Overview
Body Locations and Systems
Diagnosis and Therapy
Disorders and Conditions
Status
Recruiting
Start/End Dates
Locations
UBC Hospital
Name/Title
John Shahki, Research Coordinator
Email Address
Purpose of Study
The purpose of this study is to contribute to improving our understanding of functioning in psychosis. Memory is an important predictor of how well individuals affected by schizophrenia and related psychoses are able function in their social and occupational lives. However, the exact structures and functions in the brain responsible for this relationship are currently unknown.
Participation in this study involves an interview, questionnaires, behavioral tasks and an MRI session conducted over two visits. During the MRI session, participants will perform a relational memory task where they will be presented with pairs of images and the goal is to remember those pairs together. They will also be asked questions while they look at the image during encoding.
Eligibility
This study is open to participants between 18 to 60 years of age. Both healthy participants and participants with a lifetime diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder or bipolar I disorder will be recruited. Participants must be able to understand English. As well, any contraindications for MRI, such as the presence of metallic objects in the body or pregnancy would be grounds for exclusion from participating in the study.
Disclaimer
Study Coordinators and Research Nurses cannot give medical advice over the phone. Telephone numbers and email addresses are provided for obtaining additional information on specific research studies only. If you have specific questions which require clinical expertise, please call your primary care physician.
The purpose of this study is to contribute to improving our understanding of functioning in psychosis. Memory is an important predictor of how well individuals affected by schizophrenia and related psychoses are able function in their social and occupational lives. However, the exact structures and functions in the brain responsible for this relationship are currently unknown.
Participation in this study involves an interview, questionnaires, behavioral tasks and an MRI session conducted over two visits. During the MRI session, participants will perform a relational memory task where they will be presented with pairs of images and the goal is to remember those pairs together. They will also be asked questions while they look at the image during encoding.
This study is open to participants between 18 to 60 years of age. Both healthy participants and participants with a lifetime diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder or bipolar I disorder will be recruited. Participants must be able to understand English. As well, any contraindications for MRI, such as the presence of metallic objects in the body or pregnancy would be grounds for exclusion from participating in the study.
Study Coordinators and Research Nurses cannot give medical advice over the phone. Telephone numbers and email addresses are provided for obtaining additional information on specific research studies only. If you have specific questions which require clinical expertise, please call your primary care physician.
