The Neurobiology of Buying Behavior

Completed

• Conditions: 10024450; Excessive buying; shopaholic

• Registration Number: NL-OMON36085
• Lead Sponsor: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy women
Age: 18-25 years
Use of oral contraceptive pill
Right handed
Score on Excessive Buying Scale (Ridgway et al., 2008) lower than 15 or greater than 25.

Exclusion Criteria

1. MR incompatible implants in body
2. Neurological and psychiatric disorders (epilepsy, neuro-trauma, psychosis,depression, anxiety disorders (including claustrophobia), both present and past)
3. Use of medications that may affect task performance
4. Drug or alcohol abuse
5. Claustrophobia
5. The desire not to be informed of any brain abnormalities that may be observed as a result of the scans
6. (Suspicion of) pregnancy
7. Any tattoos and / or non-removable piercings

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>BOLD response in the brain regions involved in inhibition and reward<br /><br>processing. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Not applicable. </p><br>