Neuroimaging the Expectancy Versus Pharmacotherapy Effect of Adderall on Cognitive Performance
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-12-18
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this balanced-placebo design study is to pilot a larger study to further
explore the current evidence that stimulant medications are not cognitive enhancers, despite
this rampant belief in young adults. While the lack of cognitive enhancement from stimulant
medication has been documented in prior research, this study is the first to utilize
neuroimaging technology to examine brain regions activated during neurocognitive tasks when
participants believe they have been administered stimulant medication or placebo.