Exploring the Role of the Prefrontal Cortex in Decision-Making
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
Healthy Volunteer
Aging
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 20 – 75
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 444 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Bern · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this study is to examine whether high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) can influence decision-making for emotionally valenced content in younger and older adults, with or without major depression.
The main questions are:
In healthy adults, does brain stimulation modulate how people respond to emotionally valenced content during a decision-making task? What…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria (Healthy):
* Written Informed Consent
* Age between 20-40 or 60-75 years
* Fluent in German
* Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
* No color blindness
* Right-handed
* Non-smoker
Exclusion Criteria (Healthy):
* History of neurological disorders
* History of psychiatric disorde…
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