Measuring the motivational influences of reward on human motor behaviour

Measuring the motivational influences of reward on human motor behaviour - MIRHMB

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009421

Enrollment

540

Registered

2015-09-25

Start date

2015-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Basic science with healthy participants.

Interventions

Group 1: The main goal of this research project is to investigate the motivational influence of rewards and reward predicting cues on human motor behaviour and identify neurophysiological markers for

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Healthy, male and female participants -Age 18-50 -Normal physical and mental health

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Known history of neurological, musculoskeletal or psychiatric disorders -Pregnancy (contraindication for MRI scans) -Metal implants in their body (contraindication for MRI scans) -Claustrophobia (contraindication for MRI scans)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Behavioural performance (as reaction time, force production, accuracy of movement, scores) Neurophysiological markers (brain activity, oscillations, pupil size, eye movements)	—

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactNicole Wenderoth

Neural Control of Movement LabEidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

nicole.wenderoth@ethz.ch+41 44 635 61 55

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026