Research Study
Gambling PET/MR Imaging Study
Brain imaging study about gambling decision for adults aged 19-50
Currently Recruiting
Health Areas
Other Brains and Nerves, Imaging, Other General Health , Public Health, Other Men’s Health
Study Purpose
The purpose of this study is to better understand brain activity associated with gambling decisions. Participants with varying levels of experience with gambling will be asked to play a gambling task while having brain scans.
Details
Participants will play a computer-based gambling task while getting a positron emission tomography (PET) and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan. For the PET scan, a small amount of radiotracer (4.63mSv) is administered via an injection before the scan. Both scans happen at the same time and take 90 minutes. During the scan, you will complete a gambling task. The rest of the time is for going through the consent form, giving you time to practise the gambling task and prepare for the scan and debriefing. The study takes 3 hours in total.
location
Lower Mainland
recruitment end date
2025-03-22
eligibility
Age: 19 Years - 50 Years Old
Accepting Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Research Team Information
Principal investigator
Catharine Winstanley
health authority affiliation
Vancouver Coastal Health
academic affiliation
University of British Columbia - Vancouver
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