Touch and Attention MRI Study
Completed
Conditions studied: Central Nervous System
In brief
This study will measure resting state network central nervous system activity by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during 4 separate interactions with a clinician. 1. Hypothesis 1. Because they are different sensory systems, there will be different patterns of Mirror Neuron System (MNS)and Resting State Network (RSN) Central Nervous System (CNS) activity for visual vs. tactile stimulation, regardless of Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM). Hypothesis 2. Because of unconscious, non-verbal signals, such as the practitioner's facial expression and respiratory rate, subjects' patterns of MNS and RSN CNS activity will differ for LKM+ vs. LKM- stimulation for both visual and tactile interventions. Hypothesis 3. Because there is greater opportunity to detect signals from two sensory systems than one, the differences between CNS MNS and RSN activity patterns for LKM+ and LKM- will be greater for combined visual + tactile than for either visual or tactile stimulation alone.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01432288
- Run by
- Wake Forest University
- People needed
- 10
- Starts
- 2011-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-08-10
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18-40 years old
- healthy
- can understand and respond to verbal directions while in an MRI
You may not qualify if…
- blind
- undergone treatment for brain tumor, stroke, intracranial hemorrhage
- diabetes or any other form of peripheral neuropathy
- require a pacemaker, insulin pump or other electronic equipment
- taking beta blocking medications, systemic steroid medications or other medications likely to affect autonomic or central nervous system function
Where it is running
- Center for Biomolecular Imaging and Center for Integrative Medicine, Wake Forest University — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
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