Aims: The USC Music, Mind, and Memory Study aims to understand how our brains process feelings like nostalgia and how music can remain such a powerful tool in evoking memories throughout our lives. The current arm of the study is interested in looking at how these processes develop in the teenage years. 

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What does participating in this study entail?​​

1. Completing a screening survey to assess eligibility. 

2. Completing an online survey, where you will listen to music, report your feelings about music, and answer questions about yourself. 

3. Complete a follow-up Zoom appointment with a researcher (30 minutes), where you will listen to more music and answer more questions about how you feel. 

4. Come to the USC Brain and Creativity Institute for an in-person visit, where you will complete a 1-hour neuroimaging scan using functional MRI (fMRI). During the scan, you will listen to pieces of music. The entire in-person visit will take approximately 2 hours. 

5. After the scan, we will ask you to listen to more music and answer more questions about yourself. 

 

Participation is voluntary. Participants will be compensated $20 per hour for their time.