NCT06178276

Investigation of Neurophysiological Functioning During Oral Comprehension Task

Investigation of Neurophysiological Functioning During Oral Comprehension Task. An Exploratory Study in Second Language (Italian) Learning in French Students Using Autonomic and Cerebral Investigation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Grenoble · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The oral comprehension (OC) of a second language (L2) involves different cognitive processes, specially during the learning phase. This study aims at investigating the neurophysiological functioning of different steps involved in this oral understanding.

Detailed description

Here, the investigators seek for the different neurophysiological processes involved in OC according to the level of understanding (2 levels) and its different phases (fluid, hindered and metacognitive feedback). This study therefore requires three different research methodologies : 1. an interactive system dedicated to the boundary delimitations of obstacles during OC 2. an investigation of the autonomic nervous system responses (measurement of electrodermal activity and heart rate variability) that will likely occur differently during different phases of the OC process 3. an investigation of the central responses (through fMRI technique), coupled with autonomous responses, that will identify the different neural networks in the different stages of the OC process.

Conditions

• Learning
• Language
• Comprehension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	behavior	behavioral measurements will be performed during the oral comprehension testing
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	physiology	physiologic (autonomic) measurements will be performed during the oral comprehension testing
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	imaging	central (brain) measurements will be performed during the oral comprehension testing

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-14
• Primary completion: 2026-02-01
• Completion: 2026-02-01
• First posted: 2023-12-20
• Last updated: 2024-02-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France