Research Lead - Dr Claire Gillan, Associate Professor, Psychology, Global Brain Health Institute and Trinity College Inst. of Neuroscience
In the Global Brain Health institute in Trinity College Dublin, Associate Professor of psychology Dr Claire Gillan is combining mobile technology with citizen science to help create a clearer picture of what keeps the brain healthy.
The Neureka App asks members of the public to participate in neuroscience research at home, by playing games and tracking their mood and behaviour over time. With thousands of people already involved, this ‘big data’ allows the team to figure out new ways of keeping mental health problems at bay, and promoting resilience to late life cognitive decline.
Participating in the project the players at Monaghan Rugby club are amongst the first users of the App’s Pattern Wise feature that tracks behaviour and inputs the information into a data pool which will help understand why some people are more likely to fall into bad habits.
— Professor Claire Gillan from Trinity College Dublin with Monaghan rugby player Mark McArdle who was part of the first triallists of Claire’s Neureka App which tracks all types of compulsive behaviour .
— Celine Fox TCD with players and project participants at Monaghan Rugby Club
— Celine Fox TCD at Monaghan Rugby Club
— Celine Fox TCD showing the Pattern Wise Programme on the Neureka App