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Plasticity of the right hemisphere following perturbation of the left middle temporal gyrus: An exploratory study

Plasticity of the right hemisphere following perturbation of the left middle temporal gyrus: An exploratory study - Right hemisphere plasticity

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON44497
Enrollment
16
Registered
2018-01-18
Start date
2018-02-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-15

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

Conditions

onderzoek bij gezonde vrijwilligers not applicable

Interventions

transcranial magnetic stimulation: continuous theta-burst stimulation (three 50 Hz pulses every 200 ms for 40 seconds, 80% AMT) with a Magpro-X-100 magnetic stimulator (MagVenture, Farum, Denmark)

Sponsors

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Between 18 and 35 years of age* Righthanded* Nonsmoking* 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; (11) epilepsy or family history of epilepsy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Alpha-beta oscillations in the EEG as well as naming latencies and error rates in the language production task following real or sham cTBS

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
AMTs of the left and right primary motor cortex and resting-state EEG prior to cTBS

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)