Seeking participants for
Virtual Reality Navigation Task

We are recruiting research volunteers to perform a virtual reality (VR) task where you will navigate a virtual 3D environment
using a VR headset and controllers.

This will help us:

• Understand how navigation behaviors change with aging and increasing task complexity

• Develop a task that can measure cognitive decline during dementia

• Compare human strategies with rats, who will run an analogous task on our physical, custom-built maze

During this study, you will navigate a maze in VR, while trying to remember the location of various landmarks. You will also be asked to provide some basic demographic information, as well as complete brief neuropsychiatric and cognitive assessments with one of our researchers. The study should take around 90 minutes to complete, and you will be offered $10.00 to cover transportation costs.

Participation Criteria:

• Age 18 and up

• Normal or corrected to normal vision

• NO diagnosis of epilepsy or cognitive impairment

• NOT prone to motion sickness, or have diagnosed vestibular discomfort

For more information about the study or to arrange for your participation, please contact the lab at nc4.recruit@ubc.ca or by phone at 604-827-3118.