InformationSeekingMesolimbicEngagementStudy1

Description

Study 1 will use a novel Game Show task, in which the investigators manipulate participant's agency to control their learning environment to specify unguided exploration.

Conditions

Motivation

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Study overview

Study 1 will use a novel Game Show task, in which the investigators manipulate participant's agency to control their learning environment to specify unguided exploration.

The Influence of Mesolimbic-hippocampal Interactions on Episodic Memory During Active Information Seeking

InformationSeekingMesolimbicEngagementStudy1

Condition
Motivation
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19122

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

  • * 20/40 far acuity (either corrected or uncorrected)
  • * In good medical health
  • * History of head injury
  • * History of illness with Central Nervous Systems implications
  • * On Medications that Affect blood flow response and alertness
  • * Consumption of smoking and/or coffee 30 minutes prior to laboratory testing
  • * Placement of a device contraindicated for magnetic resonance imaging including cardia pacemaker, aneurysm clip, cochlear implants, pregnancy, intra-uterine device, shrapnel, metal fragments in the eyes, neurostimulators
  • * Weight \> 250lbs
  • * Claustrophobia

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Temple University,

Study Record Dates

2025-08-01