Oh my goodness, this is like one of the best deals I've come across in my entire life. Too bad I cannot take part. You'll soon find out why. I saw this in the announcements section of NUS IVLE:
Paid Research Experiment: Study on Exercise
Functional Brain Imaging Lab, Dept of Psychology, NUS
The entire commitment to participate in this study will be for about 24 weeks. All participants will have a chance to get a free gym membership and exercise for 12 weeks of the study. Interested students are required to join the study in pairs. While one of you exercises for the 1st 12 weeks of the study, the other will monitor your progress. The two of you will then switch roles in the remaining 12 weeks.
What you will do in the study
We will assess your biological markers (cortisol levels and genes involved in brain health) and you will be required to provide a saliva sample at the beginning, middle and end of each 12 week cycle. We will also assess your cardiovascular responses (blood pressure and heart monitoring) during short, biweekly test sessions. Neuropsychological assessments will be conducted during the study.
In addition, we will also be assessing your brain function at the beginning, middle and end of the study (3 x 2-hour sessions), which will be conducted at NUH using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Unlike X-rays, fMRI does not involve ionizing radiation and is considered a routine and safe diagnostic medical tool.
The exercise sessions will be held in a fully-equipped gym on campus, and you will be required to commit to 3 one-hour sessions of cardiovascular exercise a week during the 12 weeks you are assigned to exercise.
Exclusion criteria
1) you are left-handed
2) you have braces or other metal implants which cannot be easily removed (do contact us for clarification if necessary)
3) you are pregnant or intending to get pregnant during the study
4) you are not between the ages of 18 and 40
5) you have been exercising more than 2 hours a week on average for the past 6 months
NB: If you are interested in participating but are unable to find a partner, please contact us as we may be able to pair you up with another participant.
The study is ongoing and we welcome you to start anytime. Our next intake is in Week 4 of this semester (4th-8th September). The tentative end date is the last week of February 2007.
Selected participants who fully commit and take part in each component of the study as described will receive a payment of $300 at the end of the study.
Contact Geetha (6 516 5000; fbi.lab@gmail.com).
Well, I cannot join because I have braces. I think this is a really good deal, because you are like "forced" to exercise (if you don't have the discipline), but then you are actually doing your body a favor. And somemore you get paid!!! For all those qualified I think you should go for it.
Paid Research Experiment: Study on Exercise
Functional Brain Imaging Lab, Dept of Psychology, NUS
The entire commitment to participate in this study will be for about 24 weeks. All participants will have a chance to get a free gym membership and exercise for 12 weeks of the study. Interested students are required to join the study in pairs. While one of you exercises for the 1st 12 weeks of the study, the other will monitor your progress. The two of you will then switch roles in the remaining 12 weeks.
What you will do in the study
We will assess your biological markers (cortisol levels and genes involved in brain health) and you will be required to provide a saliva sample at the beginning, middle and end of each 12 week cycle. We will also assess your cardiovascular responses (blood pressure and heart monitoring) during short, biweekly test sessions. Neuropsychological assessments will be conducted during the study.
In addition, we will also be assessing your brain function at the beginning, middle and end of the study (3 x 2-hour sessions), which will be conducted at NUH using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Unlike X-rays, fMRI does not involve ionizing radiation and is considered a routine and safe diagnostic medical tool.
The exercise sessions will be held in a fully-equipped gym on campus, and you will be required to commit to 3 one-hour sessions of cardiovascular exercise a week during the 12 weeks you are assigned to exercise.
Exclusion criteria
1) you are left-handed
2) you have braces or other metal implants which cannot be easily removed (do contact us for clarification if necessary)
3) you are pregnant or intending to get pregnant during the study
4) you are not between the ages of 18 and 40
5) you have been exercising more than 2 hours a week on average for the past 6 months
NB: If you are interested in participating but are unable to find a partner, please contact us as we may be able to pair you up with another participant.
The study is ongoing and we welcome you to start anytime. Our next intake is in Week 4 of this semester (4th-8th September). The tentative end date is the last week of February 2007.
Selected participants who fully commit and take part in each component of the study as described will receive a payment of $300 at the end of the study.
Contact Geetha (6 516 5000; fbi.lab@gmail.com).
Well, I cannot join because I have braces. I think this is a really good deal, because you are like "forced" to exercise (if you don't have the discipline), but then you are actually doing your body a favor. And somemore you get paid!!! For all those qualified I think you should go for it.
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