Adolescence, Puberty, and Emotion Regulation

Completed

Conditions studied: Mood Disorder, Neurobehavioral Manifestation, Healthy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to use brain imaging technology to compare how the brains of adolescents and adults are activated during tasks that involve emotional responses. Evidence suggests that adolescents and adults experience activation in similar brain regions when they engage in tasks that involve the processing of emotional stimuli. However, the degree of task-associated activation may differ between adolescents and adults. This study will use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to compare brain activation patterns in adolescents and adults. This study will also be used to develop emotion-evoking fMRI tasks to determine whether there are puberty and age-linked components of brain development.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00016731

Run by

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

People needed

300

Starts

2001-05-29

Expected to finish

2017-10-18

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-17

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Any medical condition that increases risk for MRI (e.g. pacemaker, metallic foreign body in eye)
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike — Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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