Prepare for your lab visit

Are you bringing your child to the lab for an EEG and Exercise study?

Please see some useful tips below for clothing, shoes, hair, and parking options! 

What Will I Be Doing?

What does an EEG do???
In the laboratory, scientists can study how the brain’s structure and function change because of PA and fitness.
One way to do this is by measuring the electrical activity in the brain using a technique called electroencephalography (EEG).

EEG is a technique that records electrical brain activity.
Small sensors on the scalp pick up the electrical signals produced by the brain to create brain waves.

The child being studied wears a special cap that looks like a swimming cap (see picture), with many sensors placed in it.
The sensors measure the electrical activity happening in the brain.
EEG caps are very safe for kids and have no side effects.
Sometimes scientists measure what the brain is doing while the child is resting,
and other times they measure what the brain is doing while the child completes tasks that require attention or memory.

Styling Tips!
If possible, we ask children and families to prepare longer hair in the following few ways:

1) Individual plaits, braids, or twists that hang from the scalp 

2) Low ponytails or puffs 

Don't feel pressured to change or remove any locs, braids, slicked, relaxed, blown out, or straightened hairstyles.
Please ask us any questions about hairstyles! We are happy to help. 

Want to read more information about different hairstyles for EEG?
Click here: Fostering inclusion in EEG measures of pediatric brain activity

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