Paid Research Opportunity for Blind Participants

Have you ever wondered if your blindness has affected your memory, cognitive processing, or other senses? 

Georgetown University Medical Center is seeking individuals who are blind from birth or infancy to participate in a behavioral and fMRI research study to explore how the brain regions responsible for visual processing are reorganized to support other functions. 

The long-term goal of this research is to understand how to improve sight recovery for people who lost their sight later in life.

 Eligibility:

• You must be blind from birth or infancy, and live within 50 miles of Washington DC.

 Participation:

•  One 4-hour behavioral session

• Three 2-hour sessions in an fMRI scanner. fMRI is a non-invasive brain imaging technique

 Compensation:

• $50.00 per hour for time spent inside the scanner, and $25.00 per hour for time outside the scanner

• If you decide to withdraw from the study early, you will be paid for the time you completed up to that point

• All transportation costs for each session will be covered by the study team.

 Interested? 

Please submit the interest form found at https://forms.gle/WQTKT3GDWMjM1vt38, email SAMPLab_recruitment@georgetown.edu, or call 202- 687- 8329.