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Behavioral and Neural Representations of Subjective Effort Cost
Led by Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc. · Updated on 2026-01-26
185
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
595 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
H
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this proposal is to understand the common and distinct behavioral and neural representations of subjective effort valuation, and how these representations are influenced by fatigue and changes in motivation. It is hypothesized that the brain will use overlapping and distinct neural circuits to represent cognitive and physical effort value, and that fatigue and enhanced motivation will influence the subjective value of effort.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Behavioral and Neural Representations of Subjective Effort Cost
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Right-handed
- Age between 18 and 35 years old
- Male or female
- Any ethnicity
You will not qualify if you...
- History of neurological problems such as stroke, head injury, epilepsy, seizures, brain tumors, brain surgery, Parkinson's Disease
- Diagnosed history of severe psychiatric disease such as depression or schizophrenia
- Presence of metal in the head or eyes
- Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy
- Discomfort from MRI scans such as severe claustrophobia or excessive heating of tattoos
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21209
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Research Team
A
Anthony Gonzalez
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
3
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