Navigation, Memory, and Stress Study
The Human Spatial Cognition Lab is recruiting healthy adults to understand how the brain and body react to stress during navigation and how navigation behavior changes as a result.
Procedure:
In this study, you will learn to travel set routes in a large city on desktop virtual reality and then you will be given a navigation test. In all conditions, you will learn the set routes first. Then you will experience one of three conditions:
- A minor physical stressor before taking the navigation test
- A mental stressor during the navigation test
- No stressor before taking the navigation test
You will experience all 3 conditions over the course of 3 days, one on each day. The project requires meeting with a researcher for three 2-3 hour sessions over the course of 3 days, for a total duration of up to 9 hours of participation.
Other data that may be collected:
- Saliva samples
- Heart rate
- Brain measurements
- Eye tracking data
- Self-response measures of cognitive ability
Participant Eligibility:
To participate in this study, you will need to meet the following requirements:
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18-35 years of age
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Have good vision or corrected vision
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Have no formal diagnosis of PTSD
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Speak English fluently
Compensation:
You will be paid $20 per hour (or up to 4 SONA credits for students) for your participation.
Contact:
To learn more about the study, email:
In the Subject line, please specify: "Navigation Memory and Stress Study"
An Institutional Review Board responsible for human subjects research at The University of Arizona reviewed this research project and found it to be acceptable, according to applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.
Updated: 03/14/24