NCT07713706

Neural Mechanisms for Stopping Ongoing Speech Production (Study 2)

Enrolling by Invitation
NAAges 8–26InterventionalBasic science
Lingyun Zhao
~12 participants
Updated 2026-07-20 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Speech Production Tasks

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What they're measuring
Mean Change in Neural Activity
Measured over During inpatient hospitalization, up to 14 days after surgical electrode implantation
Epilepsy
Speech
1 sites across 1 states
Pennsylvania1
  • Lingyun Zhao, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Pittsburgh

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Undergoing iEEG placement in regions of interest (e.g., in the frontal or temporal cortex) for clinically necessary localization of epileptic foci or language mapping
Fluent English speakers
Within the normal range for cognitive, speech-language, and hearing capacity
Normal or corrected-to-normal visual acuity

Exclusion

Individuals with intellectual disability
Lack of fluent English comprehension/production
Inadequate speech ability for the research tasks.
History of autism or ADHD
  • Mean Change in Neural ActivityDuring inpatient hospitalization, up to 14 days after surgical electrode implantation

    Neural signal recorded at each electrode (measured in voltage) is bandpass-filtered and converted to analytic amplitude using Hilbert transform, and then Z-scored relative to the entire recording block period for that electrode. A Z-score of 0 represents the mean neural activity within the recording block period, during which the task is performed. A positive Z-score indicates higher neural activity compared to the block mean. The mean change in neural activity was calculated as the difference between the average Z-score in two time windows (\~1 second after the visual cue vs. \~1 second before), averaged across trials for each electrode and then across electrodes from all participants. Positive values of the mean change in neural activity indicate that neural activity was increased after the visual cue. Since the Z-score used here is a normalized neurophysiological measure rather than a clinical scale, there are no established thresholds or definitions of better or worse outcomes.