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Influence of Stress on Encoding and Prediction

NCT05920161 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 106

Last updated 2025-10-15

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the neural mechanisms by which acute stress influences statistical learning and episodic encoding.

Conditions

  • Stress
  • Learning, Spatial

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Socially Evaluated Cold Pressor Test

The SECPT is a brief validated laboratory-based stress induction containing both physical and social elements

BEHAVIORAL

Control

This is matched to the SECPT but with warm instead of cold water

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elizabeth V Goldfarb, PhD · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-02
Primary Completion
2024-10-04
Completion
2024-10-04

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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