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Adolescence, Puberty, and Emotion Regulation

NCT00016731 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2019-12-17

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to use brain imaging technology to compare how the brains of adolescents and adults are activated during tasks that involve emotional responses.

Evidence suggests that adolescents and adults experience activation in similar brain regions when they engage in tasks that involve the processing of emotional stimuli. However, the degree of task-associated activation may differ between adolescents and adults. This study will use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to compare brain activation patterns in adolescents and adults. This study will also be used to develop emotion-evoking fMRI tasks to determine whether there are puberty and age-linked components of brain development.

Conditions

  • Mood Disorder
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestation
  • Healthy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Monique Ernst, M.D. · National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-05-29
Completion
2017-10-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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