Z-LAB






This is what to expect when you participate in an MRI experiment in our lab!



Please click on the brains below!

These are sounds you hear inside scanner





Space Mission!

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Practice Mission

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Space Map

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Suit Up

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Scanner Time

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Mystery Bag


Youth Tackle Football Longitudinal MRI

  • Participate in non-invasive MRI research to take pictures of your child brain during simple cognitive and perceptual tasks, to understand connections between brain areas, how they change across time, and how they make your child unique!
  • We are looking for boys between 8 - 12 years of age, who either play non-contact sports or do not particiapte in athletics. You will receive compensation for your time, with increasing compensation for each subsequent visit!
  • To sign up, contact us at zlab@osu.edu


Infant Longitudinal MRI

  • Participate in non-invasive MRI research to take pictures of your infant's brain while they are asleep! And when they are older, we will take pictures of your child’s brain while they are watching colorful images and while they are hearing different sounds in the scanner.
  • We are looking for children between 0 - 1 years of age. You will be reimbursed for your time with increasing compensation for each subsequent visit. You will also get pictures of your child’s brain!
  • We are also looking for pregnants parents (>20 weeks) to participate in fetal brain scanning! We will also scan the parent's brain to look for similarities and differences.
  • To sign up, contact us at zlab@osu.edu


Child Longitudinal MRI

  • Participate in non-invasive MRI research to take pictures of your child’s brain during simple cognitive and perceptual tasks, to understand connections between brain areas, how they change across time, and how they make your child unique!
  • We are looking for children between 3 – 6 years of age. You will be reimbursed for your time with for each visit. You will also get pictures of your child’s brain like the images above!
  • To sign up, contact us at zlab@osu.edu