RECRUITING

Brain Stimulation and Vision Testing

Study Overview

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Description

Background: -The brain has two systems for recognizing objects. One system recognizes what an object is, and the other system recognizes where the object is located. However, there is much about how the brain handles and interprets the information from these two systems that is still unclear. Researchers want to study the parts of the brain that are involved in how vision is processed. They will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) or transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on the brain. MRI measures what parts of the brain become more active when tasks are performed. TMS uses magnetic pulses to temporarily change the activity in parts of the brain. tES uses electrical current to temporarily change brain function. Objectives: -To better understand how people visually recognize different types of objects. Eligibility: -Healthy volunteers between 18 and 50 years of age, who only speak English. Design: * This study includes many different experiments on vision. Each experiment may combine visual tasks, MRI scans, and TMS or tES. Participants may be asked to have several different tests. Each test will require a separate visit to the National Institutes of Health. * Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. They will have a baseline brain scan at the first visit. * Participants may do visual tasks alone, with MRI only, with TMS or tES only, or with MRI and TMS or tES combined. For the visual tasks, they will look at pictures of objects on a computer screen. Sometimes the images will appear very briefly (less than one-tenth of a second). Sometimes they will appear for up to 5 seconds. These images will be of things like faces, bodies, tools, and scenes. Participants will be asked to respond in different ways to the pictures. They may respond by typing on a computer keyboard or by pressing a button. Participants will have time to practice the tasks before the experiment. * Participants will remain on the study for up to 3 years.

Official Title

TMS Investigations of the Human Visual System

Quick Facts

Study Start:2013-03-04
Study Completion:N/A
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT01617408

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. * Those with ferromagnetic metal in the cranial cavity or eye, e.g. aneurysm clip, implanted neural stimulator, cochlear implant, ocular foreign body.
  2. * Those with an abnormality on a structural MRI.
  3. * Those with an implanted cardiac pacemaker or auto-defibrillator
  4. * Those with an insulin pump.
  5. * Those with an irremovable body piercing
  6. * Pregnant women
  7. * Those with a visual impairment that will prevent them from performing the task
  8. * Those without consent capacity will not be enrolled
  9. * Those who do not understand the study instructions
  10. * Those with a history of neurological problems. Neurological problems include, but are not limited to; family history of epilepsy, history of seizures and recurrent migraines.
  11. * Those using medicines that can lower the seizure threshold. These can include but are not limited to; imipramine, amitriptyline, doxepine, nortriptyline, maprotiline, chlorpromazine, clozapine, foscarnet, ganciclovir, ritonavir, amphetamines.
  12. * Those with a visual impairment that will prevent them from performing the task
  13. * Those who have a significant psychiatric illness or have a history of psychiatric illness.
  14. * NIMH staff/employees/family members

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

NIMH LBC Volunteer
CONTACT
(301) 827-5157
nimhlbcvolunteer@mail.nih.gov
Christopher I Baker, Ph.D.
CONTACT
(301) 435-6058
bakerchris@mail.nih.gov

Principal Investigator

Christopher I Baker, Ph.D.
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Study Locations (Sites)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

  • Christopher I Baker, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2013-03-04
Study Completion DateN/A

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2013-03-04
Study Completion DateN/A

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Theta Burst Stimulation
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  • Visual Cortex
  • Visual Processing
  • Natural History

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • fMRI
  • Dorsal Pathway
  • Ventral Pathway