Status:
COMPLETED
The Functional Anatomy of Personality Trait Knowledge: An fMRI Study
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-65 years
Brief Summary
This study will identify the regions of the brain that are involved in personality trait knowledge-that is, what a person knows about aspects of personality such as "generous," "honest," and others. I...
Detailed Description
Objective. The purpose of the protocol is to identify the brain regions involved in personality trait knowledge, associated affective valence and person-trait associations. We propose using parametric...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- In all the studies, subjects will consist of healthy, native English-speaking, right-handed volunteers, as measured by the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (Oldfield, 1971). Subjects will range in age from 21 to 65 years old and they will be included regardless of race and gender.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Non-native English speakers and non-right handers will be excluded as mentioned above, as will non-neurologically normal volunteers. Subjects younger than 21 and older than 65 will be excluded. A urine pregnancy test will be employed with all women of childbearing age no more than 24 hours prior to the MRI. The results must be negative in order to proceed with the MRI.
- Participants with any of the following: aneurysm clip; implanted neural stimulator; implanted cardiac pacemaker or auto-defibrillator; cochlear implant; ocular foreign body, e.g. metal shavings; permanent eyeliner; insulin pump; or irremovable body piercing will be excluded from the study due to the possible dangerous effects of the magnet upon metal objects in the body. Participants taking central nervous system active medications will be excluded.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 29 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 29 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
190 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00095407
Start Date
October 29 2004
End Date
December 29 2011
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892