Aalto Aivokummit

As an aivokummi, you get to know modern brain imaging equipment, contribute to new scientific insights, and get compensation for your trouble (usually in the form of a gift card). Furthermore, all our aivokummit are invited to attend our occasional themed afternoons, where you will be updated on the latest results that were obtained with your help.

What it means to be an aivokummi

By becoming an aivokummi, you will from time to time receive recruitment emails asking for your participation in a neuroimaging study. If a study catches your interest:

1. Check that you meet the inclusion criteria mentioned in the email. For example, a study may require native Finnish speakers, or volunteers in a particular age range.
2. If you fit the criteria and wish to participate, contact the coordinating researcher of the study per the instructions given in the email.
3. When the study is ready to receive more participants, you will be sent detailed information about the study: its purpose, the type of data that is recorded and how it is stored and processed, and your compensation.
4. The coordinating researcher will schedule a time with you and give you information on where to go. There may be multiple sessions necessary for the study.
5. Participate in the study and receive your compensation and gratitude from the researchers.
6. Your data will now be used to further scientific research into the workings of the human brain!

Participation is always voluntary and you can decide to stop participating at any time.

Become an aivokummi

Sign up to our mailing list to become an aivokummi and start receiving recruitment emails. You may also sign up for one of our currently running studies (see list below). The list follows the privacy notice for Aalto University communications and events. You can unsubscribe from the email list at any time. We thank you in advance for your contribution to research.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO THE MAILING LIST

You can also find the list of currently running studies below. We will try our best to keep this list up-to-date, so if you bookmark the list, you can quickly see what studies are currently open to receiving new participants at any time.

What is your attitude towards participation in neuroimaging experiments?

We are running an anonymous survey to understand how do people feel about taking part to neuroimaging experiments and what their concerns might be. Please help us understand better these issues and take the survey now!

Currently ongoing studies

Below follows a list of brain imaging studies that are currently running at Aalto University. If you wish to volunteer, please get in touch with the contact person for each individual study.

Eye Tracking Experiment

Help us perform eye tracking research by volunteering to an experiment! 👀  We are researching how a double face illusion (aka. wobbling face illusion) affects human face recognition. The experiment itself will take around 30 minutes during which you will complete three simple tasks where we will track your eye movements with a camera.  

📍Where❔ Otaniemi, Aalto behavioral lab, Otakaari 5 I-wing
⏳How long will it take❔ 1 hour (30 minutes for the experiment+prep time)  

🙋Who can participate❔ Individuals aged 18-50, with no epilepsy or severe migraines and normal or corrected to normal vision. If you wear glasses, you can participate wearing soft contact lenses. Normal glasses disrupt the camera.

🎁Why should you participate❔ To help us complete an interesting experiment for course project. Participants will also receive a small thank-you gift including overall patch and some candy.🥰  

If you are interested, please fill out the sign-up form and we will contact you to confirm a time. Please find the privacy notice attached to the webropol form. Any questions please reach out! https://link.webropol.com/s/wobbly

Contact

Luísa (Louie) Cardoso (they/them)
luisa.cardoso@aalto.fi

Participants needed for fMRI study

I’m running an fMRI study where participants watch short Clash Royale gameplay videos while their brain activity is measured. I’m currently looking for volunteers to take part in the study.

Details

• Location: Aalto Neuroimaging MRI facility (AMI)
• Duration: ~1.5–2 hours total (including preparation and scanning)
• Task: Watch brief gameplay video clips and answer simple questions
• Compensation: Factory Lunch Voucher

Eligibility criteria

• Age 18–50
• Right-handed
• Some familiarity with the Clash Royale game
• No history of neurological disorders
• Able to safely undergo an MRI scan (e.g., no metal implants, pacemaker, pregnancy, or severe claustrophobia)    

If you are interested, please fill out this short pre-screening form:
👉 [https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/7302C056888F86C7]

I will contact volunteers to arrange a suitable scanning time based on the fMRI calendar.

Thanks in advance, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

Contact

Amin Jafari
amin.jafari@aalto.fi