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Neural Bases of Social Cognitive Processing in Healthy Individuals

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - 60 YearsAllIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
NCT05774860 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this single center non-interventional fMRI and EEG study is to assess the neural bases of social cognitive processing in healthy individuals, and whether/how their responsiveness is modulated by ageing. The main questions it aims to answer are: * are there specific brain regions where individual differences in social cognitive performance reflect well-established metrics of social cogntion such as empathy and mentalizing? * is there a relationship, at the behavioral and neural levels, between ageing-related changes in social cognitive performance and empathy/mentalizing? Healthy participants will be recruited for: * a behavioral assessment including multiple tests of social cognition focused on empathy and mentalizing; * for half participants: a fMRI session to collect data concerning a) brain activity associated with action observation and social cognitive processing, b)

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy participants, as determined by screening assessments and principal investigator judgment * The participant must be able to comply with study requirements as judged by the principal investigator Exclusion Criteria: * Any history of alcohol and/or drug abuse, addiction or suspicion of regular consumption of drugs of abuse * Use of any psychoactive medication, or medications known to have effect on central nervous system (CNS) or blood flow * Any contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans or any brain/head abnormalities restricting MRI eligibility
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What it tests

  • No intervention
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Where

1 site
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Pavia, Italy
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