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Movie-Watching Functional MRI for Mapping Brain Function in Neurosurgical Patients
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Summary
This research will compare a new type of functional MRI (fMRI) called naturalistic viewing (also called movie watching) to standard clinical fMRI techniques. Standard clinical fMRI currently uses multiple tasks such as reading and responding to words or sentences to determine which areas of the brain are responsible for language. Surgeons can use this information to help plan brain surgeries. This research will help determine if the movie-watching fMRI is equivalent or better than the standard task-based fMRI. If so, it could be useful for planning patients' surgeries in the future, without the need for multiple tasks.
Official title: Naturalistic Neuroimaging for Neurosurgical Brain Mapping
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2026-09-01
Completion Date
2029-03-31
Last Updated
2026-06-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a type of non-invasive imaging that measures blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signal changes in the brain when a task is performed (such as reading) or BOLD signal changes during resting or watching naturalistic stimuli (such as movie clips).
Neuropsychological Assessments
Neuropsychological assessments are standardized tests used to evaluate cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functions that reflect the performance of different brain systems. These tests can be on paper or on a computer.
Locations (1)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States