The SHINE Lab at CU Boulder is recruiting teams for a cognitive neuro-scientific study about processing limited information during a Mars Rover Mission. 

Our goal is to understand how different brain systems relate to behavioral performance and to psychological concepts measured by self-report measures. Also, you will wear a mesh cap on your head that has light optodes attached to it that measure changes in blood flow (functional near infrared spectroscopy). It lasts approximately three hours, and you will receive compensation for your participation. 

Sign up here. Please do not intentionally sign up with someone you know. 

Who can join this study: 

• You are between 18-65 years old 
• You can speak and read English 
• Comfortability and familiarity with using computers
• Comfortable and able to communicate via email, text message, or phone

Who cannot join this study:  

• Those without alternatives to glasses
• History of seizure disorder, epilepsy, convulsions or increased intracranial pressure
• History of psychiatric illness or head injury in the last six months
• Those who are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Unable or unwilling to meet study attendance requirements 
• Those who have consumed alcohol or recreational drugs in the last 12 hours 

Where:
Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC), Room 184E*  
1777 Exposition Dr, Boulder, CO 80301 
*This room is inaccessible without a key, so someone will meet you in the lobby. 

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is seeking volunteers to participate in a clinical research study. 

Requirements:

• Aged 40-plus
• Willing to participate in 12 weeks of hot tub sessions, ~three times/week 
• Systolic BP (top number) > 115 mmHg (please contact us if you are unsure of your blood pressure)

Participants receive: 

• Exercise stress test
• Body composition assessment
• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Monetary compensation for time

For more information, please email ipalab@colorado.edu or call 303-735-6410.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is looking for volunteers to study the potential healthy aging effects of a new type of breathing exercise (a time-efficient type of exercise), compared to brisk walking, on blood pressure and blood vessel function.

Requirements:

• Aged 50-plus years
• Systolic blood pressure (top number) ≥ 115 mmHg
• Willing to exercise up to 25 minutes per day, six days a week, for a three-month period

Participants receive:

• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Physician-monitored exercise stress test
• Blood pressure screening
• Bone mineral density test
• Monetary compensation for time

For more information, please email ipalab@colorado.edu or call 303-735-6410.

The SHINE Lab at CU Boulder is recruiting teams for a cognitive neuroscientific study about processing limited information during a Mars Rover Mission. Our goal is to understand how different brain systems relate to behavioral performance and to psychological concepts measured by self-report measures. 

As a participant, you will wear a mesh cap on your head that has light optodes attached to it that measure changes in blood flow (functional near infrared spectroscopy). It lasts approximately three hours, and you will receive compensation for your participation. 

Who can join this study: 

• You are between 18-65 years old 
• You can speak and read English 
• Comfortability and familiarity with using computers
• Comfortable and able to communicate via email, text message or phone

Who can't join:  

• Those without alternatives to glasses
• History of seizure disorder, epilepsy, convulsions or increased intracranial pressure
• History of psychiatric illness or head injury in the last six months
• Those who are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Unable or unwilling to meet study attendance requirements
• Those who have consumed alcohol or recreational drugs in the last 12 hours 

Where:
Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC), Room 184E*  
1777 Exposition Drive, Boulder, CO 80301 
*This room is inaccessible without a key, so someone will meet you in the lobby. 

Sign up here.

Who's eligible

• Healthy people in the Boulder community
• Ages 18-45
• Must be able to receive flu vaccine and blood draws
• Haven't received a flu shot in the past six months

What do I have to do?

• Two visits on the CU Boulder campus (approximately two hours total)
• Get a flu vaccine or a placebo, complete questionnaires and behavioral tasks (participants who get a placebo during the experiment will be given a choice to receive the vaccine after the study)
• Provide two saliva and two blood samples

Compensation

• Earn up to $90
• Mailed check after completion

Apply now, or scan the QR code in the poster to apply. Answer pre-screening questions and, if eligible, provide your contact information.

Social Psychoneuroimmunology Lab
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of Colorado Boulder

Join the Young Emerging Adult Research Study (YEARS) study at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz (IRB# 23-2067) to understand emotions. Earn $25 per hour (up to approximately $400 total) for up to three study session phases (one hour and 45 minutes). Must be 18–25 years, be able to attend in-person sessions and have a personal history of bipolar disorder or no mental health history.

Apply now. Email years-study@colorado.edu or call 303-735-7547 with questions.

Are you a first-year student at CU Boulder? Interested in a research study on stress and coping in CU students? 

The Research on Affective Disorders and Development Lab is conducting research on stress coping in first year CU students. We want to understand what helps CU students cope with stress during major transitions, including the transition to college and across semesters.

The study includes a few different parts that happen over the three-semester study period: 

• There are two in-person research sessions, each of which takes about four to six hours. During these sessions, you will play some computer games while we monitor physical functioning (for example, your heart rate). You will also complete a set of interviews and surveys that ask about stress, behavior, mood and health.
• There are three 21-day periods in which we will send you a daily “micro survey” (less than five minutes to answer) asking about your behavior and mood using an app.
• There are two one-hour online surveys that we will send to your email.
• The study takes place over the course of three semesters, and you will be compensated for your participation (maximum of $446–$470 for completing all parts of the study).

If you want to learn more, contact the RADD Lab at raddlab@colorado.edu or fill out our initial eligibility screening. 

You will receive compensation for your participation.

The SHINE Lab at CU Boulder is recruiting participants for a cognitive neuroscientific study that aims to understand how people make decisions and judgments about online information and what makes them more susceptible to making errors. The study will use several surveys and computer-based tasks to study this. Brain activity and eye-tracking data will be collected during these tasks. If you do not want your data to be recorded, you may decide not to participate in this study at any time.

Who can join this study:

• Ages 18–65
• Can speak and read English
• Comfortable and familiar using computers
• Comfortable and able to communicate via email, text or phone

Who cannot join this study:

• Those with history of seizures or epilepsy

Where:
Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC), Room 184E
1777 Exposition Drive, Boulder, CO 80301
(This room is inaccessible without a key; someone will meet you in the lobby.)

Details: You will be asked to complete some surveys for $15, which will take no more than a half hour, and then to complete some computer tasks ($30), which will take no more than one hour.

While there are no direct benefits to you as a participant, you will gain a unique look at how cognitive neuroscience research is conducted all while having fun! There may be some minor discomfort after wearing the fNIRS cap for more than two hours. As with any research, there is some possibility of risks that have not yet been identified. Please register for an experiment slot.

If you have any questions, please send them to: shine.lab@colorado.edu

Researchers are recruiting veterans for a study on military practices regarding the protection of archeological artifacts (e.g., art, statues, documents) and sites. This includes but is not limited to the types of actions depicted in the "Monument Men" film/book. This study has received IRB approval and is compensated ($100). Contact my colleague at buchanans@missouri.edu if you are a veteran interested in participating in this study. The study is open to all veterans regardless of university affiliation.

You will receive compensation for your participation.  

The SHINE Lab at CU Boulder is recruiting participants for a cognitive neuroscientific study that aims to understand how people make decisions and judgments about online information and what makes them more susceptible to making errors. The study will use several surveys and computer-based tasks to study this. Brain activity and eye-tracking data will be collected during these tasks. If you do not want your data to be recorded, you may decide not to participate in this study at any time. 

Who can join this study:  

• Ages 18–65  
• Can speak and read English  
• Comfortable and familiar using computers  
• Comfortable and able to communicate via email, text or phone 

Who cannot join this study: 

• Those with history of seizures or epilepsy

Where:  
Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC), Room 184E  
1777 Exposition Drive, Boulder, CO 80301  
(This room is inaccessible without a key; someone will meet you in the lobby.) 

Details: You will be asked to complete some surveys for $15, which will take no more than a half hour, and then to complete some computer tasks ($30), which will take no more than one hour.   

While there are no direct benefits to you as a participant, you will gain a unique look at how cognitive neuroscience research is conducted all while having fun! There may be some minor discomfort after wearing the fNIRS cap for more than two hours. As with any research, there is some possibility of risks that have not yet been identified. Please register for an experiment slot.

If you have any questions, please send them to: shine.lab@colorado.edu 

Researchers in the Language, Development, and Cognition Lab in the Department of Linguistics are conducting a study on early childhood numerical skills.

Who can participate?

Typically developing children between the ages of 2 years 6 months up to 6 years 0 months of age and their caregivers.

What happens?

Children will take part in four simple tasks. They will be asked to count as high as they can, place objects in a container, compare different numbers of dots on a screen, and remember pictures presented on a screen. Caregivers will complete a short demographic questionnaire.

What we’re studying

Early childhood numerical skills are very important for later academic performance in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math). So we are interested in learning about the mechanisms that support early number word knowledge and how children’s early numerical skills are related to factors such as gender, age and general cognitive ability.

Duration

The study is conducted in a single session lasting 45–50 minutes or less, but two 20–25 minute sessions may be required depending on the child. The study will be conducted in-person at the Language, Development, and Cognition (LDC) Lab on CU Boulder campus.

Compensation

We will give your child a book, sticker book or small toy valued at $15.

Interested?

Contact us at ldclab.boulder@colorado.edu.

IRB Protocol Number: 25-0114

Do you have trouble falling asleep before 1 a.m.? Do you find it difficult to wake up early in the morning for your commitments? Does your high schooler have a hard time falling asleep before 1 a.m. and waking up early in the morning/for high school?

Researchers are looking for people with delayed sleep-wake phase disorder or people with late bedtimes, or healthy people with typical bedtimes.

You may be eligible for this study if you: 

• Are ages 16–30
• Have a diagnosis of delayed sleep-wake phase disorder or have late bedtimes after 1 a.m., an inability to fall asleep and difficulty awakening when required for school/work
• Are healthy with typical bedtimes and no sleep concerns

The study is 6.5 weeks long with six in-person visits and will include:

• Health screening
• Monitor on separate occasions your sleep, mood, eating times for one or two weeks and blood sugar levels while living at home
• Live in the sleep laboratory on two separate occasions for 48-66 hours (approximately 4.87 days in total):
• Blood and saliva sampling
• Reaction time, mood, and ability to think testing

Compensation is up to $1,750.

Go study details and apply. For more study details, email sleep.study@colorado.edu or call 303-735-1923.                        

IRB Protocol: 23-0285, Pathophysiology of Circadian Rhythm Delayed Sleep Wake Phase Disorder
 

The purpose of the Biomarkers of Peripheral Circadian Clocks in Humans study is to examine how light exposure and meal timing influences circadian rhythms in healthy people ages 17-40. 

The study is seven weeks long with eight in-person visits at CU Boulder. Participants live in the sleep laboratory on two separate occasions for 7.7 days (15.4 days total).

Compensation is up to $4,093.

For more study details and information on how to apply, please complete this survey. If you have any other questions, please email sleep.study@colorado.edu and ask about the peripheral clock study.

Join the Young Emerging Adult Research Study (YEARS) study at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz (IRB# 23-2067) to understand emotions. Earn $25 per hour (up to approximately $400 total) for up to three study session phases (one hour and 45 minutes). Must be 18-25 years, be able to attend in-person sessions, and have a personal history of bipolar disorder or no mental health history.

Apply now. Email years-study@colorado.edu or call 303-735-7547 with questions.

We are seeking current CU Boulder undergraduate students enrolled in the Leeds School of Business who are 18 years and older and proficient in speaking English. Participants cannot be international students. 

You will participate in an entirely voluntary and confidential 30- to 45-minute audio recorded interview. 

The purpose of this research study is to investigate student experiences with and perceptions of generative AI tools in research and information-seeking (IRB protocol #25-0419)

Participants will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. To participate, please fill out the form, and one of the investigators will contact you.