New Moms Needed for fMRI Research Study I

Women with infants aged 3-6 months are invited to participate in a research study examining brain activity in post partum 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 :

demographics
IQ,
health, including alcohol and drug use
menstrual cycle
motherhood
relationship
sexual behavior.

We will also ask to take four saliva samples from the infant and monitor their behavior.

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

If you are female, heterosexual, between the ages 20 and 40, not using hormonal birth control, currently in a committed relationship, not pregnant, have a child aged 3-6 months, and primarily breast-feed your infant, 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.