Status:
COMPLETED
Mirroring a Movement
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-55 years
Brief Summary
This study will determine if the type of gesture, increased quantity of an image, and the number of times a face is shown repeating a gesture bring about activation in the "mirror neurons." Researcher...
Detailed Description
Objective: The purpose of the protocol is to determine the effects of the social content of gestures on brain activation patterns. We will localize the extent and areas of brain activation by using fu...
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 55 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 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.
- 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 :
July 20 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
July 2 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
36 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00123448
Start Date
July 20 2005
End Date
July 2 2008
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