Is this me ‘speaking’?”Auditory Network Modulation using TranscranialDirect Current Stimulation (tDCS) and its Influenceon the Perception of Inner Speech: a Non-clinicalCrossover Trial with Healthy Subjects
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers
- Registration Number
- DRKS00011695
- Lead Sponsor
- IVERSITÄRE PSYCHIATRISCHE DIENSTE BERN (UPD) AGUNIVERSITÄTSKLINIK FÜR PSYCHIATRIE UND PSYCHOTHERAPIEZentrum für Translationale ForschungSystemische Neurowissenschaften der Psychopathologie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 29
Inclusion Criteria
informed consent
- age 18-64
- right-handed
Exclusion Criteria
- psychiatric or neurological disorder(s)
- other clinical significant illness(es)
- illness of the scalp
- drug or alcohol abuse
- psychiatric history
- MRI exclusion criteria (e.g. non-removable metallic components, cardiac pacemaker, insulin pump, tattoos near the head, permanent make-up, claustrophobia)
- female participants: pregnancy, breast feeding
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ISQ (Inner speech questions): subjective measure of inner speech quality while producing inner speech<br><br>Neurobiological changes (MRI/EEG) by tDCS
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reaction time and error rate in the inner speech tasks<br><br>Questionnaires measuring personality traits (LSHS-R), Peters Delusion Inventory (PDI), Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ)<br><br>potential predictors for neurobiological changes caused by tDCS