The Role of the Parietal Cortex in Familiarity and Recollection: A Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Study

The Role of the Parietal Cortex in Familiarity and Recollection: A Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Study - Parietal Cortex & Memory: tACS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON45300

Enrollment

Registered

2017-06-20

Start date

2017-09-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Fundamenteel onderzoek bij gezonde vrijwilligers not applicable

Interventions

Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) will be by a battery-driven constant DC current stimulator (Eldith DC Stimulator (CE 0118), Ilmenau) using a pair of electrodes (25 cm^2) over the

Memory

Parietal Cortex

Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Between 18-35 years of age years, right-handed, non-smoking, normal or corrected-to-normal vision, Dutch as a native language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Skin disease, metal in cranium, use of psychotropic drugs, including cannabis, XTC, amphetamines and cocaine, epilepsy or family history ofepilepsy, history of closed-head injury, history of neurological or psychiatric disorders, medication use (i.e., benzodiazepines, antidepressants and neuroleptica), cardiac pacemaker, electronic hearing devices, pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Investigating whether activity in the theta-band frequency is necessary for recollection-related processes in memory.	—

Countries

The Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)