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UCLA Social Behavior Study (Hybrid)

The Social Behavior Study aims to explore how kids’ and teens’ brains and behavior develop, both socially and emotionally. We are looking for adolescents and young adults aged 9-24 adopted from other countries to participate in a virtual lab session and in-person MRI session. Participants and their parents will answer questions about themselves and play some computer games. Participants will also provide a hair and blood sample. Participants will receive up to $100 for their participation, and parents will receive $15. If interested, please email socialbehaviorstudy.ucla@gmail.com or call/text us at (323) 989-2557.  You can also fill the form out below with your contact information and a member of our team will reach out to you! 

UCLA Pathways in Adolescence Study for Teens (Online or In-Person)

The purpose of the Pathways in Adolescence Study is to understand how people use their feelings to make choices. In this 1.45 to 2.15 hour study, participants complete three computer tasks and answer brief questions about themselves.Participants ages 13 to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The accompanying parent or guardian will also be invited to answer some survey questions (not required). Participants will receive $30 with the chance to win additional money and the parent or guardian will receive $10 for filling out several questionnaires. If interested, please email sandlab.ucla@gmail.com or call us at 323-989-2557. You can also fill out the form below with your contact information and a member of our team will reach out to you!

UCLA fMRI Reinterpretation Study for Adolescents and Adults (In-Person)

We are looking for same-gendered friend pairs ages 13-15 or 20-25 years of age for an ongoing research project. The goal of the project is to learn about how people think about emotions. You will be asked to come to our lab at UCLA with a close friend to fill out surveys and complete an fMRI scan. Your friend will be asked to fill out surveys, record brief audio clips, and complete some computer tasks. The participant who completes the fMRI scan will spend about 2.5 hours in the study, and will be compensated $50, and the participant who records audio clips will spend about 1.5 hours in the study, and be compensated $30. 

If interested, please email reinterpretstudy.ucla@gmail.com or call us at (310) 794-4953. You can also fill the form out below with your contact information and a member of our team will reach out to you! 



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