InformationSeekingMesolimbicEngagementStudy2
ConditionMotivation
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-45
SponsorTemple University
About this trial
Participants will complete a treasure task during neuroimaging where they have to learn which keys open a treasure chest, and then they are tested on the contents of the treasure chest.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
20/40 far acuity (either corrected or uncorrected)
In good medical health
Disqualifiers
History of head injury
History of illness with Central Nervous Systems implications
On Medications that Affect blood flow response and alertness
Consumption of smoking and/or coffee 30 minutes prior to laboratory testing
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Task Instructions
BehavioralParticipants will be given cued instructions as to whether they are in a high or low motivation condition
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: MotivationExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Mesolimbic Hippocampal Interactions
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Activation characterizing Mesolimbic-Hippocampal Interactions
Time frame
During Procedure2
Episodic Memory
Item and Associative Memory for memoranda shown during the task
Time frame
24-hours After ProcedureSponsors and contacts
Click on the lead sponsor to view all of their trials.
Source ClinicalTrials.gov