Scientific American – on Citizen Science Games

November 27, 2016

Can You Diagnose Dementia from a Gaming App? By Bahar Gholipour on November 18, 2016 SAN DIEGO—You are guiding a ship through rough waters. On your way you may encounter magical creatures. You can snap […]

Dementia game ‘shows lifelong navigational decline’

November 22, 2016

The world’s largest dementia research experiment, which takes the form of a video game, has indicated the ability to navigate declines throughout life. The findings, presented at the Neuroscience 2016 conference, harnessed data from 2.4 […]

Stall Catchers – The Crowd: our newest weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s

November 15, 2016

The Crowd: our newest weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s research breakthroughs cannot come fast enough, which is why we need approaches that break the rules and find new proactive ways to fight the […]

Mozak

November 15, 2016

Help build models of brain cells

Player: midcore
Genre: 3D puzzle
Field: neuroscience
Platform: computer (browser)
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Colony B

November 15, 2016

Contribute to research on the human microbiome

Player: casual
Genre: puzzle
Field: medicine
Platform: computer (browser), Android, iOS
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Stall Catchers

November 14, 2016

Search the brain for stalled blood vessels that may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease

Player: casual
Genre: gamified
Field: medicine
Platform: computer (browser)
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