Generalization and Specificity of Visual Learning During Sleep
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-30
SponsorBrown University
About this trial
A growing body of evidence suggests that sleep facilitates and is beneficial to perceptual learning. However, the underlying mechanism of this facilitatory action is largely unknown. One must know what type of processing occurs during sleep to clarify the mechanism of sleep facilitating perceptual learning. For this purpose, investigators will obtain highly localized spatio-temporal information about brain activation during sleep using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and polysomnography (PSG) measurement.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
18 - 30 years old
Normal or corrected to normal visual acuity
Disqualifiers
Self-report of visual and eye disorders (cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma)
Drug use (psychoactive drugs, neuroleptic medications, prescription medications that might affect cognitive and motor performance)
History of sleep disorders (sleep apnea, insomnia)
Failure to meet the criteria on the visual acuity test
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Visual perceptual learning
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Brown University
Lead sponsor
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov