Human Research Coordination

Participants will complete a simple image-sound matching task with and without AI assistance while measuring brain activity through non-invasive
methods: function magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and/or electroencephalography (EEG). The goal is to study brain activity in order to better understand how people trust and react to artificial intelligence (AI) partners to solve tasks. Participants are compensated (approximately $30 for 1.5 hours), and data will be de-identified before any analysis.

Exclusion criteria:
-Age outside of range 18–54
-Current acute illness
-Chronic illness that makes it difficult for subjects to concentrate on mental tasks, especially tasks involving a computer with images, text, and sounds, or to engage in video games, including a neurological or psychiatric disorder (epilepsy, psychosis, ADHD, etc.).
-Taking psychotropic medication (including antidepressants)
-Prior or current impairment in hearing
-Any prior or current hearing impairment, or vision impairment that cannot be remedied with standard correctional lenses
-History of treatment or been told to seek treatment for substance abuse
-History of serious head injury causing structural damage to your brain (diagnosed with MRI brain scans MRI), or a concussion that caused loss of consciousness (passed out) or amnesia (loss of memory) for extended periods, or caused chronic post-concussion symptoms for at least 6 months such as headache, dizziness, irritability, cognitive problems, emotional problems (depression or anxiety), hypersensitivity to sight or sound, problems with balance, problems sleeping (insomnia), or other complaints.
-Diagnosis of learning disabilities or developmental disorders
-Metal or medical device implants or other reasons that fMRI data collection could be dangerous, including tattoos with metallic inks
-Pregnancy
-Limited English proficiency
-Extensive experience building or maintaining artificial intelligence (AI) systems – for instance, on the level of a junior or senior level computer science elective course.

If interested, fill out the pre-screening form available at the URL below or scan the QR code, and feel free to email our research team at ajmeek@udel.edu with any further questions.