This study is looking into how certain brain areas, called subcortical arousal systems, help us perceive things like sights, sounds, and touch. Researchers will use different tools to understand this, including EEG (a test that measures brain waves from your scalp), eye tracking (to watch your eye movements and pupil changes), and fMRI (a type of MRI that looks at brain activity). You'll also complete behavioral tasks where you report what you see. The study includes healthy volunteers aged 13 and older, and patients with epilepsy. The main goals are to see how these subcortical signals change, how well people perceive things, and what brain activity changes occur immediately after these tests.

Study design

This interventional study plans to enroll 202 participants, including healthy individuals and patients with epilepsy. It will use fMRI, eye tracking, and behavioral tasks.

What's involved

You would undergo EEG, eye tracking, and fMRI scans. You would also complete behavioral tasks where you report on visual stimuli.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

The primary outcomes, such as subcortical signals and perceptual sensitivity, are measured immediately after the interventions.

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