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Examining the neural basis of unconscious learning

Examining the neural basis of unconscious learning - ENS

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000061369
Enrollment
70
Registered
2026-04-24
Start date
2025-10-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

healthy volunteers

Interventions

Meaningless figures are paired with positive or negative images to induce conditioning in the subjects.

Sponsors

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Devices that meet MRI safety standards and do not fall under any exclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Pregnant women or women who may be pregnant 2 Individuals with higher brain dysfunction or mental illness 3 Individuals with visual impairments 4 Individuals with a history of cerebrovascular disease or circulatory disease 5 Individuals with metal, devices, or artificial objects implanted in their bodies 6 Individuals with tattoos 7 Individuals with claustrophobia 8 Individuals weighing 100 kg or more.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The data will consist of brain function and structure acquired by MRI. During MRI measurements for brain function measurement, a conditioning task will be performed, in which subjects will be presented with pairs of meaningless figures and positive or negative images. In some trials, the positive or negative images will be presented as subliminal stimuli and displayed for a presentation time below the visual recognition threshold (e.g., 16 ms).

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTomokazu Tsurugizawa

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute

tsurugizawa@gmail.com050-3522-4931

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026