The Cognition and Action Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, is recruiting participants with ataxia for an on-line research study. The lab, directed by Professor Rich Ivry, seeks to understand how ataxia impacts motor performance and aspects of cognition such as attention, memory, and language.

Our Research

The research involves behavioral experiments that are run on your home computer.  In the motor experiments, we test how well you can control the computer cursor using your mouse or your finger on your trackpad. In the cognitive experiments, we test your short- and long-term memory, as well as your problem-solving skills.  The experiments are not physically demanding and last between 30 minutes and an hour.  You can choose to participate in just one experiment or sign up for additional experiments.  This program is supported by the National Institute of Health.  You receive payment of $25/hour for your participation.

This research is NOT a clinical trial and will not impact your medical treatment. Rather, we ask more basic science questions that try to understand how the cerebellum works with the rest of the brain to produce coordinated movement and thought. We do expect that this work will, in the long run, prove beneficial to physicians as they develop novel interventions to assist individuals with ataxia.