Design. Launch. Discover. A no-code builder for cognitive research that goes beyond the lab.
Design. Launch. Discover. A no-code builder for cognitive research that goes beyond the lab.
What is MERIT?
What is MERIT?
What is MERIT?
MERIT is a no-code builder and engine for cognitive research with laboratory precision. Create engaging 2D and 3D cognitive tasks in minutes, deploy to mobile or desktop, and collect millisecond-accurate data in real-world settings.
MERIT is a no-code builder and engine for cognitive research with laboratory precision. Create engaging 2D and 3D cognitive tasks in minutes, deploy to mobile or desktop, and collect millisecond-accurate data in real-world settings.
Key Advantages
Key Advantages
Visual drag-and-drop builder right in your browser
Visual drag-and-drop builder right in your browser
Millisecond-accurate timing for lab-level precision
Millisecond-accurate timing for lab-level precision
Deploy tasks to iOS and Android devices to collect data anywhere, anytime
Deploy tasks to iOS and Android devices to collect data anywhere, anytime
Build engaging 2D and 3D experiences that study participants
Build engaging 2D and 3D experiences that study participants
What You Can Build
What You Can Build
Drawing, tracing, and reaction time tasks
Drawing, tracing, and reaction time tasks
Memory, attention, executive function paradigms
Memory, attention, executive function paradigms
3D spatial navigation and motor coordination tasks
3D spatial navigation and motor coordination tasks
Multi-phase, randomized, or adaptive assessments
Multi-phase, randomized, or adaptive assessments
Daily cognitive check-ins and long-term interventions
Daily cognitive check-ins and long-term interventions
Use Cases
Use Cases
Use Cases
Cognitive Psychology Research
Cognitive Psychology Research
Design and deploy tasks to measure attention, memory, perception, and executive function with high temporal precision and flexible formats.
Design and deploy tasks to measure attention, memory, perception, and executive function with high temporal precision and flexible formats.
Longitudinal and Field Studies
Longitudinal and Field Studies
Run daily or weekly cognitive assessments in naturalistic environments using participants’ own mobile devices—ideal for real-world data collection over time.
Run daily or weekly cognitive assessments in naturalistic environments using participants’ own mobile devices—ideal for real-world data collection over time.
Clinical and Neuropsychological Assessment
Clinical and Neuropsychological Assessment
Build and administer cognitive screening tools and diagnostics with mobile accessibility and research-grade precision.
Build and administer cognitive screening tools and diagnostics with mobile accessibility and research-grade precision.
Education and Learning Science
Education and Learning Science
Create tailored assessments to track cognitive development, learning outcomes, and skill acquisition in both classroom and remote settings.
Create tailored assessments to track cognitive development, learning outcomes, and skill acquisition in both classroom and remote settings.
Have another idea?
Have another idea?
MERIT is ready to support emerging methods and research needs yet to be imagined.
MERIT is ready to support emerging methods and research needs yet to be imagined.
Case Study
The challenge
Lab-grade tasks on mobile with millisecond precision
No existing products supported deploying lab-grade tasks on mobile, requiring fragile custom code that was slow, unstable, and error-prone, while still failing to achieve millisecond precision timing.
No existing products supported deploying lab-grade tasks on mobile, requiring fragile custom code that was slow, unstable, and error-prone, while still failing to achieve millisecond precision timing.
How Curious helped
No-code builder for lab-grade tasks
MERIT’s no-code builder replaced fragile custom code with a flexible platform that enables NKI to deliver cognitive tasks on iOS and Android for fast, accurate, and scalable data collection both in and outside the lab.
The outcome
NKI deployed cognitive tasks built on MERIT to a population spanning life stages, from ages 9 to 95. The platform’s accessibility allowed them to expand participation to 500 individuals both inside and outside the lab using iOS and Android devices. Tasks were delivered with millisecond precision, and the system’s flexibility enabled rapid iteration and refinement of protocols.
Before MERIT, this scale and precision were weren't possible with other tools. Our lab can now we can reach participants on any device, with millisecond accuracy and the flexibility to iterate quickly.
Stan Colcombe, Ph.D.
Director, Design Acquisition and Neuromodulation Laboratories, Nathan Kline Institute
Features Comparison
Features Comparison
Features Comparison
Not Just a Library - MERIT is a Research Engine
See how MERIT compares to popular tools used for building and administrating cognitive tasks today, like the NIH Toolbox, PsychoPy, and E-Prime.
Feature
MERIT
Libraries (e.g. NIH Toolbox)
Builder (e.g. E-Prime, PsychoPy, Gorilla
Task Customization
Full, no-code visual builder
Full, no-code visual builder
Fixed tasks only
Fixed tasks only
Fully customizable but requires coding
Fully customizable but requires coding
Ease of Use
Intuitive drag-and-drop interface
Intuitive drag-and-drop interface
Easy to use but inflexible
Easy to use but inflexible
Steep learning curve; programming needed
Steep learning curve; programming needed
2D & 3D Task Support
Native 2D and 3D interactive tasks
Native 2D and 3D interactive tasks
2D only
2D only
Mostly 2D; limited or no 3D support
Mostly 2D; limited or no 3D support
Mobile & Cross-Platform
True cross-platform (iOS, Android, desktop)
True cross-platform (iOS, Android, desktop)
Limited (often iOS only)
Limited (often iOS only)
Mostly desktop; mobile options limited or complex
Mostly desktop; mobile options limited or complex
Timing Precision
Millisecond-level accuracy (Unity engine)
Millisecond-level accuracy (Unity engine)
Moderate timing precision
Moderate timing precision
High precision but varies with setup and device
High precision but varies with setup and device
Research Flexibility
Supports novel, adaptive, and complex designs
Supports novel, adaptive, and complex designs
Standardized assessments only
Standardized assessments only
Highly flexible but coding slows development
Highly flexible but coding slows development
Deployment Speed
Rapid design-to-deployment workflow
Rapid design-to-deployment workflow
Fixed deployment
Fixed deployment
Long development cycles due to coding
Long development cycles due to coding
See MERIT in Action
Why We Built MERIT
Why We Built MERIT
Video Coming Soon
See MERIT in Action
See MERIT in Action
Why We Built MERIT
Why We Built MERIT
See MERIT in Action
See MERIT in Action
Video Coming Soon
Why We Built MERIT
Mobile Experiment Research Investigative Toolkit
Mobile Experiment Research Investigative Toolkit
Building cognitive tasks shouldn’t take months or require a degree in software engineering. Traditional tools like PsychoPy require programming skills.
Custom code is slow and costly. Browser-based platforms can't deliver the timing precision needed for serious research.
MERIT solves these problems by giving researchers a powerful, visual interface to build custom tasks with lab-grade accuracy, deployed directly to participants' devices.
Building cognitive tasks shouldn’t take months or require a degree in software engineering. Traditional tools like PsychoPy require programming skills.
Custom code is slow and costly. Browser-based platforms can't deliver the timing precision needed for serious research.
MERIT solves these problems by giving researchers a powerful, visual interface to build custom tasks with lab-grade accuracy, deployed directly to participants' devices.
Curious today. Better care tomorrow.
Evidence-based tools for scientific discovery and better real-world outcomes
Curious today. Better care tomorrow.
Evidence-based tools for scientific discovery and better real-world outcomes
Curious today. Better care tomorrow.
Evidence-based tools for scientific discovery and better real-world outcomes
Curious is a product of the Child Mind Institute © 2025
Curious is a product of the Child Mind Institute © 2025
Curious is a product of the Child Mind Institute © 2025
Not Just a Library - MERIT is a Research Engine
See how MERIT compares to popular tools used for building and administrating cognitive tasks today, like the NIH Toolbox, PsychoPy, and E-Prime.
Feature
MERIT
Libraries (e.g. NIH Toolbox)
Builder (e.g. E-Prime, PsychoPy, Gorilla
Task Customization
Full, no-code visual builder
Full, no-code visual builder
Fixed tasks only
Fixed tasks only
Fully customizable but requires coding
Fully customizable but requires coding
Ease of Use
Intuitive drag-and-drop interface
Intuitive drag-and-drop interface
Easy to use but inflexible
Easy to use but inflexible
Steep learning curve; programming needed
Steep learning curve; programming needed
2D & 3D Task Support
Native 2D and 3D interactive tasks
Native 2D and 3D interactive tasks
2D only
2D only
Mostly 2D; limited or no 3D support
Mostly 2D; limited or no 3D support
Mobile & Cross-Platform
True cross-platform (iOS, Android, desktop)
True cross-platform (iOS, Android, desktop)
Limited (often iOS only)
Limited (often iOS only)
Mostly desktop; mobile options limited or complex
Mostly desktop; mobile options limited or complex
Timing Precision
Millisecond-level accuracy (Unity engine)
Millisecond-level accuracy (Unity engine)
Moderate timing precision
Moderate timing precision
High precision but varies with setup and device
High precision but varies with setup and device
Research Flexibility
Supports novel, adaptive, and complex designs
Supports novel, adaptive, and complex designs
Standardized assessments only
Standardized assessments only
Highly flexible but coding slows development
Highly flexible but coding slows development
Deployment Speed
Rapid design-to-deployment workflow
Rapid design-to-deployment workflow
Fixed deployment
Fixed deployment
Long development cycles due to coding
Long development cycles due to coding