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Structural and Functional Characteristics of the Brain in Elderly Professional Go Players

Structural and Functional Characteristics of the Brain in Elderly Professional Go Players

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0010724
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-07-07
Start date
2025-03-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Ethnicity: Korean (2) Age: 50 to 74 years old (3) Education level: Middle school graduate or higher (4) Go expertise: Professional Go player

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Dementia Major psychiatric or neurological disorders that may affect cognitive function or Go playing Physical illnesses that may affect cognitive function or Go playing Use of medications that may affect cognitive function (e.g., sleeping pills, anxiolytics, narcotic analgesics) started or dosage changed within the last 4 months Visual or hearing impairments that may affect cognitive assessment or Go playing Presence of electrical or mechanical implants, cerebral vascular clips, or claustrophobia that make MRI scanning impossible

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging; rsfMRI;structural brain magnetic resonance imaging; sMRI

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
CERAD-K

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactKi Woong Kim

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

kwkimmd@gmail.com+82-31-787-7432

Outcome results

None listed

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