Clinical Research Directory

Identifying the Neural Correlates of Mental Simulation in Multi-Step Planning

Planning is the ability to think ahead by considering possible future actions and their consequences. This research study aims to understand how the brain supports multi-step planning by testing whether people simulate promising future move sequences while deciding what to do next. Healthy adult volunteers will learn and play a strategy game called "Four-in-a-Row" (similar to Connect Four). Participants will complete two sessions on successive days: an online behavioral training/playing session and an in-person brain-recording session at New York University. During the brain-recording session, participants will view mid-game board positions and choose the best move while the study team records brain activity (using magnetoencephalography \[MEG\] or functional MRI \[fMRI\]) and eye movements. Data from the game and eye tracking will also be used to fit computational models of planning that help interpret the neural measurements.

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Individual and Organizational Outcomes in Nurse Managers

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if laughter yoga can improve both individual and organizational outcomes in nurse managers. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does laughter yoga lower burnout and stress levels in nurse managers? * Does laughter yoga improve work-life quality and job performance? * Does laughter yoga help nurse managers make better decisions and solve problems more effectively? * Does laughter yoga lower compassion fatigue and support positive approaches to workplace conflict? Researchers will compare a laughter yoga group with a control group to see if there are meaningful differences. Participants will: * Join structured laughter yoga sessions for a defined period (weekly sessions). * Complete surveys before and after the program about stress, burnout, work-life quality, decision-making, problem solving, job performance, compassion fatigue, and conflict approaches. * Continue their usual work while attending sessions.

Simulation Based Child and Family Communication Practice

The use of simulation-based methods in training pediatric nurses plays an important role in improving their communication skills. In this context, the aim of the research is to develop a simulation-based child and family communication training program. The study aims to evaluate the effect of this communication practice on the communication and problem-solving skills of pediatric nurses. The research is designed as a quasi-experimental study. The study sample will consist of 48 nurses working in pediatric clinics. The nurses, who will receive information about the simulation laboratory, will be divided into groups of 3, and the application will be conducted using a semi-structured scenario in the simulation laboratory. The application will be recorded on video, and feedback will be provided through debriefing sessions based on these recordings. A descriptive data form, a simulation self-assessment scale, a communication skills inventory, and an adult problem-solving scale will be used for data collection. Data will be collected before the application, and at the 1st week and 1st month after the application. As a result of the research, it is aimed to adapt the simulation-based communication skills given to pediatric nurses to the clinical environment. Questions of the study; Pediatric nurses before and 1 week and 1 month after simulation-based child and family practice: Is there a difference between the mean scores of the Communication Skills Inventory? Is there a difference between the mean scores of the Problem Solving Inventory? Pediatric nurses 1 week and 1 month after simulation-based child and family practice: Is there a difference between the mean scores of the Simulation Self-Assessment Scale?