Purpose

The goal of this study is to understand the effects of sleep deprivation on the performance of memory and other cognitive tasks as well as on the activity in areas of the brain that are associated with task performance.

Type of Study: Observational Type
Setting of Study: outpatient
Clinical Trials.gov number: na
Providing Clinical Treatment?: No
No Cost Treatment?: No

Study Activities

Filling Out Forms
Computer Tasks
MRI Scan
Psychophysiology measurements

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years - 30 Years
Genders Eligible for Study: Both
This study is recruiting Healthy Volunteers.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18-30 years.
* Use of effective method of birth control for women of childbearing capacity.
* Willing to provide consent.

Location: Division of Brain Stimulation and Therapeutic Modulation Department of Neuroscience New York State Psychiatric Institute 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 21 New York, NY 10032
Clinic: Novel Treatments for Depression Service
Division: Neuroscience

Study chairs or principal investigators:
Yaakov Stern PhD, Principal Investigator

Co-investigators:
Sarah Lisanby,
Bruce Luber,
Peter Bulow,
Nikolaos Scarmeas,
Robert Basner