Mind-Matter Interactions and the Frontal Lobes of the Brain

What is the study about?

• Study 1 explores whether people with damage to the front of their brain can use their mind to influence their surroundings (displaying what are known as “psi effects”).
• Study 2 examines whether brain stimulation (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)) affects the mind’s ability to influence its surroundings.

 

 

Eligibility- Who can participate?

Study 1:

• Healthy volunteers must:
  • Be 40 years of age or older
  • Have no history of or current medical or mental illnesses
  • Have no neurological conditions
• Patients must:
  • Have damage on one side of their brain (in the front) due to stroke or surgery to remove a benign/non-cancerous brain tumour (e.g., meningioma)

 

Study 2:

Participants must:

• Be over 20 years of age
• Have no mental illnesses or brain disorders

 

Time requirement

Study 1:

• About 15 hours of testing over the span of 4-6 visits, depending on participant’s availability

Study 2:

• One visit for two hours

 

TDRA study investigator

Dr. Morris Freedman

TDRA Site:

Baycrest

Address: 3560 Bathurst St, North York, ON M6A 2E1

Age Group:

18 - 24, 25 - 29, 30 - 39, 40 - 49, 50 - 54, 55 - 59, 60 - 64, 65 - 69, 70 - 80, 81 - 85, 86 - 90, 91+

Target Population:

Healthy volunteer, Stroke