Brain Explorer App

Play fun games to help us understand the brain! Brain Explorer is a research app from UCL to help understand how the brain and cognition develops.

[Brain Explorer App @_BrainExplorer]

Have you ever wondered why so many mental health problems start during adolescence? We too!
That's why we created the #BrainExplorer app. Help us do research by playing fun games on your smartphone!
Download it here: https://t.co/fWg1fcbPC0 and read all about it in the thread 👇

[Brain Explorer App @_BrainExplorer]

Want to know more about the science and motivation behind our app? Here's all you need to know (German only) - thanks @mitforschen for the interview!

[mit:forschen! Gemeinsam Wissen schaffen @mitforschen]

Im #CitizenScience-Projekt @_BrainExplorer wird der Zusammenhang von psychischer Gesundheit und Hirnentwicklung mit Spielen untersucht. Wir haben @TobiasUHauser gefragt, wie so wichtige Daten für die Forschung gewonnen werden. Zum #Nachgeforscht-Interview: https://t.co/sjwtCZpSpl

[AnnaDiazFont @AnnaDiazFont1]

Playing and helping mental health research? What else do you want 🤓 @MedResFdn funded research by @TobiasUHauser https://t.co/MgNH4S8YVN #medicalResearchFoundation #medicalresearch #london

[Department of Imaging Neuroscience @ImagingNeuroUCL]

What do you know about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

In sessions people with OCD confront their fears and are not allowed to perform their OCD rituals. This takes a lot of courage!

CBT has helped lots of people get better, but it doesn’t work for everyone👇

#OCDAwarenessWeek

[Department of Imaging Neuroscience @ImagingNeuroUCL]

'Thinking about thinking” is what we call an ability known as metacognition🧠

It’s how we evaluate our own thoughts and actions.

How confident are you on a memory you have had or a decision you made?

In OCD, this ability goes awry 👇

#OCDAwarenessWeek

[Department of Imaging Neuroscience @ImagingNeuroUCL]

Have you ever gone back and checked whether the oven is off or whether the house is properly locked🤷

People with #OCD have an increasing urge to gather information about their action’s outcomes.

Our researchers try to understand how these compulsions arise🧠

#OCDAwarenessWeek

[Brain Explorer App @_BrainExplorer]

The researchers behind @_BrainExplorer are teaming up with @IOCDF and @ocdaction to create new resources to understand the brain's role in OCD - be part of this! 👇🏻

[OCD Action @ocdaction]

We are very excited to be partnering with @WCHN_UCL and @IOCDF to involve young people with OCD and parents affected by OCD in emerging research into OCD and the brain.

Want to get involved? Read more here: https://t.co/HcXnRqLqed

[Brain Explorer App @_BrainExplorer]

We are happy to announce that @TobiasUHauser - lead researcher on the @_BrainExplorer app - has been awarded the 'excellence in public engagement' award for brain explorer and his work on #OCD

[Department of Imaging Neuroscience @ImagingNeuroUCL]

And the Excellence in Public Engagement Award goes to … Tobias Hauser and Madeleine Payne!! Congratulations to our joint winners! Your work has shown thorough understanding and appreciation of public engagement, which we hope to embed in all our research across the Department.

[Brain Explorer App @_BrainExplorer]

Did you know that #BrainExplorer is now also on @instagram ? Folow us on https://t.co/R56kBbxudJ

[Tobias Hauser @TobiasUHauser]

🚨 postdoc position alert! 🚨
We are looking for a postdoc to join our DevComPsy team at the @MPC_CompPsych !
If you are interested in #computational #psychiatry and big data analysis, then this may be the perfect position for you... 1/N
https://t.co/wunrYQ9fhV

[Department of Imaging Neuroscience @ImagingNeuroUCL]

Read this article by https://t.co/HsVOP7Uncm which discusses a recent study by Johanna Habicht, @TobiasUHauser & colleagues exploring #hyperoptimism in children.

👉 https://t.co/OrrZCK94wQ

@_BrainExplorer

[Brain Explorer App @_BrainExplorer]

Wondering what our research is about? Read the newest @Telegraph article about our work and how the Brain Explorer can help understand mental health 👇

[Department of Imaging Neuroscience @ImagingNeuroUCL]

Read more about this research in The @Telegraph 👇

https://t.co/0jynTnESum

[Department of Imaging Neuroscience @ImagingNeuroUCL]

Why are young children more #optimistic than adolescents?

New research from Johanna Habicht, @TobiasUHauser & colleagues has shown that young children have an optimism bias which declines as they grow into adolescence.

Read more: https://t.co/k5ui1h7Rjt

@MPC_CompPsych

[mit:forschen! Gemeinsam Wissen schaffen @mitforschen]

Spielend einfach mitforschen📱: Letzte Woche ging es bei @quarkswdr um spannende #CitizenScience-Apps wie die von @Flora_Incognita oder @_BrainExplorer. Wie funktioniert Gehirnforschung mittels Smartphone 🧠? Die Antwort dazu findet ihr ab 1 Std. 19 Min.:
https://t.co/hg72IL0ZUQ

[Brain Explorer App @_BrainExplorer]

Did you ever wonder what happens when you play @_BrainExplorer games? It allows us to do cool science! Check out our first manuscript that uses BrainExplorer data, led by @vasilisa_skv 👇🏼👩🏽‍🚀🚀🧠

[Vasilisa Skvortsova @vasilisa_skv]

Do impulsivity and compulsivity traits rely on the same computational mechanisms❓
📰📌📥 #preprint
Read our preprint with @TobiasUHauser and @_BrainExplorer at @MPC_CompPsych @WCHN_UCL @UCLBrainScience on @researchsquare: https://t.co/cH6r6cnHSQ
The key points are below:

[Brain Explorer App @_BrainExplorer]

Wie kann man Gehirnforschung mittels Smartphones betreiben? @quarkswdr ist dieser Frage nachgegangen und hat mit @TobiasUHauser über die @_BrainExplorer app gesprochen: https://t.co/LeaDOumoMa (1h19ff) #CitizenScience @mpib_berlin @MPC_CompPsych @WCHN_UCL

[BOLD @BOLD_insights]

5 Minute Read - "We can develop computational models to look at different bits of the decision-making process." @TobiasUHauser

Smartphone games and #citizenscience have the potential to reveal how our brains make a decision. Interview by @JuanitaBawagan

https://t.co/QaNSCcsDPr

[Tobias Hauser @TobiasUHauser]

I had lots of fun talking about the brain and the @_BrainExplorer app with @EBTSOYP today - check it out below 👇🏼

[Brain Explorer App @_BrainExplorer]

Wanna learn more about the brain and Brain Explorer? Check out @EBTSOYP 's @YouTube show with @TobiasUHauser : brains, scanners, smartphones and much more: https://t.co/bv3X8GFFVp
Thanks @SciJesse for having us! 🧠👩🏽‍🚀

[UCL News @uclnews]

Congratulations to Dr @TobiasUHauser, Dr @iBorzyskowski & Dr Nicolas Brantut on winning prestigious @LeverhulmeTrust prizes for their internationally recognised work in neuroscience, politics, and earthquake mechanics @WCHN_UCL @uclspp @ES_UCL https://t.co/Cg5iUqUI6V

[Brain Explorer App @_BrainExplorer]

Just arrived: NEW GAMES IN BRAIN EXPLORER!!!
Play them now and learn more about the brain - they are lots of fun!
https://t.co/fWg1fcbPC0
#CitizenScience @WCHN_UCL @MPC_CompPsych @mpib_berlin @mitforschen @kischawi @SciStarter #BrainExplorer