This study is looking at how attention and different ways of thinking affect decision-making and brain activity in people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, compared to people without these conditions. You would identify personal goals and then complete a gambling task while having a functional MRI (fMRI) scan, which measures brain activity. Researchers want to see if specific ways of thinking improve brain processes related to decision-making and how brain activity during decision-making relates to real-world choices. The study aims to enroll 74 participants aged 18 to 50 who can speak English fluently.

Study design

This is an interventional study that plans to enroll 74 participants, including those with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and control subjects.

What's involved

You would identify personal goals and then complete a gambling task during a 1.5-hour functional MRI (fMRI) scan and behavioral task.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Brain activation and gambling choice behavior are measured at a single timeframe during the 1.5 hours of MRI scanning and behavioral task completion.

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