Female Research Participants Needed for fMRI Study

Healthy female volunteers are invited to participate in a research study examining brain activity in women.

Participants will be asked to view emotionally arousing stimuli while in an fMRI scanner. Participants will also be asked to provide two saliva and two urine samples. Participants may also be asked to take a placebo or active nasal spray of a drug. We may also ask you to monitor your sleep habits for two weeks preceding the test session. Participants will be asked to answer questions about :

1. demographics
2. IQ,
3. health, including alcohol and drug use
4. menstrual cycle
5. relationship
6. sexual behavior.

The anticipated time commitment for participation is approximately 2 hours. Monetary compensation is provided for time spent participating in the study.

If you are female, heterosexual, between the ages 20 and 40, not pregnant, not using hormonal birth control, currently in a committed relationship, and do not have any children, you may be eligible for this study. It is also required that you are using a reliable non-hormonal method of birth control, such as condoms or a diaphragm.

If you would like more information about this study, please contact Heather Rupp at (812) 856-0009 or hrupp@indiana.edu, at The Kinsey Institute. The research is conducted at the Indiana University Department of Psychology.