University Of California, Santa Barbara
Clinical trials sponsored by University Of California, Santa Barbara, explained in plain language.
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Scientists scan brains to unlock secrets of visual search
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study looks at how healthy adults focus on important objects in a busy scene, like finding Waldo in a crowded picture. Researchers use fMRI brain scans to see which brain areas light up when people pay attention to color or motion. The goal is to understand how the brain pic…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of California, Santa Barbara • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 22, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Scientists probe the Brain's 'Priority Maps' for visual attention
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study aims to understand how the brain decides which objects in our environment are important to look at. Researchers will have 240 healthy adults perform simple visual tasks, like identifying the orientation of a line among colored shapes or moving dots, while measuring the…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of California, Santa Barbara • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 11, 2026 20:51 UTC