Visualizing the neural representation of mental images using 7T MRI scanner

UMIN ID: UMIN000050194

Registered date:01/04/2023

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Nothing
• Date of first enrollment: 2023/10/01
• Target sample size: 20
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): We use a 7T MRI scanner which has not been approved by (former) Pharmaceutical Affairs Law to measure brain activity. Measurements with the scanner are taken over multiple days, but the scanning time per subject per day is limited to 2 hours or less.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Prediction performance of decoding models using fMRI signals

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 20years-old
• Age maximum: 60years-old
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: 1. Cardiac pacemaker users 2. Users of cerebrovascular clips 3. Users of electrical nerve stimulators 4. Users of implantable pumps 5. Subjects with metal fragments remaining in the body 6. Those who are currently pregnant or suspected of being pregnant 7. Persons with tattoos (including tattoo-style eyeliner, etc.) 8. Persons with metal plates or screws in their body due to fractures or other orthopedic repairs 9. Claustrophobia

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Kyoto university
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Japan Science and Technology Agency