https://pittplusme.org/study/1703
NORDECS Study
We're sorry. This study is closed and no longer recruiting participants.
STUDY BASICS
Are you a healthy person age 18-40? If so, you may be able to participate in a study to look at how the brain works by measuring its electrical activity. This study involves interviews, MRI scans, neuropsychological testing, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and EEG recordings. Eligible participants must have no history of any psychiatric illness. Compensation is provided.
IRB: STUDY18120018
- Natural oscillatory reduction of DLPFC in early course schizophrenia: a TMS/EEG study.
AGE:
18 - 40
DURATION:
2 months
VISITS:
12 hours total over multiple visits
LOCATION:
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and UPMC Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic - Oakland
COMPENSATION:
$225
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MEET THE RESEARCHER
Fabio Ferrarelli
Fabio Ferrarelli, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. A graduate of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, Dr. Ferrarelli’s research interests include neuronal circuits contributing to altered sleep architecture in schizophrenia. He is now extending those lines of research to high risk children and adults.