KerneLabs
Join us in building the future of brain health. Be part of cutting-edge neuroscience research with Kernel Flow. We are exploring cognition, mood, aging, and more.
All research is voluntary and takes place at our headquarters in Los Angeles, CA.
Start earning $50 a visitWhat participating in our studies looks like
Screen
Answer a few quick questions to confirm you're eligible to participate.
Depending on eligibility and recruitment goals, we'll reach out for the next steps.
Schedule
Choose a convenient time to participate.
Study visits typically last about 1 hour and are usually located at our headquarters or a partnering clinic.
Show Up
At the study visit, your brain activity is recorded using our non-invasive neuroimaging system.
Expect to complete surveys and undergo cognitive tasks.
Compensation
Our studies typically provide monetary payment after completing your study visit.
Sometimes we include a personalized brain report related to the research as well.
Our existing research
Longevity
This study recruited nearly 500 healthy adult participants to measure brain function across the lifespan. Publication in development.
Depression
This observational study enrolled over 200 participants across clinics in the US with the goal of developing brain-based biomarkers using Kernel's TD-fNIRS technology to better predict individual responses to treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD).
Brain activity and alcohol
This study used fNIRS to measure how alcohol consumption alters brain activity. The results show that fNIRS is more sensitive in assessing alcohol intoxication than behavioral performance metrics like reaction time and accuracy.
Cognitive decline
Kernel demonstrated that brain-activity measures could be used to classify patients with diagnosed MCI versus age-matched healthy volunteers. This work demonstrates how Kernel-scale neuroimaging might support early diagnosis and interventions and is the foundational work behind our Cognition Marker product.
Gaming
In this demo, Kernel explored how gaming expertise is reflected in the brain activity of players while they play a computer game.
Ketamine
This work measured how subanesthetic doses of ketamine acutely affect brain activity using TD-fNIRS. The results also show the ability to relate this brain activity to participants' self-reported mystical experiences under the influence of ketamine.
Reliability
This research validated the consistency and repeatability of measurements using Kernel Flow 2, confirming that key brain metrics remain stable across sessions. It provides foundational confidence in using the system longitudinally and for interventional trials.
Virtual reality and chronic pain
In collaboration with AppliedVR, this clinical study used Kernel Flow to observe how VR-based pain treatments modulate brain activity. The results found that neuromeasurement correlates with subjective reports of pain severity, laying the groundwork for building future objective measures of pain.