TDCS to Improve Motivation and Memory in Elderly (TIME)
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- STATUS
- Recruiting
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- participants needed
- 72
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- sponsor
- Northeastern University
Summary
Fundamental advancements in understanding successful aging are limited by the lack of causal,
rather than just correlational methods to connect age-related changes in memory ability to
changes in brain structure and function. In this study, non-invasive electric brain
stimulation will be used as a tool to create causal links between successful memory function
in aging and brain structures associated with motivation. Recently, it was shown that a group
of elderly, dubbed "superagers", are indistinguishable from young adults in memory
performance and the structure of cortical limbic regions. A key superaging region is
mid-cingulate cortex (MCC), a brain structure associated with motivation and tenacity. The
MCC is a hub region that synchronizes information flow between three core brain networks. The
goal of the research is to explore the contribution of motivation to memory performance by
modulating MCC connectivity with
Details
| Condition | Motivation, Emotional Intelligence |
|---|---|
| Age | 65years - 80years |
| Treatment |
Sham |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT04268186 |
| Sponsor | Northeastern University |
| Last Modified on | 19 February 2024 |
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