NCT07617506

Neural Basis of Human Working Memory

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalBasic science
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
~100 participants
Updated 2026-07-31 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Neurocognitive TasksRipple Neuromed Summit System

At a glance

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What they're measuring
Local field potential changes in response to working memory tasks
Measured over During patient's epilepsy monitoring stay, approximately 20-30 minutes
+2 more outcomes measured
Memory Disorders
1 sites across 1 states
Tennessee1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Undergoing SEEG monitoring at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Age \>18
English speaking

Exclusion

Age \<18
Not able to complete questionnaires (unable to comprehend instructions or follow directions)
  • Local field potential changes in response to working memory tasksDuring patient's epilepsy monitoring stay, approximately 20-30 minutes

    Local field potential changes are from intracranial neural recordings taken while patients complete spatial working memory tasks. In the manual remember 1 remember 2 task, patients are instructed to hold down a cursor on a central location box colored one color or another on screen, while two boxes in locations sequentially flash on screen. Depending on the central location box color, the patient will drag their cursor to the first or second location box shown, after the central box has disappeared from screen. In the retro remember 1 remember 2 task, the color of the central box color is not shown until both location boxes have flashed onscreen. In the manual version, the central location box color is constant throughout the trial.

  • Single unit neuronal spiking changes in response to memory tasksDuring patient's epilepsy monitoring stay, approximately 20-30 minutes

    Single neuron spiking activity is recorded through SEEG micro neural recordings while patients complete working memory tasks.

  • Behavioral performance changes with stimulationDuring patient's epilepsy monitoring stay, approximately 20-30 minutes

    Bipolar stimulation through pre-selected SEEG electrodes in the prefrontal cortex and surrounding areas will occur during the remember 1 remember 2 working memory tasks. Stimulation will be performed via the Ripple Neuromed Summit system. Stimulation will be tested with each patient prior to task to determine safety and tolerability, while patient is monitored by a neurosurgeon or neurologist.