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.
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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: brainexplorer.net and read all about it in the thread 👇
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!
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Playing and helping mental health research? What else do you want 🤓 @MedResFdn funded research by @TobiasUHauser medicalresearchfoundation.or… #medicalResearchFoundation #medicalresearch #london
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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
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'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
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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
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! 👇🏻
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: ocdaction.org.uk/ocd-and-the…
![Text too long to fit in ALT Text - please visit ocdaction.org.uk/ocd-and-the-brain for all the info! [OCD AND THE BRAIN Can you help our research? We are a group of researchers from the Department of Imaging Neuroscience, UCL, aiming to coproduce an engaging and interactive online toolkit for young people living with OCD and parents to learn more about the brain and OCD. We are now seeking young people living with OCD (aged 16 – 21) and parents/guardians of young people living with OCD to take part in some creative workshops exploring this topic. Participants would attend 3 online sessions (2 hours each), to discuss their lived experiences of OCD.] Image description [‘OCD and the Brain’ is in yellow bubble writing at the top of the image. ‘Can you help our research?’ is below, in sky/light blue. The other text in the image is in black. At the very bottom of the image are (in a row - from left to right) UCL’s logo, International OCD Foundation’s logo, and OCD Action’s logo.]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fd-wGSNWYAE__qd.jpg?name=orig)
ALT Text too long to fit in ALT Text - please visit ocdaction.org.uk/ocd-and-the-brain for all the info! [OCD AND THE BRAIN Can you help our research? We are a group of researchers from the Department of Imaging Neuroscience, UCL, aiming to coproduce an engaging and interactive online toolkit for young people living with OCD and parents to learn more about the brain and OCD. We are now seeking young people living with OCD (aged 16 – 21) and parents/guardians of young people living with OCD to take part in some creative workshops exploring this topic. Participants would attend 3 online sessions (2 hours each), to discuss their lived experiences of OCD.] Image description [‘OCD and the Brain’ is in yellow bubble writing at the top of the image. ‘Can you help our research?’ is below, in sky/light blue. The other text in the image is in black. At the very bottom of the image are (in a row - from left to right) UCL’s logo, International OCD Foundation’s logo, and OCD Action’s logo.]
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
Did you know that #BrainExplorer is now also on @instagram ? Folow us on instagram.com/_brainexplorer…
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🚨 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
atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engin…
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Read this article by Moms.com which discusses a recent study by Johanna Habicht, @TobiasUHauser & colleagues exploring #hyperoptimism in children.
👉 moms.com/why-children-hyper-…
@_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 👇
Read more about this research in The @Telegraph 👇
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02…
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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: fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/news-item/…
@MPC_CompPsych
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 👇🏼👩🏽🚀🚀🧠
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: researchsquare.com/article/r…
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Wie kann man Gehirnforschung mittels Smartphones betreiben? @quarkswdr ist dieser Frage nachgegangen und hat mit @TobiasUHauser über die @_BrainExplorer app gesprochen: wdrmedien-a.akamaihd.net/med… (1h19ff) #CitizenScience @mpib_berlin @MPC_CompPsych @WCHN_UCL
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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
bold.expert/levelling-up-res…
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I had lots of fun talking about the brain and the @_BrainExplorer app with @EBTSOYP today - check it out below 👇🏼
Wanna learn more about the brain and Brain Explorer? Check out @EBTSOYP 's @YouTube show with @TobiasUHauser : brains, scanners, smartphones and much more: youtu.be/RoN3BXyN2vA
Thanks @SciJesse for having us! 🧠👩🏽🚀
Wanna learn more about the brain and Brain Explorer? Check out @EBTSOYP 's @YouTube show with @TobiasUHauser : brains, scanners, smartphones and much more: youtu.be/RoN3BXyN2vA
Thanks @SciJesse for having us! 🧠👩🏽🚀
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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 ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/oct/thre…
Just arrived: NEW GAMES IN BRAIN EXPLORER!!!
Play them now and learn more about the brain - they are lots of fun!
brainexplorer.net
#CitizenScience @WCHN_UCL @MPC_CompPsych @mpib_berlin @mitforschen @kischawi @SciStarter #BrainExplorer
It is great to hear back from our users - thank you so much for all your support and the precious data! 🙌🏻😊 #citzenscience #brainexplorer
