Krea University

The global trends are changing our brain physiology and our mental health, and we are discovering that changes in our stimulus and social environment have an impact on our brain and mind, much more than we have previously appreciated. They have resulted in the following:

It is imperative to understand the impact and consequences of our changing economic, environmental and technological changes on the dynamical function of the human brain, particularly in the context of rising mental health concerns and growing inequality.

The world is not equipped to rapidly identify trends, causes and solutions due to lack of data, the slow speed of data dissemination and working in silos. The Sapien Labs Centre for the Human Brain and Mind at Krea University aims to bridge the gap from research to impact, through rapid collection of data,and dissemination of trends and insights to inform policy recommendations and build awareness with key stakeholders.

The Sapien Labs Centre for the Human Brain and Mind at Krea University is a collaboration between Sapien Labs and Krea University with an aim to pursue research and learning related to the human brain and mind. It also intends to build a globally distributed infrastructure for large-scale, real-time data acquisition and insights as well as development of interventions and tools that can become scalable products and services embedded in the world to move the needle.

The Centre will bring together cross-disciplinary faculty, large-scale acquisition of multi-dimensional human physiological data, cutting-edge data workflows, and engagement with the non-profit, start-up and government sectors.

The collaborative initiative includes data acquisition support from LEAD at Krea University using its infrastructure and collaborating with other partners where necessary for medical/physiological data.

The Centre seeks to track and understand the impact of our changing environment on the human brain and its consequences for the individual and society so that it can be managed to mitigate risks and enhance outcomes.

The collaborative research and data at the Sapien Labs Centre for the Human Brain and Mind at Krea University will enable potential near-term impact in the field of medicine, youth mental health, organisational health, and cognitive health among others. The research will lead to development of: