Scientists scan brains under social pressure

NCT ID NCT05591404

Summary

This research study aims to understand how social stress affects brain activity in healthy people. Researchers at MIT will have 50 participants either experience a standard social stress test or watch a relaxing nature film, then scan their brains using MRI. The goal is to see if stress causes measurable changes in how the brain processes emotions and self-related thoughts.

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Study contacts

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Locations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    RECRUITING

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States

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