Pre-fMRI Scanning Protocol

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The Pre-fMRI Scanning Protocol checklist can be downloaded here.

Below is additional information pertaining to pre-screening potential participants.

Scheduling

_____ Email participant and make sure they are eligible to participate in the study

Dear (participant’s name),
    Before we schedule a time to begin the experiment, I need you to answer a few questions……  (Handedness, native English speaker,  precluding brain injuries, metal implants/ pacemakers). 
Thank you,
(Insert Name)

_____ Schedule a time to meet with the participant in the lab

_____ Send a reminder email the day before informing the participant when and where to meet you

Dear (participant’s name),
    Here is a friendly reminder that you are scheduled to meet with me in Park 341 at (insert time). 
See you tomorrow,
(Insert Name)

Set up

_____ Have a copy of the informed consent ready to go over with the participant

_____ Have the SITE ready for the participant to create an account on the computer in room ##

_____ Have the SITE ready to assign the participants tasks after they have created an account

_____ If timeslots are available for the scanner have these prepared to schedule with the participant.

Gaining consent and individual differences

_____ Gain verbal consent from participant and give them the form to take home with them

_____ Usher participant to the computer in room ## to create an account on SITE

_____ Instruct participant to find their username and password in their email

_____ Assign participant appropriate tasks

_____ Update Info

_____ Handedness

_____ Language Experience

_____ Lexical Decision

_____ Have the participant complete the tasks

_____ Examine scores to assess eligibility for scanning

_____ Eligible or _____ Not Eligible

Scheduling time at the scanner

_____ Schedule MRI sessions

_____ Send the participant a reminder email a day before there timeslot for each session with directions to the scanner.

Thank the participant for their time.