TerminatedNot Applicable

Sensory Basis of Speech Motor Learning

Stopped: End of funding

Canada160 participantsStarted 2019-08-01

Plain-language summary

These studies test the hypothesis that sensory areas of the brain participate in the consolidation of speech motor memory by using transcranial magnetic stimulation to suppress activity in somatosensory and auditory cortex following adaptation in order to block retention of learning.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years – 40 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * right handed adults * no known physical or neurological abnormalities Exclusion Criteria: * patients with: * cardiac pacemaker * surgical clips or values on the heart * implants * metal or metallic fragments in any part of the body * pregnancy * claustrophobia * a personal or family history of epilepsy * currently taking antipsychotic drugs * currently taking antidepressant drugs * currently taking antianxiety drugs * history of concussion.

What they're measuring

Motor Learning

Timeframe: Performance as measured at the end of learning (30 minute session)

Retention of Learning

Timeframe: 24 hours after learning (re-test lasts 30 minutes)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04497428

SponsorYale University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-07-31

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