Status:
COMPLETED
Oscillations in Reward-guided Behavior
Lead Sponsor:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Conditions:
Reward-guided Behaviour
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
While people are reading, talking or playing computer games, their brain cells elicit electrical signals so they could perform these actions. The firing of these cells is not random but is organized i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- General Inclusion Criteria:
- signed informed consent
- Age 18-40 years
- Normal physical and mental status (i.e. no neurological, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cognitive, or psychiatric disorders)
- If a participant already took part in the experiment with the same decision-making task
- Exclusion Criteria for TI electrical stimulation:
- pregnancy
- epilepsy
- head traumas
- implants (cochlear, neurostimulators, cardiac pacemakers, medication infusion device)
- metal in the brain or skull
- work in the metal industry
- scars or inflammations on the regions, where the stimulation electrodes are placed
- administration of antipsychotic or anti-epileptic medication
- hearing problems or ringing in the ears
- syncope or fainting spells in the last 5 years
- severe side-effects after transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) or electrical stimulation if participant underwent it before
- the inability to comply with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) inclusion criteria if participant underwent it before
- Exclusion Criteria for MRI experiments:
- pregnancy
- claustrophobia
- history of brain surgery
- family member that suffers from epilepsy
- suffering from medication abuse for more than a year or drug intake
- taking medications for medical reasons for more than a month
- receiving of depot injections
- one or more of the following materials in the body: metallic objects (e.g., dental implants, a metallic splinter in the eye, but not braces); wire, pacemaker or implanted defibrillator; artificial heart valves; vascular grafts; bio-stimulator or nerve stimulator; aneurysm or intracranial clip; cochlear implant; other prostheses or orthoses; implanted medication pump (insulin or pain pump); medicated patch (e.g., nitro-patch, pain patch, nicotine patch, hormone patch, motion sickness patch); other implants; tattoo or jewelry
- history of any of these illnesses: brain thrombosis, stroke, traumatic brain injury, meningitis, heart attack, prolonged loss of consciousness, migraine, epilepsy
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 4 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04761471
Start Date
February 1 2021
End Date
December 4 2023
Last Update
December 13 2023
Active Locations (1)
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ETH Zurich
Zurich, Schweiz, Switzerland, 8057