Dr. Mohammed Milad of the Psychiatry Department at the Massachusetts General Hospital is conducting a research study to investigate the neural mechanisms of emotional learning and memory. Participation in this study requires 3-4 separate visits. The total time commitment for the study will be approximately 6 hours.

Participants will undergo a fear conditioning procedure involving receiving an annoying but not painful, half-second electric current, applied to the fingers. This procedure will be conducted during two separate sessions in an fMRI scanner. Participants will be paid up to $200 for their time. Blood samples will be gathered at different time points of the study.

If you are right-handed, between the ages of 18-30, are without any psychiatric disorders, and are interested in this study, please contact Mohamed Zeidan by phone at (617) 643-4756 or by email at mzeidan@partners.org

Institution  –  MGH - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Principal Investigator  – Mohammed R Milad, PhD

  

For further information about enrolling a patient in this trial, contact the person below.

Name  – Mohamed A Zeidan

Phone  – 617-643-4756