Investigating the neural correlates of sensorimotor skill expertise
Approval Date: 11/02/2006 - 11/01/2007
PI: Dr. Sian Beilock

This email is an invitation to participate in a study investigating sentence comprehension depicting a variety of situations ranging from everyday scenarios to athletic tasks. If you choose to participate, you will listen to sentences and view pictures while lying in an fMRI scanner. At the end of the scanning session you will answer a number of questions related to your performance. The entire experiment will take approximately 2.5 hours to complete, and you will receive $100 for your participation.

Primary Requirements:
1. Must have no hockey playing experience (ice, roller or otherwise)
2. Must be a fan of ice hockey (attending games, watching games on TV)

Other Requirements:
You must also be: male, right-handed, at least 18 years of age, and a fluent speaker of English to participate.

The study will take place in the:
Brain Research Imaging Center
University of Chicago Hospitals
5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC-2030
Chicago, IL 60637

The principal investigators are:
Dr. Sian Beilock in the Dept. of Psychology and
Dr. Steve Small in the Depts. of Psychology and Neurology.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Katie at 773-834-4701 or UofCHPL@gmail.com.