The Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN) study protocol: a cross-sectional, lifespan, multidisciplinary examination of healthy cognitive ageing

Table 4 Stage 3 session content and timing, listed by category

Session	Measure	Modality	Approx. duration (mins)
fMRI session 1	Weight	Physiological	2
	Height	Physiological	2
	Blood Pressure	Physiological	11
	T1-weighted structural image	MRI	5
	T2- weighted FLAIR structural image	MRI	5
	Arterial Spin Labelling	fMRI	4
	Emotional expression recognition	fMRI	15
	Free selection	fMRI	12
	Fluid Intelligence	fMRI	7
	Stop-Signal, Go/No-Go	fMRI	22
fMRI session 2	Weight	Physiological	2
	Height	Physiological	2
	Blood Pressure	Physiological	11
	T1-weighted structural image	MRI	5
	T2-weighted FLAIR structural image	MRI	5
	Arterial Spin Labelling	fMRI	4
	Fluid Intelligence	fMRI	7
	Picture naming	fMRI	15
	Sentence comprehension	fMRI	32
fMRI session 3	Resting state	fMRI	5
	Emotional Memory encoding	fMRI	25
	Emotional Memory test	Behavioural	60
fMRI session 4	Resting state	fMRI	5
	Emotional reactivity and regulation	fMRI	30
	Visual short-term memory	fMRI	35
	Field maps	fMRI	1
MEG session 1	Mini Mental State Exam	Behavioural	7
	Hearing assessment	Sensory	4
	Vision assessment	Sensory	2
	Resting state	MEG	5
	Incidental memory	MEG	10
	Multi-mismatch	MEG	18
	Stop-Signal, Go/No-Go	MEG	30
MEG session 2	Mini Mental State Exam	Behavioural	7
	Hearing assessment	Sensory	4
	Vision assessment	Sensory	2
	Resting state	MEG	5
	Picture naming	MEG	20
	Sentence comprehension	MEG	18
	Word recognition	MEG	10

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