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PET Scan to Map the Areas of the Brain Involved in Planning

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINDS) · Dec 9, 2002

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Trial Information

Current as of July 27, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Blood Flow Chess Play Frontal Lobe Neurobehavioral Deficits Neuropsychology Positron Emission Tomography Prefrontal Cortex

Description

This protocol will attempt to determine the topographical distribution in the brain of the cognitive components of planning using the [150] water PET blood flow technique. We will administer perception, motor, simple decision, and planning tasks using the game of chess and the Tower of Hanoi Test as paradigms. Utilizing a "subtraction technique" we hope to identify those areas of cerebral cortex which are most activated by planning processes. It is predicted that the dorsolateral frontal areas will be most prominently activated. It is also predicted that the essential components of the plan...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • Normal Controls:
  • Males and female subjects from two age ranges: 18-30 and 50-65 years of age.
  • Individuals with a history of neurological or psychiatric disorder will not be included nor will individuals currently taking psychoactive medication.
  • Patients:
  • Patients with outstanding problems in planning.
  • Patients must have a diagnosed CNS disorder with lesion localization verified by MRI scanning available from the referring physician or completed at the NIH Clinical Center.
  • Patients with unilateral or bilateral lesions that meet the behavioral criteria for selection (planning disorder).
  • Patients will be medication free (or taking medication with no known central nervous system effects) and be able to understand instructions and task demands.

Attachments

readout_NCT00001363_2024-07-27.pdf

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NCT00001363_study_protocol.pdf

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About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Timeline

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