RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05324579
Studying the Neuronal Basis of Human Social Cognition
An Integrated Single-neuronal, Population-, Local Network- and Stimulation-based Prefrontal Investigation of Human Social Cognition
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Enrollment
20 participants
Start Date
May 20, 2022
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This proposal aims to study the role that the dorsal prefrontal cortex plays in human social cognition.
Eligibility
Min Age: 18 Years
Inclusion Criteria2
- 18 years old or older
- patients able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria9
- Children under 18
- Significant co-morbidities
- Claustrophobia or general anxiety that may impact intraoperative testing
- Use of CNS-active medications including stimulants and antipsychotics which may alter
- Pregnancy
- Operative events that will require expedition of the surgery.
- Poor tolerance of testing by the patient
- Increased abnormal cortical excitability
- Necessity to administer drugs that will interfere with mapping
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Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavioral testing during neuronal recordings
Participants undergoing clinically planned neurosurgical procedures will undergo single-neuronal recordings as they perform brief behavioral tasks.
Locations(2)
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NCT05324579