Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the Human Emotion Network

NAEnrolling by invitationINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

100

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 20, 2015

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2026

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2026

Conditions
EpilepsyDepressionAnxietyEmotions
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Viewing visual stimuli and electrical stimulation of the brain

View emotionally evocative videos and undergo stimulation of brain regions involved in emotion. In a 20-minute block (5 total blocks), eighteen 30-second movie clips will be used to elicit different categories of emotions (sadness, fear, disgust, awe, affection, and amusement). Additionally, each hub of the emotion network will be stimulated to identify areas that generate similar emotional states as those elicited by the videos. Each stimulation trial consists of 3 minutes of 1-3 mA, 50 Hz, 100 us pulse-width stimulation.

Trial Locations (1)

94143

University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

San Francisco State University

OTHER

collaborator

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

lead

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER