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The role alpha (10Hz) oscillations in spatial updating: a transcranial alternating current stimulation study

The role alpha (10Hz) oscillations in spatial updating: a transcranial alternating current stimulation study - Alternating current and spatial updating

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON40808
Enrollment
24
Registered
2014-12-02
Start date
2015-08-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-23

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Conditions

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Interventions

The experiment consists of two sessions: an experimental session and a control (*sham*) stimulation session. During the experimental session 25 minutes of tACS will be administered over parieto-occi

Sponsors

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Between 18-35 years of age years; Right-handed; Non-smoking; Normal or corrected-to-normal vision; Willingness and ability to give written informed consent and willingness and ability to understand the nature and content, to participate and to comply with the study requirements.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Average use of more than 3 alcoholic beverages daily; (2) Use of psychotropic medication or recreational drugs; (3) Skin disease; (4) Pregnancy; (5) Serious head trauma or brain surgery; (6) Neurological or psychiatric disorders; (7) Large or ferromagnetic metal parts in the head (except for a dental wire); (8) Implanted cardiac pacemaker or neurostimulator; (9) Participation in a NBS study in the past 28 days; (10) Previous participation in 10 or more NBS studies.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
We expect to see a modulation of spatial updating performance, as measured psychophysical testing due to tACS stimulation. This modulation is expected to be lateralized, as the tACS montage is restricted to one hemisphere.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)