We are always looking for participants to take part in our studies! Birkbeck SONA users can book a slot directly for most of our studies - please check your eligibility below and click the relevant button to book. If you are not a Birkbeck SONA user, please get in touch and we'll be happy to schedule you in manually.
When contacting us by email, please indicate the study in which you are interested in participating.
If you are not eligible for any of our open studies but would like to take part, please contact us to sign up for future studies. We'll be in touch when new studies become available.
To participate in an EEG study exploring how we pay attention to speech and music
Requirements:
Native English speakers (any English background)
Musicians with more than 5 years of musical training
Non-musicians with no musical training at all
Age 18-40 years old with no hearing problems
Study description (in-lab):
The testing session involves listening to auditory stimuli (speech and music) while we are recording your brain's activity with EEG
Time: 2 hours
Pays: £20 shopping voucher or Birkbeck SONA credits
To participate in an EEG study exploring how your brain is processing speech
Requirements:
Native speakers of Mandarin Chinese
Learned English at school (not at home)
No hearing problems
Study description:
Complete a series of language and listening tasks online before coming to the lab
Listen to a series of podcast while we record your brain activity with an EEG in the lab
Time: 1 hour online + 1 hour in the lab
Pays: £25 shopping voucher or course credits (Birkbeck or UCL SONA credits available)
If you don't meet any of the criteria above, but you would still like to participate in one of our studies, please sign up to receive notifications when new studies become available.