Exploring how language and motor skills interact to enhance learning

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study investigates the relationship between language comprehension and motor imagery, focusing on how these cognitive systems interact within broader neural networks. It examines how motor training can improve recognition of action verbs and how action language influences motor performance. Participants will engage in activities involving motor imagery and action reading to assess changes in corticospinal excitability and cortical activation. The study aims to deepen our understanding of the implicit motor simulations that occur during language processing.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* persons who have given written consent,
* healthy subjects
* subjects reading and understanding French
* right-handed,
* affiliated with a social security system,
* between 18 and 40 years old,
* had completed the TMS inclusion questionnaire or had undergone a medical examination prior to participation in the MRI study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Existence of a severe general medical condition: cardiac, respiratory, hematological, renal, hepatic, cancerous,
* Regular use of anxiolytics, sedatives, antidepressants, neuroleptics,
* Characterized psychiatric pathology,
* Ingestion of alcohol prior to the examination,
* Persons covered by articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the CSP,
* Presence of contraindications to MRI or TMS.

Where it's running

• CHU Grenoble Alpes
  Grenoble, Grenob, France Recruiting
• Université de Bourgogne
  Dijon, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Laurent VERCUEIL — CHU Grenoble Alpes
• Study coordinator: Laurent VERCUEIL
• Email: LVercueil@chu-grenoble.fr
• Phone: 0476765561

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.