Healthy Volunteers Emotions
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1, 30 participants: a transcranial anodic direct current stimulation session in the left dorsolateral Pre-Frontal Cortex, 2 mA, for 20 minutes.
Group 2, 30 participants: one transcranial anodic
Other
E02.331.750
Sponsors
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: University students, 18 to 40 years old, without psychiatric disorder, no history of brain surgery or brain tumor, contraindications for tDCS, no such as intracranial metal implantation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: People with signs of psychiatric disorder; under 18 and over 40 years; history of brain tumor or implant or brain surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreased emotional intensity, assessed on a scale of 1 to 9 points, ranging from nothing intense to very intense. Increased emotional valence, assessed on a scale of 1 to 9 points, ranging from unpleasant to pleasant. The comparison will be made between the groups. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in the number of reassessments in the face of situations that evoke anger, carried out through the Reappraisal Inventiveness Test (RIT). The comparison will be made between the groups.;Decreased heart rate variability, measured by a cardiac monitor. The comparison will be made between the groups. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactNatany Medeiros
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Outcome results
None listed