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The Program is Closed for Enrollment
The Program is Closed for Enrollment
The Center for the Study of Learning conducted a research project supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This program recruited children who did not struggle with learning.
What?
What?
Children must be brought to Georgetown University by a parent for pencil and paper testing and non-invasive MRI brain scans.
Why?
Why?
Your family will make a valuable contribution to research.
Children who are enrolled in the study will receive a professional assessment of their reading and math skills and will be provided with gifts, gift cards, and pictures of their brain for their participation.
Where?
Where?
The testing and non-invasive MRI brain scans take place at the Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington D.C.
Testing is scheduled at your convenience.
Can your child participate?
Can your child participate?
To determine eligibility, we will (i) conduct a phone call to obtain information on your child’s medical history and (ii) test your child at Georgetown University on reading, math, and IQ.
Eligibility is based on several factors, including:
aged between 8 and 12 years
no metal in body
no history of neurological or psychiatric disease
no learning disabilities
Research Study Schedule
Research Study Schedule
Preliminary phone screening
Math and reading evaluation at Georgetown University
Further psychoeducational evaluation at Georgetown University
MRI scan at Georgetown University
Getting to Georgetown
Getting to Georgetown
See our Directions page.
Compensation and Reimbursement
Compensation and Reimbursement
Your child will receive a small gift and a gift card at every testing session at Georgetown University.
You will be provided with the results of your reading evaluation and related measures.
All travel to Georgetown University Medical Center from the DC metro area will be reimbursed.
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