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The Effects of Expectations on Emotional Processing

The Effects of Expectations on Emotional Processing - A03_EEEP

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00036991
Enrollment
52
Registered
2025-06-05
Start date
2025-06-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

Processing of emotional stimuli

Interventions

Group 1: All three conditions (corresponding to Arm 1, Arm 2, and Arm 3) are presented to each participant in a pseudorandomized order. The combined duration of Arms 1 to 3 is approximately 1 hour, co

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Contraindications for EEG (e.g., scalp conditions) Red-green colour blindness Presence of acute or chronic somatic or psychiatric disorders Pregnancy Regular use of medication (except hormonal contraceptives) Use of illegal drugs Participation in a study involving deception within the past six months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The aim is to investigate whether emotional expectations, induced via sham BCI feedback, influence the perception of emotional facial expressions.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The study further aims to examine how these expectations affect underlying brain activity (measured via EEG) and facial muscle responses (measured via EMG).

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMichael Rose

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

rose@uke.de+49 (0) 40 7410 - 547

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026