NCT07454785Enrolling by invitation
Neuronal Mechanisms of Learning and Utilizing Abstract Representations
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to examine how memories of past experiences are used to guide behavior in novel situations through the cognitive process of abstraction. This project examines how abstract representations are learned, whether and how they support generalization to novel situations, and whether and how they support analogical reasoning.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 114 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 5 Feb 2026
- Start date
- 30 Mar 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Aug 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Diseases
- Epilepsy
- NCT number
- NCT07454785
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 114
- From 30 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 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 ≥18
- 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 - · 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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