Oxytocin's Effects on Real Time-fMRI Neurofeedback Training of Anterior Insula Activity

ConditionHealthy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18-30
SponsorUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China

About this trial

The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether intranasal oxytocin can modulate the real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rt-fMRI) neurofeedback training effects by facilitating the use of an interoceptive strategy.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Healthy subjects without any past or present psychiatric or neurological disorders.

Disqualifiers

History of brain injury medical or mental illness.

Contraindication to MRI scanning (e.g., metal implants, claustrophobia or other --conditions that make them inappropriate for MRI scanning).

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Intranasal oxytocin
  • Intranasal placebo

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups