InformationSeekingMesolimbicEngagementStudy1

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Motivation

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06257446

Run by

Temple University

People needed

76

Starts

2023-10-25

Expected to finish

2024-02-09

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 20/40 far acuity (either corrected or uncorrected)
• In good medical health

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Temple University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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