The role of working memory in language comprehension and production: A transcranial direct current stimulation study

Completed

• Conditions: Onderzoek bij gezonde vrijwillgers; not applicable

• Registration Number: NL-OMON45314
• Lead Sponsor: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

Brief Summary

Trial is onging in other countries

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-07-13
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 33

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

1) Average use of more than 3 alcoholic beverages daily; (2) Use of psychotropic medication or recreational drugs; (3) Skin disease; (4) Pregnancy; (5) Serious head trauma or brain surgery; (6) Neurological or psychiatric disorders; (7) Large or ferromagnetic metal parts in the head (except for a dental wire); (8) Implanted cardiac pacemaker or neurostimulator; (9) Participation in a NBS study in the past 28 days; (10) Previous participation in 10 or more NBS studies.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Performance on a semantic judgment (i.e., language comprehension) and a picture<br /><br>naming task (i.e., language production) as measured by reaction times/naming<br /><br>latencies and error rates.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>not applicable</p><br>