An Integrated Neurophysiological Approach Toward the Early Detection of Psychiatric Disorders

"Around 75 participants will be recruited for this study (25 per each group), and asked to perform two distinct audiovisual tasks (run via Matlab-based automated routines, and presented using a CRT monitor and a pair of loudspeakers) :~1. TOJ task, in which a white flashing dot, and a basic auditory stimulus, will be presented in close temporal proximity at several stimulus onset asynchronies (SOAs, from 30 to 540 ms in steps of 30 ms), with participants asked to report ( after each trial), which stimulus occurred first (task duration estimate: 25 minutes, 30 trials per each SOA)~2. A modified version of the SIFI (mSIFI), in which the presentation of paired (and temporally close) auditory stimuli will be coupled with the occurrence of either 1 or 2 flashing dots, at several different SOAs (from 30 to 250 ms in steps of 10 ms), with participants asked to report (after each trial), whether they saw 1 vs 2 flashes (task duration estimate: 25 minutes, 30 trials per each SOA)"