This study aims to assess the impact of social influence on direct neural recordings in human patients undergoing surgical treatment of epilepsy. 24 patients recruited from the Epilepsy Center at Dartmouth Health Medical Center (DHMC) will undergo electrode implantation throughout the brain to localize epileptogenic zones. Patients will be asked to rate their provider's warmth, competence, and other, similar traits associated with care-competency. They will then complete the picture-induced fear and math portions of the multimodal negative affect task (MNAT) during which iEEG is recorded.
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Negative affect ratings
Timeframe: Ratings are made 3 to 10 seconds after experiencing each stimulus presented during task performance.
Cognitive effort ratings
Timeframe: Ratings are made 3 to 10 seconds after experiencing each stimulus presented during task performance.