Clinical trials: Primary Motor Cortex
Real Neurofeedback From DMN, Sham Neurofeedback From Motor Cortex
Neurofeedback in Clinical High Risk
The goal of this trial is to test whether fMRI based neurofeedback from default mode network (DMN) will reduce DMN hyperconnectivity in clinical high risk individuals, which will lead to reductions in clinical symptoms and…
- Trial name
- NCT06492343
- Testing
- fMRI based neurofeedback
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston VA Research Institute, Inc.
Brain Tumors
Presurgical Planning With Functional MRI (fMRI) Mapping of Motor Cortex in Patients With Cerebral Tumors
The purpose of this study is to determine if functional MRI is precise enough to provide information about the location of brain functions in patients who have brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00724737
- Testing
- Presurgical MRI, functional MRI (fMRI) of the brain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Electrical Stimulation of the Brain
Effects of Direct Current Brain Stimulation on Cognition
This study will examine the effects of direct current (DC) electrical polarization of the brain on thinking speed, reaction time, mood, and brain waves in healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT00048698
- Testing
- TMS, EEG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Amniotic Band Syndrome, Upper Extremity Deformities, Congenital
The Influence of 3D Printed Prostheses on Neural Activation Patterns
The neural basis underlying motor performance in children using a prosthesis has been severely understudied resulting in minimal empirical evidence.
- Trial name
- NCT04110730
- Testing
- 3D Printed Upper-limb Prosthesis, Home Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Motor Neuron Disease
Brain Function in Primary Lateral Sclerosis
This study will examine whether the motor cortex (the part of the brain that controls movement) works properly in patients with primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), a disorder in which voluntary movements are very slow.
- Trial name
- NCT00071435
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Free Will
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate how the brain controls movement by sending messages to the spinal cord and muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT00029653
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Healthy
Cortical Excitability in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to study the function of the cerebral cortex (outer layer of the brain) in people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00029068
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Movement Disorder, Healthy
Brain Excitability During Self-Paced Voluntary Movements
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation to examine how the brain controls movement by sending messages to the spinal cord and muscles and what goes wrong with this process in disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00017966
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent
Glutamate Probes in Adolescent Depression
The purpose of this study is to learn if measures of brain chemicals from a brain scan called Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy (MRI/MRS) and brain activity (known as cortical excitability and inhibition) collected by…
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Major Depressive Disorder, Remitted
- Trial name
- GPII (NCT02307617)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Congenital Hemiparesis
Comparing the Location of the Motor Cortex in Children Using Two Methods
Hypothesis: In typically developing children (TDC), use of conventional EEG landmarks to determine the brain area that controls hand function will not differ from TMS-guided determination of individual motor hotspots.
- Trial name
- NCT02015338
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cerebrovascular Disorders, Healthy
Non-Invasive Electrical Stimulation of the Human Brain
This study is designed to allow researchers to use transelectrical stimulation to explore the function of the human nervous system and improve diagnosis of neurological disorders.
- Conditions
- Cerebrovascular Disorders, Healthy, Nervous System Diseases, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT00001216
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson Disease, Healthy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to explore how the brain controls movement by sending messages to the spinal cord and muscles and what goes wrong with this process in disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00023062
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Vocal Performance, Neuromodulation
Safety and Acute Effects of tDCS on Vocal Performance in Adolescent Singers
This randomized, sham-controlled proof-of-concept study aims to investigate the safety, tolerability, and acute effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on vocal performance in adolescent singers aged 12 to 16…
- Trial name
- NCT07861490
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Tourette's Syndrome, Chronic Motor Tic Disorder
Brain Activation in Vocal and Motor Tics
This study will investigate the brain areas that are activated by vocal and motor tics in patients with Tourette's syndrome and other tic disorders. Tics are involuntary repetitive movements similar to voluntary movements.
- Conditions
- Tourette's Syndrome, Chronic Motor Tic Disorder, Chronic Motor Vocal Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00026000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonic Disorders
Brain Inhibition of Muscle Movement in Normal Volunteers
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS (described below), to examine how the brain controls muscle movement to prevent unwanted movements in surrounding muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT00047957
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Movement Disorder, Healthy
Study of Brain Control of Movement
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation to examine how the brain controls movement by sending messages to the spinal cord and muscles and what goes wrong with this process in disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00017979
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
Stimulating Deep Brain Regions With a Magnetic Stimulator
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a special coil designed for magnetic stimulation of areas deep in the brain can affect mood and emotion in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00063245
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Stroke, Healthy
Effects of Flumazenil on Brain Excitability
This study will investigate the effects of the drug flumazenil on brain excitability and the drug's relationship to a natural brain chemical called GABA.
- Trial name
- NCT00015678
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Study Imagination of Movement
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to examine the relationship between cognitive processing and motor control by determining whether a part of the brain called the premotor cortex is essential to…
- Trial name
- NCT00046215
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
Brain Control of Blinking
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to study how the brain controls movement of muscles in the face-in particular, those involved in eye blinking.
- Trial name
- NCT00030199
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)