Noradrenergic Activity and Attention (NAA)

University of Southern California

Status

Completed

Conditions

Aging

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05120713

UP-21-00711

Details and patient eligibility

About

Older adults demonstrate increased distractibility by task-irrelevant information which contributes to general cognitive impairment. However, it is yet unclear how changes in noradrenergic activity during aging influences attentional control. In the current study, tonic noradrenergic activity will be increased or decreased to investigate its behavioral and neural effects on attentional control.

Enrollment

140 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 80 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Fluent in English
Aged between 18-35 or 50-80
Have normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing, and normal color vision
Have a mobile phone and email address

Exclusion criteria

Non-English speakers
Currently practicing any relaxation, meditation, or breathing technique for more than an hour per week
Have participated in studies measuring attentional capture in the past year
Experiencing symptoms of dementia