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Brain scans reveal how your communication style changes your brain

NCT ID NCT04533126

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Tours Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at how different ways of communicating (like talking in person vs. texting) change brain activity. Researchers used fMRI scans on 30 healthy young adults while they watched videos of different communication styles. The goal was to see if each style uses a different brain network. This is a small, early-stage study to understand the brain, not to treat any disease.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could help us understand how the brain processes different ways of communicating, like face-to-face vs. digital.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 30 healthy volunteers, so results may not apply to everyone. It's about understanding, not treating a disease.

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Study facts

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Participants

30 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2020

Finished

Sep 2021

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Healthy participants, medical students

Ages

20 to 30 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Healthy volunteers. 2. Both sexes (1:1). 3. Aged between 20 and 30 years old. 4. Medical student, from L2. 5. A person who has signed a written, free and informed consent. 6. Person affiliated to a social security scheme. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current clinically significant psychiatric disorder (MINI 7.0): mood disorder, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, substance abuse. 2. Current or past neurological disorder with current functional impact. 3. Chronic unstable somatic pathology. 4. Occasional use of medication other than contraceptives, migraine medication, or analgesics. 5. MRI contraindications, including claustrophobia. 6. Pregnant or breastfeeding woman. 7. Subject deprived of liberty (by a judicial or administrative decision). 8. Subject protected by law (subject under guardianship and curatorship). 9. Legal incapacity and/or other circumstances rendering the subject incapable of understanding the nature, purpose or consequences of the study. 10. A person participating in a clinical drug study or in a period of exclusion from any clinical study due to previous participation.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Communication communication disorder personality disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Communication Personality

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Investigation Clinique

    Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, 37044, France

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