NCT06489561Enrolling by invitation
Neural Computations of Goal-directed Decision-making
Probing the Neural Computations Underlying Goal-directed Decision-making in Humans With Single-neuron Recordings
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this research is to better understand how the human brain accomplishes the cognitive task of making goal-directed decisions. These investigations are critical to better understand human cognition and to design treatments for disorders of decision making and performance monitoring.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 28 Jun 2024
- Start date
- 1 Aug 2023
- Primary completion date
- 1 Jul 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Diseases
- Epilepsy
- NCT number
- NCT06489561
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 1 Aug 2023 to the primary completion date, 1 Jul 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Determination by clinicians and investigators that a patient is unable to complete the behavioral tasks required for the protocol due to either cognitive limits, psychological limits, or pain
Who the study is looking for
- Intractable epilepsy, undergoing invasive monitoring
- Age ≥13
- Full Scale Intelligence Quotient \> 70
- Ability to comprehend and perform simple behavioral tasks by pressing buttons on laptop computer in response to questions
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
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