Scientists peek inside brains to understand thinking in health and disease

NCT ID NCT00001258

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This completed study used PET scans to watch brain activity while people performed thinking tasks. It included healthy volunteers and people with schizophrenia or Parkinson's disease. The goal was to learn how the frontal lobe works during thinking and how certain drugs might affect it.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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