Valuation in Depressed Mood, Anhedonia, and Anxiety

Description

This study examines how people respond to rewards and losses, and the extent to which these responses are linked or distinct among people experiencing depressed mood, anhedonia, and/or anxiety.

Conditions

Neurobehavioral Components of Reward and Loss Valuation

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This study examines how people respond to rewards and losses, and the extent to which these responses are linked or distinct among people experiencing depressed mood, anhedonia, and/or anxiety.

Evaluating Overlap and Distinctiveness in Neurocomputational Loss and Reward Elements of the RDoC Matrix

Valuation in Depressed Mood, Anhedonia, and Anxiety

Condition
Neurobehavioral Components of Reward and Loss Valuation
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Roanoke

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24014

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * mood, anxiety, or anhedonia symptoms that affect functioning; fluent in English; able to see computer display; able to perform simple computer games.
  • * history of seizure disorder, stroke, or head injury with more than 10 minutes of unconsciousness; hormone disorder; electroconvulsive therapy within 5 years; history of chemotherapy for cancer; current pregnancy; contraindications to MRI

Ages Eligible for Study

25 Years to 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

Study Record Dates

2026-07