cognition tasks, fitness, and classroom behavior).
-Your child will be asked to wear a physical activity and a heart rate monitor at times throughout the study.

Depending on what school your child attends, your child will either:

-Participate in a 15-week fitness program during school recess, -OR-
-Participate in a 15-week health and academic tracking program (Note: this school will receive the fitness program after the study ends) 

Click here to express your interest in the study by completing our interest form!

Families can call us at 413-545-6104 or email us at kinpedlab@umass.edu with any questions.

Cognitive Neuroscience Research Study in Boston Recruiting Subjects

The Cognitive Neuroscience Group at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston is recruiting children who are (or are soon turning) 8 or 10 years old to participate in a research study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). 

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) per year for 3 years (weekdays/weekends). 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. 

Payment is $60 per year. We provide free all day parking at the Navy Yard. Please email us atcnglead@mghihp.edu or call us at (617) 643-4821 if you are interested or if you have any questions. 

More information can be found at: https://clinicaltrials.partners.org/study/feedback_learning

Thank you!

Isabelle Moore and The LEAD Study Team

The Cognitive Neuroscience Group

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Flyer: https://drive.google.com/open?id=16ZpVhHbvWpifYbsDb5DiVKaImAK_JgUA

UMass Pediatric Physical Activity Laboratory (PPAL) Recess Study

The UMass Pediatric Physical Activity Laboratory (PPAL) is excited to announce that we are conducting a recess study at Fort River for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. All students in those grades will be invited to participate in fun and active games that our team will be leading during recess periods, but we will only collect data on students that have officially signed up for the study. To determine if your child is eligible and to learn more about the study, complete the bottom portion of the flyer that will be sent home with your child and return it to his/her teacher, or visit this link: 

https://umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6tIX1XDKld8bRwF

PPAL team members will be available after school at parent pick-up to answer questions on Monday, 2/13 and Tuesday, 2/14 and at the Hillside Pizza pick-up on Thursday, 2/16.

Baseline measurements (for students that enroll) will be taken between March 6 and 10 (during your child's recess period). The games will be offered 3 days per week for 4 weeks starting March 20.

Spanish Flyer

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Feel free to contact our team at kinpedlab@umass.edu!

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Christine St. Laurent, MS, CSCS

Doctoral Candidate

Pediatric Physical Activity Laboratory

Department of Kinesiology

University of Massachusetts Amherst

http://www.umass.edu/kinpedlab/

Child Learning and Development Lab of Amherst College Research Study

The Child Learning and Development Lab of Amherst College is looking for kids ages 8-10 to participate in a fun, 30 minute research study exploring their understanding of luck. Check out the video at: http://tinyurl.com/joqcqgc

Kids earn a $5 gift card or a small prize for their participation.
Contact: cladlab@amherst.edu or 413-542-5670
Appointments are scheduled with family convenience in mind.

Studies take place on the Amherst College campus, where you will be provided with a reserved parking spot and access to the free Mead Art Museum following your participation in the study.

Art Museum Hours:
Tuesday, Dec. 27, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 29, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 30, 9 a.m.–8 p.m.

Research Participants Needed for Perfectionism Study at Smith College

Participants are invited to take part in a paid study on the Smith College campus in order to better understand how perfectionism and emotions are related in children (8 -12 years), and how they impact performance on certain kinds of tasks (e.g., how fast a child thinks and how much s/he can remember at one time). At this time, Dr. Alexandra Burgess and her research team are reaching out to the community to recruit more child-parent dyads (both with and without perfectionistic tendencies) to aid in this important research. Parents-child pairs earn $40 for participation along with a great chance to experience the process of science first hand!

Click link below for flyer with further details. Feel free to share. 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-2bHm-1AjRfY2twRFd3TkZweUE