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Reward Processing in Mental Illness
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the nature of reward processing dysfunctions in schizophrenia using neuroimaging techniques that capture in vivo brain functioning, such as EEG and fMRI.
Official title: Multimodal Neural Investigation of Reward Processing in Mental Illness
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 30 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2013-10-01
Completion Date
2019-06-30
Last Updated
2026-09-14
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Electroencephalography (EEG) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
We will use these techniques combined with tests of reward anticipation and clinical interviews to explore connections between these measures and activity in the brain in patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, gambling disorder, or post traumatic stress disorder and healthy controls.
Locations (1)
San Francisco VA Medical Center
San Francisco, California, United States