Gillan Lab · Trinity College Dublin
Five minutes of play.
Real Brain Science.
Neureka turns short, game-like brain tasks and quick check-ins into research that helps us detect and prevent disorders of the mind — from depression to dementia. Free, ad-free, and built by scientists.
Free forever
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A few minutes a week
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30,000+ citizen scientists worldwide are already contributing
SUPPORTED BY:
Trinity College Dublin
Research Ireland
Health Research Board
European Research Council
Global Brain Health Institute
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HOW IT WORKS
Research that fits around your life, not the other way around.
No clinic, no appointments, no long forms. Just your phone, a few minutes, and whenever suits you.
01
Download.
Free on iOS and Android. Signing up takes about a minute — you choose which science challenges to join, and you can stop any time.
02
Play.
Short, game-like versions of established cognitive tests, plus quick check-ins on mood, sleep and habits. Most sessions take under five minutes.
03
Contribute.
Every session joins a growing global dataset — one that reveals early warning signs no single clinic visit or brain scan could show.
IN THE APP
Five games. Five windows into how your brain works.
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See it in the wild
Real task, real people - validated science that doesn't feel like a test
What to expect in the Neureka app
Neureka is designed to fit around real life. Once you download the app, you’ll be invited to join short science challenges that feel more like game play or a wellbeing app than taking part in a lab based study.
Gamified brain tasks you'll enjoy
In the Neureka app, you'll find a collection of quick, engaging games that are actually scientific tasks adapted for mobile fun. Cannon Blast challenges you to aim cannons at moving targets while the rules suddenly change, helping us uncover how people navigate the world and adapt on the fly. Memory Match is the classic card-pairing game that tests your memory strength as it gets harder. Star Racer is a space-themed challenge where you connect numbered checkpoints in sequence to test how fast you switch attention. While Meta Mind asks you to spot tiny differences in dot patterns and rate your confidence, assessing both perception and cognition, all while learning facts about brain health. CogQuest drops falling cogs that force split-second dodge decisions on which button to press, helping researchers reveal how your brain battles habits versus careful thinking. Each feels like a mobile game you'd play anyway, but together they give researchers clear snapshots of how different brain skills work in real life.
Track your mood, habits, and experiences over time!
Sign-up for the 'Multi-Mood' or 'Pattern Wise' challenges where you will receive gentle reminders for quick check-ins about how you're feeling, and your daily habits. These take just seconds using simple sliders or taps - no long forms! By pairing these real-time snapshots with your game performance, researchers uncover how your everyday changes in mood, routines, and mental experiences connect to bigger patterns in brain health over time.
Smartphone sensor data, explained simply
Alongside the things you actively do in the app, Neureka can also collect some information in the background from your phone, with your permission. This might include signals that give a rough sense of how active you are, how regularly you use your phone, or roughly what time you tend to go to sleep and wake up.
We don’t see your messages, photos or the content of what you do on your phone. Instead, we use these high‑level patterns to understand how everyday routines connect to brain health, without asking you to fill in long diaries.
Our Mission
Many brain disorders develop slowly and silently over years, long before symptoms are obvious enough to reach a clinic. By gathering brief snapshots of memory, mood and behaviour from thousands of people in everyday life, Neureka helps researchers detect early warning signs and risk factors that traditional lab tests and one‑off appointments often miss.
30,000+ Citizen Scientists Globally
Available in English & Spanish
Led by Real Researchers at Trinity College Dublin
FAQs
Curious about Neureka, how it works, or what you'll actually do in the app? Find quick answers here about getting started, your time commitment, data privacy, and how your participation helps real brain health research.