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2024-10-26 @ 9:10 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00083317
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2017-07-02
First Post:
2004-05-19
Brief Title:
Role of the Brain in Making Economic Decisions
Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NINDS
Organization:
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center CC
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Role of the Prefrontal Cortex in Economic Decision-Making in Reciprocal Trust Games Using Functional Hyperscanning Neuroimaging
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2012-01-04
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This study will identify which areas of the brain mediate the interaction between people involved in economic decision-making
Healthy right-handed native English speakers between 21 and 55 years of age may be eligible for this study Candidates are screened with a telephone interview a questionnaire to determine handedness and a neurological examination if one has not been performed within the last year by an NIH physician
Participants bargain for money by playing two-person trust games while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI MRI uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to obtain images of body organs and tissues The MRI scanner is a metal cylinder surrounded by a strong magnetic field During the procedure the subject lies on a stable that can slide in and out of the scanner wearing earplugs to muffle loud knocking sounds that occur with electrical switching of the magnetic fields Functional MRI involves taking MRI scans while the subject performs a task-this to learn about how the brain regions are involved in performing the task For this test the subject plays or watches two-person games involving trust The game may be played against a stranger or a friend The winner receives a cash payoff
The subject performs one of the following two tasks during MRI scanning
Playing the trust games and indicating as quickly as possible by pressing a right or left button whether he or she wants to stop or continue playing or
Observing games that others have played and predicting as quickly as possible by pressing a right or left button whether the players wanted to stop or continue the games
The test takes about 90 minutes After the scan participants complete written questionnaires about their experience in the scanner and their views on issues related to participating in competitive games
Healthy right-handed native English speakers between 21 and 55 years of age may be eligible for this study Candidates are screened with a telephone interview a questionnaire to determine handedness and a neurological examination if one has not been performed within the last year by an NIH physician
Participants bargain for money by playing two-person trust games while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI MRI uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to obtain images of body organs and tissues The MRI scanner is a metal cylinder surrounded by a strong magnetic field During the procedure the subject lies on a stable that can slide in and out of the scanner wearing earplugs to muffle loud knocking sounds that occur with electrical switching of the magnetic fields Functional MRI involves taking MRI scans while the subject performs a task-this to learn about how the brain regions are involved in performing the task For this test the subject plays or watches two-person games involving trust The game may be played against a stranger or a friend The winner receives a cash payoff
The subject performs one of the following two tasks during MRI scanning
Playing the trust games and indicating as quickly as possible by pressing a right or left button whether he or she wants to stop or continue playing or
Observing games that others have played and predicting as quickly as possible by pressing a right or left button whether the players wanted to stop or continue the games
The test takes about 90 minutes After the scan participants complete written questionnaires about their experience in the scanner and their views on issues related to participating in competitive games
Detailed Description:
Objective The purpose of the protocol is to identify the brain regions mediating the social cooperation involved in economic decision-making including whether negative mood and perceived interpersonal similarity affect behavior or brain regions utilized
Study Population Healthy normal adult volunteers will play and observe two-person reciprocal trust games during functional neuroimaging against either real people or computers masquerading as real people
Design A betweenwithin-subject rapid event-related fMRI design will be employed for two series of experiments In the first experiment two persons-each in a separate MRI scanner-will interact with one another playing two-person reciprocal trust games while their brains are simultaneously scanned In the second experiment a third person will later observe the played games while in a scanner trying to predict the decisions of the two other players in the first experiment In the third experiment a sad mood will be induced in half of the participants to examine if it affects levels of cooperative behavior and patterns of brain activation in the two types of trust games described above
Four additional series of experiments will employ betweenwithin subject designs in which subjects are scanned alone but under the deception that they are playing simultaneously with another subject
Outcome Measures The data collected will consist of behavioral measures of cognitive performance self- and other-mental representation trusting and trustworthy behavior corresponding fMRI images personality scales ratings of relationship and status and types of strategy used The results gained from this protocol will be of value in identifying a set of neural regions mediating dynamic social interaction between people engaged in economic decision-making
Study Population Healthy normal adult volunteers will play and observe two-person reciprocal trust games during functional neuroimaging against either real people or computers masquerading as real people
Design A betweenwithin-subject rapid event-related fMRI design will be employed for two series of experiments In the first experiment two persons-each in a separate MRI scanner-will interact with one another playing two-person reciprocal trust games while their brains are simultaneously scanned In the second experiment a third person will later observe the played games while in a scanner trying to predict the decisions of the two other players in the first experiment In the third experiment a sad mood will be induced in half of the participants to examine if it affects levels of cooperative behavior and patterns of brain activation in the two types of trust games described above
Four additional series of experiments will employ betweenwithin subject designs in which subjects are scanned alone but under the deception that they are playing simultaneously with another subject
Outcome Measures The data collected will consist of behavioral measures of cognitive performance self- and other-mental representation trusting and trustworthy behavior corresponding fMRI images personality scales ratings of relationship and status and types of strategy used The results gained from this protocol will be of value in identifying a set of neural regions mediating dynamic social interaction between people engaged in economic decision-making
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04-N-0192 | None | None | None |