Contribute your voice to speech research!
If you would like to participate in our research, please fill out our Recruitment Screener. If you are eligible to participate in our current studies, we will reach out to you with available times. If you have any questions, please contact the BLAB Lab by phone at 608-262-5776 or by email at speechmotor@waisman.wisc.edu.
Most studies are conducted at the Waisman Center, which is on the west end of UW-Madison’s campus. Free parking is available to research participants, and the Waisman Center is conveniently located on several bus routes.
The following studies are recruiting participants:
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Speech in Typical Adults
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the brain uses sound information to control speech production.
Who: Adults with no speech, language, or hearing problems
What: Completing simple speaking tasks on a computer while we record your voice
Where: Waisman Center, 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705
Time commitment: One or two visits lasting 1-2 hours per visit
Payment: $15/hour
If you have questions about this study or would like to participate, please contact speechmotor@waisman.wisc.edu or call the BLAB Lab at 608-262-5776.
Sensory Perception and Speech in Typical Adults
The study is focused on the senses of hearing and touch. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the brain uses these senses to control speech production.
Who: Adults with no speech, language, or hearing problems, and whose native language is American English
What:
- Complete simple speaking and listening tasks on a computer while we record your voice. You would bite down on a tongue depressor during part of this task.
- Place your tongue on two plastic probes and judge whether they vibrate at the same time or same intensity
- Feel a grooved plastic probe with your tongue while blindfolded, and say which direction the grooves go
- Listen to tones and decide which one is different
Where: Waisman Center, 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705
Time commitment: One visit lasting 2.5 – 3.5 hours
Payment: $15/hour
If you have questions about this study or would like to participate, please contact speechmotor@waisman.wisc.edu