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UCF Deciding Brains
Who can join
Ages 20 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Younger adults only: Age 20-39 years old * Older adults only: Age 60 years old and older * Fluent English speaker * At least 8th grade education * On a stable regimen of medications * Able to provide verbal and written informed consent * Normal cognitive function * Older adults only: The above will be assessed/confirmed via cognitive screening assessments * Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-M; see "Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status" in Local Site Documents) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant * Presence of: * Schizophrenia Spectrum or Other Psychotic Disorders * Bipolar and Related Disorders * Depressive Disorders * Anxiety Disorders * Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders * Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders * Current anticonvulsant, neuroleptic, or sedative use * Uncorrected visual and hearing impairments * Neurologic condition or event affecting the brain in the last 12 months (e.g., stroke, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury with \>30-minute loss of consciousness) * History of brain surgery including tumor resection, deep brain resection, pallidotomy, and thalamotomy * Unstable medical illness (e.g., metastatic cancer) * Significant cardiovascular condition or event in the last 12 months (e.g., major heart attack, heart bypass surgery
About the study
The purpose of this research study is to understand how people make trust-related decisions in healthy aging.
Participants will be asked to complete one study session on the University of Central Florida (UCF) campus. The study session will be conducted in a private testing room and include a series of computerized cognitive tasks and learning games, as well as surveys of your beliefs, preferences, and past experiences.
The study will take a total of approximately 3.5 hours to completed. You will be allowed to take breaks during the session as needed. If you begin the study but do not complete the session, you will receive credit commensurate with your participation.
Sponsor: University of Central Florida · Participants: 400 · Started: Sep 21, 2023
Contact the study team
- Amoy Fraser, PhD · Phone: 4072668742
- Erica Martin, B.S. · Phone: 4072668742
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06176092
Locations in the U.S.
| Florida | University of Central Florida, Orlando |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.