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Causal Role of Brain Networks in Episodic Memory

NCT05374551 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2026-02-25

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Summary

The goal of this study is to understand the basic brain mechanisms supporting episodic memory in healthy young adults. Transcranial magnetic stimulation will be used to influence brain activity in regions thought to be important for episodic memory. Behavioral testing and MRI will be used to measure the effects of stimulation on memory and on changes in brain network interactions, allowing us to draw causal inferences regarding the role of specific brain regions in memory processes.

Conditions

  • Episodic Memory
  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Transcranial magnetic stimulation will be used to stimulate brain activity in a brain region of experimental interest (lateral parietal cortex) and in a control brain region (vertex). All participants will experience both forms of stimulation, in separate sessions. Stimulation will be applied as a probe to understand the basic phenomenon of how brain processes support episodic memory.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston College

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-06
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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