Welcome to SPECTRA Digital Health Labs, which combine psychology with technologies such as extended realities, gamification and sensory metrics. Our interdisciplinary labs include the Digital Mental Illness and Neuro Digital (MIND) Health Lab (including the Social Training and Anxiety Research Lab) [focussing on mind health across the lifespan] and the Medical Education Lab [focussing on general patient health through helping clinicians to optimise their clinical performance]. The focus of both labs is on simulation and objective metrics. Both of these themes are aligned to the Heriot-Watt Global Research Institute in Health and Care Technologies.
https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/research/health-and-care-technology.htm
SPECTRA Labs are led by Dr Mel McKendrick and aim to investigate how we can use simulated environments, technology and feedback to reduce anxiety and improve performance using a range of technologies. Across various projects we are working with eye tracking, extended realities and serious games within our labs and with our interdisciplinary partners.
