Participants Wanted: Cognitive Processing in Motion (receive £25)

Nancy Zheng
Wednesday 19 November 2025

What happens to your memory and attention when you are moving through space? Does motion affect cognitive performance?

We invite you to participate in a study about the effects of motion on cognition, conducted in Professor David I Donaldson’s lab in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews. You will receive £25 as compensation for your time.

To check your eligibility and sign up, click hereIf you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me (Nancy Zheng) at [email protected].

About the study

During your 3-hour session, you will…

  • complete memory and attention tasks while still, walking, or pushed in a wheelchair at walking pace
  • wear a mobile electroencephalography (EEG) cap to record your electrical brain activity
  • wear an accelerometer to measure your speed


Study details