Study tests how sleep loss affects emotion control
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at how losing sleep changes a person’s ability to manage emotions. You may need to do brain scans (fMRI), and you would be asked to avoid alcohol and recreational drugs during the study.
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Who can take part
- Be willing and able to follow all study instructions
- Be able to take part in an MRI (fMRI) brain scan if needed
- Agree to avoid alcohol and recreational drugs for the whole study
- Have normal vision or vision corrected to normal
- Be right-handed (not left-handed or mixed-handed)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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