U.S., Jan. 3 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07314112) titled 'Motivation, Learning and Decision Making in Changing Environments' on Dec. 17, 2025.
Brief Summary: The main objective of this study is to develop a models of sequential decision-making, learning and motivation that includes emotions as driving forces of adaptive behaviour. Using fMRI, we will test the hypotheses that distinct parts of the prefrontal cortex play specific roles in naturalistic decision-making.
Our main hypothesis is that distinct regions of the prefrontal cortex will be differentially involved in learning, motivation, and decision-making in naturalistic tasks. More specifically, we hypothesise that by using a novel s...