Targeted transcranial direct current stimulation for empathic processing
Withdrawn
- Conditions
- psychopathic personality10034726
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON43139
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
* Healthy
* Aged 18-55
* Right handedness
* Good understanding of the Dutch language.
Exclusion Criteria
* History of neurological or psychiatric disorders
* History of neurosurgery
* Taking acute or chronic psychoactive drugs
* Alcoholism
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Main study parameters/endpoints: The main objective of the study is to<br /><br>determine the effect of targeted tDCS on empathy ratings in persons with traits<br /><br>of psychopathic meanness. Endpoint is the empathy rating of the aggressive<br /><br>scenes after stimulation of the vmPFC.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The effect of gender and trait empathy on the primary outcomes. </p><br>