I got an email back from the HI-SEAS members. According to them, the program they are using to assess their cognition is an App from Joggle Research. They said I should be able to find it in the App store somewhere. 8 of the 10 tests that they do are also publicly available through the App, so you should just be able to get it and try it out. The purpose of the tests is to see if you’re sharp and on top of your game before going out and doing critical things like EVAs (from what I understand). I think the idea is that before you go out on an EVA, you run through the Cognition tests to ensure your judgement is not slow or impaired in any way (i.e. from lack of sleep, or illness, or some other reason). With us here at HI-SEAS, the application is a bit different. By having us do the Cognition tests once every two weeks, they can get an idea of whether our mental processes get sharper or duller over 8 months in isolation.
Being at LA right now, I am simply excited to talk to other neuroscience majors, and see if they are using any application or softwares for their independent projects. For projects to work on in the last few weeks of school, I would love to find some inspiration.
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