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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are conducting a study to explore how scientists, like yourself, learn about the world. We are inviting you to participate in the experiment. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Study Details</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The study takes roughly 30 minutes, during which you will be exploring the functions of a fictional brain area by conducting scientific experiments. Your objective
will be to learn the link between this neural area and behavioral outcomes. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Eligibility</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">18+ years old</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Current PhD student or higher in Neuroscience or a similar field (including postdocs, junior & senior faculty, research scientists, etc)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Residing in the US</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You will receive $10 reimbursement through Paypal, Venmo, or a gift card of your choice.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you are interested in participating in the study, please email Marina Dubova at
</span><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="mailto:mdubova@iu.edu" id="OWAf16ddc8f-f133-e167-dcde-bd40b36dc81c" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">mdubova@iu.edu</a></span><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to
sign up.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you for considering participating in this study. Your participation could help shape our understanding of how scientists learn about the world and how
this learning could be improved.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Marina Dubova and Robert Goldstone</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Indiana University</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cognitive Science Program</span></p>
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