Aging, Culture and Cognition Laboratory

Would you like to participate in research on aging? Are you between the ages of 18 and 80? The Aging and Cognition Lab at Brandeis University, directed by Dr. Angela Gutchess, is currently looking for people who would like to volunteer as research participants for various psychology studies.

Each study involves a series of cognitive tasks that are designed to investigate different ways of thinking and learning. The tasks are interesting, and results from the studies will contribute to our understanding of the aging process.

Participants will complete a variety of pencil-and-paper tasks as well as computerized tasks (no prior computer experience is necessary). You must have at least a 10th grade education and be fluent in English to participate. Each study takes one to four hours to complete. Studies typically pay between $10 and $25 an hour. For more information, please call 781-736-3353 or e-mail aginglab@brandeis.edu.

We are not currently looking for participants ages 18-30 or 60-80 years old for a study on aging and culture, but we will be in the future. If you are interested, please e-mail our lab manager at aginglab@brandeis.edu . Our studies may use fMRI, which is a non-invasive (no injections) method used to examine brain activity.  fMRI studies take place at the Harvard Center for Brain Science, which is accessible by the MBTA via stops at Harvard or Porter Square. Our studies can involve 3 parts in this particular order: 

1. A ~half hour online demographic survey. You're paid $15 for this portion. 
2.  A 1.5-2 hour Zoom session or in-person session (at Brandeis University) doing memory & executive function tasks with me. You're paid $40-50 for this portion.
3.  A 2.5 hour-3 hour fMRI scanning session at Harvard University. You arrive 45 minutes prior to your scan time to get ready. You spend approximately 2 hours in the fMRI scanner. You're paid $70-$75 for this portion.

We are currently not seeking new graduate students to join the lab through this year's application cycle (2024-2025).

Our lab is currently not reviewing applications for undergraduate research assistants for the 2024-2025 academic year. But if you are interested in applying to be one of our undergraduate research assistants for future semesters, please fill out this application and email it to aginglab@brandeis.edu . We look forward to hearing from you!