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Touch and Attention MRI Study

NCT01432288 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2017-08-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will measure resting state network central nervous system activity by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during 4 separate interactions with a clinician. 1.

Hypothesis 1. Because they are different sensory systems, there will be different patterns of Mirror Neuron System (MNS)and Resting State Network (RSN) Central Nervous System (CNS) activity for visual vs. tactile stimulation, regardless of Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM).

Hypothesis 2. Because of unconscious, non-verbal signals, such as the practitioner's facial expression and respiratory rate, subjects' patterns of MNS and RSN CNS activity will differ for LKM+ vs. LKM- stimulation for both visual and tactile interventions.

Hypothesis 3. Because there is greater opportunity to detect signals from two sensory systems than one, the differences between CNS MNS and RSN activity patterns for LKM+ and LKM- will be greater for combined visual + tactile than for either visual or tactile stimulation alone.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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