{"id":11,"date":"2023-03-28T18:34:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T18:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-10-21T07:54:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:54:57","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/about-us\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Research in the\u00a0<strong>Neuroscience-Informed Learning &amp; Education (NILE) Lab <\/strong>combines the fields of brain, cognitive, and behavioral sciences with technology and pedagogy to inform optimal conditions for learning, with a focus on health sciences. We are an interdisciplinary group of educators, cognitive neuroscientists, data scientists and clinicians working together on current issues in health science education.<\/p>\n<p>Our work encompasses three pillars of education:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are interested in retrieval-based learning and the biopsychosocial factors affecting optimal knowledge-acquisition in medical school<\/li>\n<li>We are developing and evaluating Generative AI tools for precision medical education.\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/patient-actor-app\/\"><strong>AI Patient Actor <\/strong><\/a>app helps practicing clinical communication skills.<\/li>\n<li>The NeuroBot Teaching Assistant provides personalized, high-fidelity answers that are grounded in course materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>We are interested in the application of cognitive science principles to real-world learning and the use of technology to support memory retention. We are developing and testing evidence-based methods of pedagogy that promote optimal active and self-directed learning in healthcare trainees, such as retrievla-based learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instruction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We develop and evaluate learner-centered educational experiences, often co-created with students, with a focus on evidence-based practices and equity in education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are investigating the relationship between educational stress, mental health, learning, flourishing, and the learning environment using a <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38808734\/\">Precision Well-Being<\/a> approach. Through the <strong>Wearable Wellness Study<\/strong>, we collect data from wearable consumer devices (FitBit, Apple Watch) and Ecological Momentary Assessments to track and predict changes in stress, cognitive performance, and well-being across the medical school curriculum to, eventually, provide targeted and individualized interventions. The <strong>CREST Study<\/strong> provides fitness tracker-assisted coaching to medical students to help meet their lifestyle wellness goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our research has been funded by the NIH, NSF, IAMSE, FACES, Epilepsy Foundation, American Medical Association, American Academy of Neurology and the Wellcome Trust<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research in the\u00a0Neuroscience-Informed Learning &amp; Education (NILE) Lab combines the fields of brain, cognitive, and behavioral sciences with technology and pedagogy to inform optimal conditions for learning, with a focus on health sciences. We are an interdisciplinary group of educators, cognitive neuroscientists, data scientists and clinicians working together on current [\u2026] <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"more_link clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/about-us\/research\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":42,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","author-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":686,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/686"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/thesen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}