The narratives that divide us and bring us together: Neural and behavioral synchrony amongst members of historical victim and perpetrator groups

The narratives that divide us and bring us together: Neural and behavioral synchrony amongst members of historical victim and perpetrator groups - SYNCHRONIZE

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033372

Enrollment

328

Registered

2024-01-09

Start date

2024-06-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

In this study healthy control participants will be investigated.

Interventions

Group 1: In a first study healthy control participants from Germany and Israel undergo functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate neural synchrony, i.e. similarities in neural activity acros

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: German or Israeli nationality Jewish or non-Jewish religious affiliation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: contraindications for MRI scanning

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
In a first study healthy control participants from Germany and Israel undergo functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate neural synchrony, i.e. similarities in neural activity across participants from different participant groups. In a second study zoom conferences will be used to investigate behavioral synchrony in dyadic interactions between participants from Israel and Germany.	—

Countries

Germany, Israel

Contacts

Public ContactLeonhard Schilbach

LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf

leonhard.schilbach@lvr.de+492119223300

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026