Using a VR headset and a controller, you navigate through a virtual environment on a predetermined route and then try to find your way back to the starting point of the route.

Compensation: 7 €

Duration: approx. 40 minutes

Participation requirements:

• No or corrected visual impairment (preferably contact lenses instead of glasses so that the headset fits better)    
• No neurological or psychiatric illnesses

Using a navigation tool, you will navigate through a virtual environment and follow a path marked by cones and cylinders. At the end, you will try to return to the starting point as accurately as possible — the more precise you are, the more points you earn. Throughout the task, you will lie in an MRI scanner (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), which records your brain activity during navigation.

Compensation: €15/hour

Duration: 2 sessions of approx. 2 hours each

Location: IfADo in Dortmund

Participation requirements:

• right-handedness
• age: 18 - 35 years
• mentally and physically healthy
• no regular medication (exception: hormonal contraception, e.g. birth control pill)
• MRI compatibility (e.g. no metal in the body, no claustrophobia)
• no neurological or psychiatric disorders (e.g. migraine, epilepsy, ADHD, depression, schizophrenia)
• no drug or alcohol addiction

Not sure if you meet all the criteria? Then check your MRI eligibility with this screening questionnaire: https://qualtricsxmj25hq86nc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1RNYV982EqW3loq

Are you interested or do you have any questions?
Then feel free to send us an email at kartographie@rub.de.