Clinical Trial: Aging and Reward System Response to Inflammation and Anxiety Study

Study Status: RECRUITING
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL




Official Title: Experimental Model of Depression in Aging: Anxiety, Inflammation, and Reward Mechanisms

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to use an experimental inflammatory challenge to examine whether older adults with symptoms of anxiety experience loss of pleasure or loss of motivation when they are exposed to inflammation.
Loss of pleasure or loss of motivation will be evaluated using self-report questionnaires, computer tasks, and during a brain scan.