Can zapping the brain help you learn faster?
NCT ID NCT06262425
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether different types of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can improve how quickly healthy people learn new motor skills. Sixty adults aged 18-65 received either real or sham stimulation over brain areas involved in movement and sensation. The goal was to see if stimulating these areas could enhance accuracy and reaction time in a keyboard learning task.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could point toward ways to use brain stimulation to help people learn motor skills faster, which might aid rehabilitation after injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in healthy people, not patients. The results may not apply to real-world learning or clinical conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 65 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Older than 18 years old and younger than 65 Exclusion Criteria: * Presenting any neurological pathology * Pain during the study * Any contraindications to rTMS, such as metal implants, history of epileptic seizures or taking medication that lowers the seizure threshold
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Neuron
Madrid, Madrid, 28045, Spain
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