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NCT07191275
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Study on the Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on the Perception of Emotional Images

Sponsor: Prof. Dominique de Quervain, MD

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The goal of the current clinical trial is to investigate whether transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over specific brain areas can influence the perception of emotional images and emotional memory. TMS is a non-invasive superficial brain stimulation generated by a magnetic field. The results of the study aim to provide valuable insights for the use of TMS in the investigation of mental processes.

Official title: The Effect of TMS on Emotional Valence Evaluation of Aversive Pictures

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 30 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

33

Start Date

2025-11-01

Completion Date

2026-10-01

Last Updated

2025-11-21

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

DEVICE

Experimental continuous 30 Hz thetaburst transcranial magnetic stimulation

Bilateral continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) 30 Hz to the temporo-occipital cortex * Frequency: trains of 30 Hz (3 pulses) every 167 ms (frequency of 6 Hz, in the range of theta band) * Intensity: 100% of resting motor threshold (rMT) * Location: consecutively on left and right temporo-occipital cortex (MNI: -47, -77, 4; 50, -69, -4) * Duration: 33.3 seconds for each side * Timing: Immediately before showing IAPS pictures (off-line)

DEVICE

Control continuous 30 Hz thetaburst transcranial magnetic stimulation

Active control condition using bilateral continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) 30 Hz to the superior parietal cortex * Frequency: trains of 30 Hz (3 pulses) every 167 ms (frequency of 6 Hz, in the range of theta band) * Intensity: 100% of resting motor threshold (rMT) * Location: consecutively on left and right superior parietal cortex (MNI: -17, -70, 60; 17, -70, 60) * Duration: 33.3 seconds * Timing: Immediately before showing IAPS pictures (off-line)

Locations (1)

University of Basel, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland