#  Projects 

 



## Minicog And Minicog Rapid Assessment Battery (MRAB)

The*MiniCog Rapid Assessment Battery* (MRAB) is a package of nine short cognitive test scripts in the domains of attention, executive function, and problem-solving that ran in the MiniCog application. For a description of the software and MRAB tests, please see the MiniCog/MRAB User Manual and two articles cited below.

A pre-employment screening company, [**Criteria Corporation**](http://www.criteriacorp.com/), has licensed the software from Harvard and developed a web-based version of the MRAB tasks as part of their portfolio of assessments. This online commercial suite is the only available *current* version of the tasks.

- Shephard, J. M., and Kosslyn, S. M. (2005). The MiniCog Rapid Assessment Battery: Developing a "blood pressure cuff for the mind." *Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 76(6, Suppl.)*, B192-B197.
- Shephard, J. M., Kho, S., Chen, J., and Kosslyn, S. M. (2006). MiniCog: A method for administering psychological tests and experiments on a handheld personal digital assistant. *Behavior Research Methods*, 38, 648-655.

Contact [Jennifer Shephard](mailto:jmsheph@fas.harvard.edu) with further questions. (Last updated 9 June 2014.)

[User Manual](https://prod-kosslynlab.drupalsites.harvard.edu/file_url/109)

**Groupbrain Project**

More information about a 2008 project with Richard Hackman's lab to study the impact of neurocognitive processes and group interaction on collaboration in analytic teams can be found on the [GroupBrain website](http://groupbrain.wjh.harvard.edu/).

**Current Projects**

All other active projects have been shifted to Active Learning Sciences, Inc. These projects range from helping to develop a new university in Seoul, South Korea, to developing a new Learning Management System that is fully integrated with AI. Additional information about projects can be found either at [www.activelearningsciences.com](http://www.activelearningsciences.com) or by contacting the company directly.