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NCT07650994
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Movie-Watching Functional MRI for Mapping Brain Function in Neurosurgical Patients

Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

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

Interventions

OTHER

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).

BEHAVIORAL

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