Predicting Future Errors During Skill Performance
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Conditions studied: Healthy
In brief
Background: Many tasks people do every day require a series of individual movements. Control over these movements is called motor skills. But even highly skilled people can make mistakes. Researchers have found that they can predict when a person will make a mistake 0.1 second before it happens. Now, they want to find out if they can increase that time up to 1 second-long enough to warn the person and prevent the mistake. Objective: To see if motor skill errors can be detected up to 1 second before they occur. Eligibility: Right-handed healthy adults aged 18 to 35. Design: Participants will have 2 to 5 study visits. Each visit will be 1 to 2 hours. They will have a physical and neurological exam. They will have 1 or 2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. They will lie on a table that slides into a large cylinder. The MRI uses strong magnets to capture images of the inside of the body, including the brain. They will have another scan, called magnetoencephalography (MEG). Small metal disks attached to wires will be taped to their head. Participants will sit in a padded chair with their head inside of a helmet. The helmet will not cover their eyes or face. Participants will perform a series of typing tasks on a keyboard. They will have short breaks between each round. Their head movements will be tracked, and their eye and finger movements will be videotaped.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06707207
- Run by
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2026-06-17
- Expected to finish
- 2029-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-07-09
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may not qualify if…
- An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- HCPS-affiliated NIH staff (i.e. - staff from our section)
- Current pregnancy
- Contraindications for MRI, or MEG
- Severe or progressive neurological, psychological or medical condition as determined by the medical history review or physical and neurological exam.
Where it is running
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
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