Plasticity of the right hemisphere following perturbation of the left middle temporal gyrus: An exploratory study

Completed

• Conditions: onderzoek bij gezonde vrijwilligers; not applicable

• Registration Number: NL-OMON44497
• Lead Sponsor: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2018-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

Between 18 and 35 years of age* Righthanded* Nonsmoking* 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; (11) epilepsy or family history of epilepsy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Alpha-beta oscillations in the EEG as well as naming latencies and error rates<br /><br>in the language production task following real or sham cTBS</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>AMTs of the left and right primary motor cortex and resting-state EEG prior to<br /><br>cTBS</p><br>