Massage: Neuroimaging and Correlates of Response – 1-week Study
Description
This is a two-arm, randomized, single masked study investigating the effects of a single session of Swedish massage therapy (SMT) vs. a light touch (LT) control on brain activity, assessments, and autonomic function in non-psychiatric control subjects. The Primary Objective is to identify brain networks activated by SMT vs. LT using resting state fMRI and Functional Connectivity during the neutral/fearful/angry faces task in normal control subjects. The secondary objective is to correlate changes in autonomic measures with resting state fMRI.
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