Study brain scans and social life in memory changes
Part of Brain & nervous system, Hormones & metabolism, Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at how memory and brain function relate to social interactions. It focuses on people with probable Alzheimer’s disease or a specific language-related condition, and on healthy partners matched by age and social background.
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Who can take part
- Be between 50 and 85 years old (or be an eligible partner age 18+)
- Be in the right group: probable Alzheimer’s, semantic variant primary progressive aphasia, or a matched healthy person
- Have no major problem hearing or seeing that would stop MRI testing or study tasks
- Not be under a court/administrative order that limits your freedom (deprivation of liberty)
- If you use certain regular medicines, be willing to have the study team review whether they could affect brain/cognition
- No major psychiatric illness in the last 10 years, and no major neurological conditions like stroke or seizures
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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