Participating in a First-Time Tandem Skydive?
Earn money by participating in research!

Scientists at the State University of New York at Stony Brook are studying how real-life stress affects people like you!

We are currently recruiting subjects for a study that looks at the effects of a first-time tandem skydive on the brain, heart, immune system, and reasoning. There are two options for participation:

1. Option 1:
   Providing saliva and sweat samples and answering some questions before and after the jump.
   Run for 20 minutes on a treadmill at Stony Brook University.
   
   
2. Option 2:
   You will be asked to participate in two full days of testing, conducted at Stony Brook University Hospital. One day will include an emotional stressor (this will be your skydive) and the other day will provide comparison measurements. We are interested in how your brain, hormones, heart, and immune system respond to the skydive: in anticipation, during, and recovering from it. In order to test this, we will collect saliva, sweat and blood samples, and you will receive an MRI. Subject payment for option 2 is $300.00, and we can provide a room at Stony Brook University Hospital (as well as transportation to Skydive Long Island) for your convenience. If you are interested in seeing how your mind, brain, and body responded to the skydive, we would be happy to provide this information to you at no charge.

Subject payment for option 1 is $100.00
Please contact Eugene Botanov at: (631) 444 7868 or Merav Shor at: (631) 444-8405 or email: merav_s_p@yahoo.com