This study is looking at how your brain processes words and numbers using a technique called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). TMS uses a magnetic field to briefly stimulate specific areas of the brain. Researchers want to understand when a part of your brain called the left anterior temporal lobe (ATL) becomes active when you're thinking about words. You might be able to join if you are a native English speaker between 18 and 40 years old, and do not have certain medical conditions like dementia or a history of brain injury. The main goal is to see how TMS affects your reaction time when you decide if something is a real word or not. The study plans to enroll 36 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design

This interventional study plans to enroll 36 participants. It uses single-pulse TMS delivered at different times while participants complete tasks.

What's involved

You will perform three tasks: deciding if something is a real word, deciding if a word refers to an action or an object, and deciding if a number is divisible by four. A single pulse of TMS will be applied at three different times during these tasks.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Your reaction time changes will be measured through study completion, an average of 1 year.

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