{"id":525,"date":"2025-11-24T15:18:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/barkana-signals-lab\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:44:15","slug":"lego-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/barkana-signals-lab\/lego-study\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-133f77c79ca248429b93325d86d97a57\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(128deg,rgb(253,229,204) 0%,rgba(74,158,0,0.45) 63%,rgba(247,233,195,0.93) 100%)\">TAKE PART IN OUR BRAIN STUDY ABOUT LEGO&#8217;S!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-d613cd94\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-07ddf7b393d30822658626b6fd5378fa\">Neural Correlates of Social Media Use During LEGO Construction<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4465f5865489ac48703e46af29e6e433\" style=\"color:#499d00;font-size:23px\">About the Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:17px\">The study investigates differences in brain activity associated with varying levels of social media usage. 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To explore this, participants engage in LEGO-building tasks designed to measure cognitive responses under different conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-abad943ff289758d0f6d5f27ffe954f6\" style=\"color:#499d00;font-size:23px\">Requirements <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Must be a member of The University of Akron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Must be at least 18 years of age<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-728072c3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b73e473133a6548fe34b5e22d2b61778\" style=\"color:#499d00;background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(248,234,195) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 72%)\">Inclusion Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Light Social Media User<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heavy Social Media User<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7f7b2cebbe8e3ecae4796d1780166a9d\" style=\"color:#499d00;background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(248,234,195) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 76%)\">Exclusion Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Those with conditions that affect vision or fine motor skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Those who are currently using medications known to affect the central nervous system (e.g. antidepressants, ADHD medication, Antiepileptics, sedatives, etc.) will be excluded from this study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Those who may be pregnant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Those with conditions that may alter the ability to perform mental tasks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34b2cbc18488d7c9322ff1cf41ec3405\" style=\"color:#499d00\">Compensation: $25 Amazon Gift Card!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dcdcdc;color:#dcdcdc\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fc48c6a874c8f9c4482ec4ec82aa0969\" style=\"color:#499d00;background:linear-gradient(252deg,rgba(247,233,195,0) 25%,rgb(248,234,195) 98%);font-size:28px\">Apply to be a participant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>*ATTENTION: You must be 18+ years old to be eligible for this study<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\">If you are interested in becoming a participant for this study, please complete the form below. 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