Status:
COMPLETED
Role of the Brain in Making Economic Decisions
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-55 years
Brief Summary
This study will identify which areas of the brain mediate the interaction between people involved in economic decision-making. Healthy, right-handed native English speakers between 21 and 55 years of...
Detailed Description
Objective. The purpose of the protocol is to identify the brain regions mediating the social cooperation involved in economic decision-making, including whether negative mood and perceived interperson...
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 (Oldfield, 1971). Subjects will range in age from 21 to 55 years old and they will be included regardless of race.
- 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 55 will be excluded. A urine pregnancy test will be employed with all women of childbearing age. The results must be negative in order to proceed with the MRI.
- Participants 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. Participants taking central nervous system active medications will be excluded.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 15 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 4 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
127 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00083317
Start Date
May 15 2004
End Date
January 4 2012
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