Study brain signals during language understanding
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at brain activity while you do language tasks, to understand what brain signals are linked to understanding words. You may help researchers learn more about neurophysiological mechanisms of language comprehension using existing brain-monitoring care.
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Who can take part
- Be 18 years old or older
- Be receiving standard care brain monitoring (sEEG or ECoG)
- Be able to follow instructions and do the task’s control trials
- Have the ability to do practice/control parts of the study tasks
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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