Status:
COMPLETED
Oxytocin, Emotions and Mirror Neurons
Lead Sponsor:
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Maryland, College Park
Conditions:
Social Cognition
Expressed Emotion
Eligibility:
MALE
18-30 years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this project is to investigate the possible effect of intranasally administered Oxytocin (OT) on specific mirror neuron areas in human brain. The mirror neuron system (MNS) is thought t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Right-hand dominant
- Sufficient spoken English so as to be able to complete testing validly and give informed consent
Exclusion
- Currently taking any psychotropic or cognition enhancing medication
- History of schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorder, including Bipolar Disorder
- Family history of psychosis
- Neurological disease or clinically significant head injury
- Physical disability that substantially impairs motor function
- Current diagnosis of polydypsic-induced hyponatremia
- Substance dependence or abuse in the past 6 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02228031
Start Date
October 1 2014
End Date
August 1 2016
Last Update
August 19 2019
Active Locations (1)
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1
Child Development Lab, University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland, United States, 20742