Participate in research: time perception & cognitive impairment study
You can help researchers better understand the relationship between time perception and dementia.
Researchers from the University of Regina are looking for participants for the study, Feasibility of Time Perception Tasks in Adults With Subjective Cognitive Decline and Mild Cognitive Impairment.
This study aims to evaluate how older adults feel about doing a set of tasks that ask them to estimate the duration of various events and ask them to recall past memories or imagine future scenarios. This includes gathering information about the level of difficulty of the tasks and how manageable the duration of the study was.
The data from this study will help design a research protocol for future research aimed at evaluating differences in time perception along the continuum of dementia. Findings may be published in a research journal or presented at research conferences.
What will happen in this study?
You are able to participate in this study online. The study will take 60 to 90 minutes to complete. During your scheduled session, you will answer questions about your cognitive state and complete two tasks. In the first task, you will look at a series of stimuli and verbally say how long you think each stimulus lasted. In the second task, you’ll be asked to recall recent personal events that come to mind and imagine events that might happen in the next few months. Finally, you will be asked to provide some information about yourself (ex. gender, level of education) and some feedback about the tasks you completed.
Who is eligible to participate in this study?
You are eligible to participate if you are:
- At least 55 years of age
- Fluent in English
- Reside in Canada
- Haven’t been diagnosed with dementia
- Have normal or adjusted-normal vision and hearing
- Haven’t been diagnosed with a neurological disorder (eg. Parkinson’s disease, brain tumour)
- Don’t have a recent history of a medical condition that may affect your memory thinking or alertness (eg. sleep apnea, hypertension)
- Don’t have a recent history of a stroke
- Haven’t been diagnosed with a serious mental illness (eg. schizophrenia, mania)
- Don’t have a history of alcohol or drug abuse that affected your activities of daily life and/or required treatment
Recruitment end date
This study will remain open until April 1, 2026.
