psychosis
Conditions
Interventions
Playing the two conditions of the Daydream game for 20 minutes (10 minutes per
condition) per session, on 5 days within a period of 2 weeks. The participant
is seated behind a computer, wearing an E
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Good Physical and Mental Health meeting criteria "never mentally ill". - Age between 18 and 45 years. - Male. - Written informed consent of the subject.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Current use of any medication; - Any subject who has received any investigational medication within 30 days prior to the start of this study; - History of neurologic illness; - History of psychiatric illness in first-degree relatives, evaluated with DSM-IV criteria; - History of alcohol and drug abuse; - Participants who are unable to understand the study outline and/or provide written informed consent; - Participants who fail to attend less than four out of the five sessions (because this disrupts the training). - Use of stimulants (e.g. caffeine, nicotine, drugs) 1 hour prior to the training session
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The correlation between the levels within the two different conditions of the game with the ratio of intended brainwave frequencies (derived from the EEG assessments) that is said to be induced by these conditions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The correlation between the ratio of intended brainwave activity for each condition and the level that is reached by an individual subject in that particular condition. 2. The correlation between number of sessions and the ratio of intended brainwave frequencies of the two different conditions of the game. 3. Difference between baseline and follow-up session on cognitive testing. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed