Scientists probe how stress and pain twist your choices

NCT ID NCT05666726

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 28, 2026 · Updated 21 times

Summary

This study looks at how negative feelings like stress, pain, or hunger change the way people make decisions. Healthy adults aged 18 to 55 will experience short emotional stressors (like watching a sad video or putting a hand in ice water) and then perform computer tasks while their brain activity is measured. The goal is to understand these processes in healthy people, which may help identify and treat mental disorders in the future.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    RECRUITING

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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