Status:
COMPLETED
Study of Brain Function During Cognitive Tasks
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-40 years
Brief Summary
This study will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine which areas of the brain are involved in performing certain cognitive tasks. MRI uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to produce...
Detailed Description
Objective. The purpose of the protocol is to extend the structured event complex (SEC) model developed by the principal investigator. Grafman (Grafman, 1995) proposed that action sequences are represe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- In all the studies, subjects will consist of healthy, native English-speaking, right-handed volunteers, as measured by the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory.
- Subjects will range in age from 21 to 40 years old and they will be included regardless of race or gender.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Non-native English speakers and non-right handers will be excluded as mentioned above, as will non-neurologically normal volunteers.
- Subjects younger than 21 and older than 40 will be excluded.
- A pregnancy test will be employed with all women of childbearing age. The results must be negative in order to proceed with the MRI.
- Subjects with any of the following: aneurysm clip; implanted neural stimulator; implanted cardiac pacemaker or auto-defibrillator; cochlear implant; ocular foreign body, e.g. metal shavings; permanent eyeliner; insulin pump; or irremovable body piercing will be excluded from the study due to the possible dangerous effects of the magnet upon metal objects in the body.
- Subjects taking central nervous system active medications will be excluded.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 2 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 12 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
452 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00076739
Start Date
February 2 2004
End Date
December 12 2011
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892