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Picmoa

Intervention

1 paper2 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Japan Science and Technology Agency and 1 more
  • Human trial1

Outcomes

2

Verbal fluency

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Picmoa decreases verbal fluency in humans (b = -5.47, SE = 2.04, P = 0.009).

    “ancillary analysis showed significant decline in the categorical fluency performance for those who were unfamiliar with smartphones at baseline (b = -5.47, SE = 2.04, P = 0.009)”

    Human trialunfamiliar with smartphones at baseline12 weeks

    A 12-week application-based group conversation intervention on cognitive health and psychosocial well-being among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized controlled trial

    BMC geriatrics14 Oct 2025

Cognitive function

no changein humans1

1 study

  1. Picmoa has no effect on cognitive function in humans.

    “There were no significant improvements associated with cognitive function and psychological metrics in the intervention group compared with the control group during the 12-week intervention.”

    Human trialcommunity-dwelling with subjective cognitive concerns12 weeksn = 75

    A 12-week application-based group conversation intervention on cognitive health and psychosocial well-being among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized controlled trial

    BMC geriatrics14 Oct 2025

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