Neural Mechanisms of the Social Brain

Part of paid clinical trials in New Haven, Connecticut.

Sponsor
Yale University
Study ID
NCT07457567
Status
Recruiting

Conditions

  • Live Face Processing in Typically Developed Participants

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) — DEVICE
    TMS to targeted regions. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, tDCS, to targeted and sham regions.

Study Details

This study aims to understand the neural mechanisms that underlie synchronization of two brains during social interactions.

Key Dates

First listed
Mar 9, 2026
Start date
Nov 3, 2025
Status verified
Jul 2026
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2028
Completion
Jul 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Sham Comparator: Sham Comparator
    TMS to a non-targeted region.
  • Experimental: Experimental Comparator
    TMS to targeted regions

Primary Outcome Measure

Percent change in hemodynamic signals [ Time Frame: Baseline and At time of measurement, approximately one hour ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Yale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticut06511
Joy Hirsch, PhD
917-494-7768

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