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Investigating the timing of interactions between visual cortex areas during object categorization: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Investigating the timing of interactions between visual cortex areas during object categorization: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study - Timing of object categorization

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON48262
Enrollment
72
Registered
2019-05-29
Start date
2019-10-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-15

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Conditions

Niet van toepassing - onderzoek bij gezonde vrijwilligers niet van toepassing

Interventions

TMS will be applied to interfere with ongoing brain activity. In experiment 1 five pulses separated by 100 ms will be given per trial (following the procedure of Dilks et al., 2013). In experiment 2

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) Epilepsy or history of an epileptic insult; 4) A nuclear family member with epilepsy; 5) Pregnancy; 6) Serious head trauma or brain surgery; 7) Neurological or psychiatric disorders; 8) Large or ferromagnetic metal parts in the head (except for a dental wire); 9) Implanted cardiac pacemaker or neurostimulator; 10) Participation in a NBS study in the past 28 days; 11) Previous participation in 10 or more NBS studies.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
In experiment 1 the main parameter is the percentage of correct categorization. Participants choose between four options for object and scene stimuli. In experiment 2 the main parameters are percentage of correct animacy detection. Participants have to categorize an isolated object, or object in scene as animate (humans, animals, etc.) or inanimate (houses, cars, etc.).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
In experiment 2 the secondary parameter is reaction time.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)