Do you ever notice that you feel more energized or alert when meeting new people and forming first impressions? Other times, a first meeting will rub you the wrong way and you may feel less attentive. If you've experienced one or both of these, you may wonder: What makes a good first impression? How do you know you want to become friends with someone? What information do we pay attention to when interacting with someone for the first time? Good questions! Neuroscience and psychology researchers wonder about the same things. Here at the Social Neuroscience and Health lab, we study how the brain and the immune system work together to influence our behaviors and experiences. The Friendship Pathways Study is a research project aiming to answer questions about how the brain and immune system communicate when meeting new people and forming friendships.

We are testing out a device that collects physical function data among older adults who have multiple chronic conditions. We want to see if the device works efficiently and is user friendly.

You will be informed of the purpose of this study at the end of the survey.

The purpose of this study is to identify why households waste food. Using these causes of household food waste, we will work with participants to develop a comprehensive packet of tools that can be implemented in their daily lives to prevent food waste.

Have you ever wondered what environmental toxins you are exposed to on a daily basis, and how it might affect your health? The STRIVE study is looking for volunteers who would like to provide blood, urine, and/or saliva, as well as home samples such as soil, dust, and/or water. In this study, we want to learn more about the environmental factors that contribute to advanced liver disease and liver cancer. We are looking for healthy volunteers and people with liver cirrhosis who live in either North Carolina or Georgia to take part.

This research study aims to use electroencephalography (EEG) to refine our understanding of the neural mechanisms involved in suppressing distracting information.

In this project, we want to learn more about transgender and nonbinary individuals' sexual satisfaction. Sexual satisfaction is a prominent indicator of an individual's well-being and satisfaction with life. Current research focuses mainly on cisgender heterosexual populations. By focusing on people who identify under the nonbinary umbrella, in addition to binary-identifying trans people, we hope to examine how gender, the sociopolitical world, and a person's sexual satisfaction all intersect.

Learn if voice recognition technology can help in the early detection of memory problems We are inviting you to participate in a research study, Exploiting Voice Assistant Systems for Early Detection of Cognitive Decline, by completion of a virtual interaction involving a memory test, questionnaires, and interaction with Chat GPT and an Amazon Alexa. Our study team is seeking volunteers: • Aged 65 and older • Are healthy or have mild cognitive impairment • Have access to Wi-Fi and a quiet environment • Have the internet browser Google Chrome or are willing to install it on their personal computer This study involves: • 1 Zoom session • Completion of memory tests and questionnaires • Interaction with Amazon Alexa • Interaction with Chat GPT • Virtual visit will be audio and videotaped After the session, you will be compensated $20 for your participation.

Do you have a child between 12-14 years of age who is healthy but has some symptoms of anxiety or unexplained nervousness? You may be able to take part in a study with your child to better understand how anxiety develops across adolescence in brain and stress responses. Compensation provided.

Finding new drugs is a long, expensive process. Drug repurposing, using an old drug for a new disorder, can make this process shorter and cheaper, and can occur by chance when a patient has two medical conditions that are treatable by the same drug. We hope that including you, the consumer, as a partner in drug development through self-report of unexpected benefits from medicinal agents could identify some with potential for repurposing. Your responses to a short Social Media survey may help you and others in the future.