Understanding social cognition and psychiatric difficulties in people with neurological disorders

This study seeks to understand how people with neurological difficulties interpret and make sense of social information in their environment.

To be able to understand this, we need to assess a non-clinical group for comparison.

Participation in the study would involve completing a single testing session of approximately 45 minutes duration online. There is the option of a further 2 hour face to face testing session to be conducted at UQ St Lucia.

If you agree to participate, you would be asked to complete a range of activities that look into your interpretation of social situations and your thinking skills.

Participant benefits:

To cover your time and travel expenses, you will receive a $20 Coles/Myer Group Gift Card for completing the online testing, and a further $40 Coles/Myer Group Gift Card following the face to face testing.

Eligibility:

1. Aged 18 years or older;
2. A native English speaker, or have a high level of English proficiency;
3. No current/previous diagnosis of a psychiatric illness (e.g. bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, on-going issues that have required recent hospitalization or continuing treatment by a psychologist/psychiatrist);
4. No neurological disease or neurological development disorder (e.g. Epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease);
5. No current or past brain trauma (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury);
6. No substance abuse (e.g. alcoholism); and
7. No other illness that may impact day-to-day functioning and engagement with activities (e.g. chronic fatigue syndrome).

Register your interest:

If you are interested in being part of the research, please contact the researcher directly using the following details:

Tumelo Kgolo
0412 179 262
t.kgolo@uqconnect.edu.au

This study has been approved by the Mater Misericordiae Ltd Human Research Ethics Committee [HREC/18/MHS/81].