Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years - 55Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT06323057

Modulating Reward Learning Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Led by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Updated on 2025-11-18

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

115 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

Our specific aim is to examine the effects of TMS on reward processing during goal-directed behavior. In these experiments the investigators will utilize a scalp-recorded brain oscillation called frontal midline theta that is believed to index the sensitivity of the cingulate cortex to reward feedback. Here the investigators will asked whether this electrophysiological signal can be modulated up or down using TMS while participants engage in decision making tasks, and if so, whether it would affect the encoding of rewards and subsequent choices during task performance.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Modulating Reward Learning Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 55Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Be between the ages of 18 and 55 years old.
  • Be in stable mental and physical health.
  • If female, test non-pregnant.
  • Be willing to provide informed consent.
  • Be able to comply with protocol requirements and likely to complete all study procedures.
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Contraindication to rTMS including history of neurological disorder or seizure, increased intracranial pressure, brain surgery, or head trauma with loss of consciousness for > 15 minutes.
  • Presence of implanted electronic device or metal in the head.
  • Pregnancy.
  • History of autoimmune, endocrine, viral, or vascular disorder affecting the brain.
  • Lifetime history of Bipolar Affective disorder, Schizophrenia, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Dementia, or Major Depression.
  • Use of uninterruptable central nervous system medication.

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07102

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How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

SINGLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Number of Arms

2

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