Human Cognition Project
A collaborative effort to accelerate cognitive research
About HCP
Lumos Labs’ Human Cognition Project (HCP) is a program designed to facilitate more impactful and efficient studies of the human mind and brain. Through the HCP, we grant qualified researchers access to Lumos Labs’ products including the Lumosity brain training program and the NeuroCognitive Performance Test (NCPT), as well as access to subsets of de-identified data on cognitive task performance. We also offer support on study design, data analysis, secure data storage, and regular delivery of study data.
We welcome thoughtful, forward-thinking proposals from researchers worldwide. Lumos Labs’ scientists screen each application for rigor, feasibility, and the potential for the study to move scientific understanding forward.
At a glance
Check out published research from HCP investigators and the Lumos Labs’ research team.
Tools for research collaborators
Lumosity Brain Training
Lumosity’s cognitive training program consists of daily, game-based training sessions. There is a library of 40+ training tasks (games) spanning cognitive domains including Attention, Memory, and Problem Solving. Training exposes each user to gradually increasing levels of challenges, adapting task difficulty to individual abilities. Games are based on a combination of common neuropsychological and cognitive tasks, many of which have been used in research for decades, as well as new tasks designed by Lumosity scientists.
Assessments
The NeuroCognitive Performance Test (NCPT) is a validated, brief, repeatable, modular, online neuropsychological assessment platform designed by Lumos Labs. It is optimized for at-home, unsupervised use through a web browser, and can also be administered in a clinical setting.
The NCPT includes 17 subtests that can be combined into customized test batteries. NCPT subtests are computerized versions of well-known neuropsychological assessments and include tests of memory, processing speed, reasoning, attention, cognitive flexibility, and more. The NCPT is sensitive to within-individual changes in performance, which makes it a useful outcome measure for studies that follow the traditional pre- and post- test framework.
Data Access
HCP research collaborators can gain access to subsets of de-identified cognitive data from Lumosity or the NCPT. Combined, these data sets include over 100 million individuals and more than 7 billion cognitive task completions.
Through the HCP, collaborators can create and administer their own online surveys to participants as part of their studies.
Surveys
HCP Network
University-based researchers, industry partners, educators, and clinicians have joined the HCP network to understand and explore human cognitive abilities. We work with collaborators on a wide variety of projects. Research areas include brain injuries and rehabilitation, chronic conditions, diseases and disorders, data science projects, education and learning, exercise and athletics, and cognitive change in healthy adults.
Apply
To use Lumos Labs software or data in your research, apply now.