Participate in our studies
We welcome the participation of the public in our research studies. If you are interested and available to help us, please see below for a listing of open studies. If you meet the eligibility requirements, please contact the study coordinator via phone or email as indicated; all information will be kept confidential. Check back with us from time to time for new postings.
Positive Emotion & Behavior
The purpose of this study is to look at the effects of positive emotion on behavior.
During the session, you will be asked to fill out several questionnaires. Then you will complete a partially finished jigsaw puzzle and be given a short intelligence (IQ) test. Next, we will place 5 small sensors on your face so that we can measure your facial muscle activity; this method is called electromyography (or EMG). EMG tells us when you use muscles in your face. After the EMG sensors are placed on your face, you will watch video clips of a T.V. show and you will rate your emotional reaction to the video clips, and then choose whether you want to select picture books, the entire set of which have a 5% chance of being donated to the Madison Metropolitan School District’s “Schools of Hope” program; while there is a 100% chance that 1 of your book selections will be donated. The session will take place at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center (1500 Highland Ave) or the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience (1200 Johnson Street), and will take up to 3 hours to complete.
Compensation: You will be paid $20 for the session.
Basic Eligibility Criteria: You must speak and read English, and be at least 18 years old. To be eligible for payment, you must be either a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or possess a valid F-1 or J-1 visa and a United States Taxpayer Identification Number.
Contact: Please direct any questions or concerns to Sharee Light at 608-890-2960 or email at light@wisc.edu
Veteran health and well-being
CIHM is developing a research agenda to evaluate the effects of complementary and alternative programs, offered free for returning veterans. We plan to evaluate and compare different complementary and alternative programs to each other in a veteran population using multiple methods from brain imaging, to psychophysiology and clinical evaluation.
Are you a veteran? If so, thank you for your service! If you are an OIF/OEF male veteran, you may qualify for participation in our study. If you or someone you know might be interested, visit our study's website for more information.
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