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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| R01MH060234 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | NIH |
| National Institute on Aging (NIA) | NIH |
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Functional neuroimaging studies have shown that the cerebellum is active during cognitive performance. The investigators hypothesize that stimulation of the cerebellum with transcranial magnetic stimulation will produce brief changes in performance of the task, suggesting that cerebellar activation is necessary for normal cognitive function.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Sham TMS | Sham Comparator | A Sham TMS coil, designed to elicit sham cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation, is used to administer sham TMS pulses after letters are presented. |
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| TMS | Experimental | A genuine TMS coil is used to administer cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation pulses after letter presentation. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation | Device | single pulse TMS or repetitive TMS at 1 Hz frequency |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Behavioral performance (accuracy, or rate of conditioned responses) | during computerized task performance (2 hours) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Reaction time | during performance of computerized task (2 hours) |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| John E Desmond, Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kennedy Krieger Institute | Baltimore | Maryland | 21205 | United States |
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