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The role of dopamine and noradrenaline in probability and reward value processing.

Completed
Conditions
De medicatie wordt gebruikt om het effect hiervan te bestuderen op de verwerking van subjectieve waardevolheid en waarschijnlijkheid in het brein.
Medication will be used to study the effect on subjective value and probability processing in the brain.
Registration Number
NL-OMON44020
Lead Sponsor
niversiteit Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria

Male, non-smoking, age between 18-45 years and passing the screening (assessing medical history and blood pressure/heart rate)

Exclusion Criteria

Psychopathology, current medication use, (history of) serious medical condition(s), low blood pressure

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Medication sessions:<br /><br>- Cue specific P200 ERP relative to no cue<br /><br>- Cue specific P300 ERP relative to no cue<br /><br><br /><br>Independent variable: dopaminergic antagonism by haloperidol and noradrenergic<br /><br>antagonism by clonidine.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>- Reaction times, percentage omissions and percentage correct responses<br /><br>Independent variable: dopaminergic antagonism by haloperidol and noradrenergic<br /><br>antagonism by clonidine.<br /><br>- Velocity scaling, which will measure bradykinesia<br /><br>- Spontaneous motor activity measurement, by using an actigraph<br /><br>- Event related potentials in response to the target<br /><br>- Questionnaire scores (BIS, BAS, ACS, STAI, POMS)<br /><br>- Low frequent resting state EEG activity</p><br>
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