Actively Recruiting
How is Social Connection Represented in the Brain?
Led by Columbia University · Updated on 2025-12-16
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
291 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
C
Columbia University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Nearly half of the U.S. population sometimes or always experiences loneliness, which is alarming given that loneliness confers risk for negative mental and physical health outcomes. Extensive research suggests loneliness is characterized by subjective isolation: many lonely individuals maintain a number of relationships but still report feeling lonely. The goal of this proposal is to use functional magnetic resonance imaging to reveal how the brain represents our subjective connection to and isolation from other people, which will ultimately inform optimal ways to intervene to reduce loneliness.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
How is Social Connection Represented in the Brain?
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Safe for MRI scanning
- Not taking psychiatric medication
You will not qualify if you...
- Not safe for MRI scanning
- Taking psychiatric medication
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, United States, 10032
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Research Team
M
Meghan L Meyer, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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