Investigating Brain Function in People With and Without Visual Snow Syndrome Using Adaptation to Visual Stimuli

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

100

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2025

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2030

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2030

Conditions
Visual Snow SyndromeMigraineHealthy
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Visual Adaptation

Presentation of visual stimuli to quantify the appearance of visual snow or its effects in the visual system of the brain.

BEHAVIORAL

Assessments and Questionnaires

Administration of clinical assessments and questionnaires to gather information about visual and mental symptoms, cognitive, and sensory function.

DEVICE

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

7 tesla fMRI data will be acquired during visual paradigms designed to measure neural responses with and without adaptation.

DEVICE

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRS)

7 tesla MRS data will be acquired to quantify the concentrations of different brain chemicals in brain regions including visual cortex.

Trial Locations (1)

55455

RECRUITING

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

collaborator

Mayo Clinic

OTHER

collaborator

National Eye Institute (NEI)

NIH

lead

University of Minnesota

OTHER