Neuro-cognitive Bases of Joint Action

NCT ID: NCT03369860

Last Updated: 2018-08-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-01

Study Completion Date

2019-12-20

Brief Summary

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The ability to interact with conspecifics is crucial in life, yet there is no consensus on the underlying cognitive and neural mechanisms beyond those associated with imitative behaviors. This project aims to define a coherent model of non-imitative (complementary) motor interactions. The investigators hypothesize that these might be substantially based on the ability to integrate one's own and a partner's action within a unitary, dual- person (dyadic), motor plan that incorporates a shared goal.

With a novel "minimally-joint" paradigm the investigators will test this hypothesis and measure with behavioral measures (i.e., reaction times) whether the supposedly automatic tendency to imitate others is modulated by the need to coordinate with a partner to achieve a shared goal.

This paradigm will be also applied during a functional MRI experiment to describe the underlying neurophysiological patterns; using dynamic causal modeling the investigators will measure how the brain regions relevant for dyadic motor control are functionally linked.

This converging experimental strategy will permit to compare competing psychological and neural models of motor interactions in healthy participants, opening new experimental avenues for studies in adult neuropsychological patients and in children with typical and atypical social development.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Health Behavior Social Interaction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Healthy Subjects

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Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interactivity of Experimental Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The neurofunctional correlates of motor control will be compared between a collaborative and non-interactive condition.

Interventions

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Interactivity of Experimental Condition

The neurofunctional correlates of motor control will be compared between a collaborative and non-interactive condition.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* right handed; no contraindication to MRI

Exclusion Criteria

* contraindication to MRI
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Hospital

Milan, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Facility Contacts

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Sara Zacchetti

Role: primary

+390266214057

Other Identifiers

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JOINT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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