At the Motor Mind Initiative, we beleive that the most important insights into the human brain occur at the limits of its performance. This being said, currently we are running two research projects focused on investigating the impact of aerobic load on fine-motor precision and the mental load that caregivers hold compared to the mental load of non-caregivers around the same age. To succesfully carry out our research we need your help! 

The Caregiver Cognitive Load Study

Are you a student and a caregiver? Your brain has a story to tell.

There are over 3.4 million students in the U.S. balancing the stress of being a student and a caregiver. The Caregiver Cognitive Load Study is focused on figuring out how the chronic physiological stress of caregiving affects the executive function of High-School students compared to that of students without the pressure of physiological stress. Young caregivers tend to be constantly in a state of "high alert," managing their loved ones medical issues while also balncing school and sports. This project utilizes the Stroop Effect to measure inhibition control and the reaction-time lag in students providing care for others with neurological disorders compared to students whom don't have this specific pressure of stress. Through this experiment we hope to accumulate enough neuroscientific evidence to show that we need respite-care interventions and school support to better set up students with these setbacks for success.