The recording boxes were located in a quiet, isolated room adjacent to the room where the experiment was carried out, and animals were habituated to the recording environment for several days after surgery, before the first baseline sessions.
In the last baseline session before the random or abstract test series were performed, there was no statistically significant performance difference between males and females, as depicted in the right panel of Fig. 2 for every sequential position (the first response, t (5) = 0.334, P = 0.752; the second response, t (5) = 0.727, P = 0.500; the third response, t (5) = 0.476, P = 0.654).
In the last baseline session before the random or abstract test series were performed, no statistically significant differences were observed between data obtained for males and females, as depicted in the left panel of Fig. 2 for every sequential position (the first response, t (5) = 0.090, P = 0.932; the second response, t (5) = 0.517, P = 0.627; the third response, t (5) = 0.141, P = 0.893).
Healthy animals were trained daily for 3 days before baseline session, which was performed the week before the first fMRI session (pre-scan in Fig. 1).
This RCT involves three separate NPA and MRI assessments: the first before starting with the study medication (baseline session), the second during treatment with MPH or placebo (week 8) and the final assessment after trial end following a 1-week washout period (week 17).
It involves two seperate NPA and MRI assessments: before starting with the study medication (baseline session) and after treatment with FLX following a 3-week washout period (week 19).
S30 was the pre-treatment baseline session for statistical analysis.
Before the baseline measurement, parents will attend a training session with a registered dietitian to learn how to estimate portion sizes and keep a food record.
The measurements of the familiarization session were performed with the right leg 1 week before the baseline measurements.
Salivary cortisol samples will be collected four times in the same day by participants during the week before the first session (baseline) and after completing approximately five sessions of the hypnosis intervention or structured-attention control.
