Scientists to map Brain's Decision-Making center in new study
NCT ID NCT07314112
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will use brain scans (fMRI) to understand how emotions like frustration and temptation guide our choices. About 120 healthy adults will play video games while their brain activity is measured. The goal is to create a model of how the brain learns and makes decisions in changing situations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a better scientific understanding of how the brain makes decisions, which may inform future treatments for decision-making disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study with no direct treatment. It only measures brain activity in healthy volunteers, so results may not apply to people with conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Healthy volunteers
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 45 * Fluent in French (reading and speaking) * Membership or entitlement to a social security plan * Have given written, informed consent to take part in the study * Normal or corrected-to-normal vision * Right-handed * Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 30 Non-inclusion Criteria: * contraindication to MRI: pacemaker, heart battery, cardiac defibrillator, certain heart valves or neurosurgical clips, cochlear implant, implanted automated injection systems (insulin pump), intraocular metal projectiles, people who work or have worked with metals (excluding X-rays prior to MRI). * under guardianship or curatorship or deprived of their liberty * Participating in a clinical trial or in a period of exclusion from a previous clinical trial * Breast-feeding or pregnant women * claustrophobia * Neurological disorder or severe chronic illness (diabetes, heart, kidney, lung or liver disease, inflammatory disease, psychiatric illness, etc.). * The participant does not wish to be informed of any abnormalities detected during the MRI examination.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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INSERM
Bron, 69500, France
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