Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Cognitive Control Functions of the Human Thalamus

Lead Sponsor:

Kai Hwang

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this research project is to investigate how brain lesions affect our ability to generate goal-directed behaviors - a cognitive function commonly referred to as cognitive control. To suppor...

Detailed Description

There are 3 types of testing procedures, (cognitive behavioral testing, EEG, and MRI,) that investigators will describe in detail below. The types of procedures involved vary from participant to parti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy adults age 18-35 without neurological or psychological disorders. No metal implants. No Claustrophobia.
  • Patients with focal lesions within the thalamus. Age 18 or older. No diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. No metal implants. No Claustrophobia.
  • Patients with focal lesions that spare the frontal and parietal cortices. Age 18 or older. No diagnosis of psychiatric disorders.
  • No metal implants. No Claustrophobia.

Exclusion

  • claustrophobic Psychiatric conditions such as depression and ADHD. Implanted device such as cardia pacemakers and autodefbrillaotors, aneurysm, cochlear implants.
  • Not fluent in English.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 10 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

184 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06920992

Start Date

March 10 2020

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

October 14 2025

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The University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52246