Naturalistic Neuroimaging for Neurosurgical Brain Mapping

Summary

We are doing this research to compare a new type of functional MRI (fMRI) called naturalistic viewing (also called movie watching) to standard clinical fMRI techniques. Standard clinical fMRI currently uses multiple tasks such as reading and responding to words or sentences to determine which areas of the brain are responsible for language. Surgeons can use this information to help plan brain surgeries. We hope to determine if the movie-watching fMRI is equivalent or better than the standard task-based fMRI. If so, it could be useful for planning patients' surgeries in the future, without the need for multiple tasks.

Eligibility

Age range

21–70 years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Other
  Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

  Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a type of non-invasive imaging that measures blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signal changes in the brain when a task is performed (such as reading) or BOLD signal changes during resting or watching naturalistic stimuli (such as movie clips).

• Behavioral
  Neuropsychological Assessments

  Neuropsychological assessments are standardized tests used to evaluate cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functions that reflect the performance of different brain systems. These tests can be on paper or on a computer.

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