Matter Neuroscience

Name: Matter Neuroscience
Rating: 4.7 (151 reviews)
Author: Matter Neuroscience Inc.

Be happier.

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151 Ratings
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13+
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Health & Fitness
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Matter Neuroscience Inc.
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EN
English
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351.8
MB

Emotional fitness starts here. Every positive emotion we feel is part of our brain’s reward system. When we train our emotional health, we strengthen our capacity to thrive—together. Matter brings emotional fitness into daily life. Guided by frontier neuroscience, supported by teammates and designed to help you get really good at life. MEMORIES ARE OUR MIND'S WORKOUT Our brains grow stronger through positive memories. When we understand and act on what feels good, we strengthen the neural pathways tied to creativity, connection, resilience, and joy. Matter guides you to capture meaningful moments and understand what actually fills you up. As you remember, reflect, and recall, you actively support neuroplasticity and build brain capacity and strength over time. EMOTIONAL FITNESS, TOGETHER Most wellness apps are built on self-help loops that leave people feeling isolated and only partially fulfilled. Matter takes a different approach, using self-understanding, active guidance and a community of teammates that inspire and motivate you. Our neuroscience-based emotional fitness approach helps members strengthen the brain’s reward systems and support the neuroplasticity that leads to a fuller, happier life. See references at matter.xyz/references. TOOLS, TRAINING, AND TEAMMATES The Matter Club is built around three pillars: - Training — Research informed recommendations to help you reflect and recall meaningful experiences and build habits that support molecularly balanced emotional health and happiness. -Teammates — A curated community of people training together. Share what you want, join group challenges when it feels right, or just get inspiration from others when times get hard. -Tools — Simple ways to capture the moments that matter, recall what fills you up, and plan for more of them, paired with insights that strengthen brain capacity over time. Together, this is how you build a fuller, happier life. On purpose. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS We know you’re trusting us with meaningful and personal memories from your life. Protecting them is our highest priority. Matter does not sell your data, ever. You have full control over what you share, what stays private, and what features you choose to opt into. World-class research partners, like The Happiness Research Institute and Stanford University, have trusted us with sensitive data, and we work to earn the same trust from you. Read our privacy policy: Matter.xyz/privacy Read our terms of service: matter.xyz/terms By using this app you agree to the End User License Agreement: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

151 Ratings

Matter is a must-have app for leading a happier life
07/22/2024

Jujubesfan
With the latest update I can finally rate my emotions and officially build up my memory bank of positive emotions! Many thanks to the Matter team that tackled the memory creation crash quickly in response to user feedback. Now I can see what the app is all about!The Matter app has made me think more about what I will do each day to ensure I feel a little bit happier. Too often I find myself chasing down to-do lists or foregoing my own happiness needs to accommodate others. And then I’m just depleted at the end of the day (despite getting 8+ hours sleep!) When we live in a culture driven toward productivity, our worth feels tied to being busy. Then it’s hard to take the time to do something just because it makes us feel good. Matter has made me aware that my happiness is a worthy endeavor. It taught me that slowing down to actually experience good moments and reflect on life builds neuroplasticity, which makes us smarter, more empathetic, and more creative. Happiness makes us more likely to say and do kind things for others. It also apparently leads to a longer, healthier life.And the Matter app encourages me be happier by encouraging me to create positive memories every day with its beautiful UI and smart tips. I highly recommend others try it, and consider adding “create a positive memory” to their to-do lists. It’s a worthy endeavor!

Developer Response
Hi there, thank you for sharing! We're happy you're enjoying using the Matter app and focusing on making more happy memories. Keep us posted on your journey :)
Matter is a must-have app for leading a happier life
07/22/2024

Jujubesfan

With the latest update I can finally rate my emotions and officially build up my memory bank of positive emotions! Many thanks to the Matter team that tackled the memory creation crash quickly in response to user feedback. Now I can see what the app is all about!The Matter app has made me think more about what I will do each day to ensure I feel a little bit happier. Too often I find myself chasing down to-do lists or foregoing my own happiness needs to accommodate others. And then I’m just depleted at the end of the day (despite getting 8+ hours sleep!) When we live in a culture driven toward productivity, our worth feels tied to being busy. Then it’s hard to take the time to do something just because it makes us feel good. Matter has made me aware that my happiness is a worthy endeavor. It taught me that slowing down to actually experience good moments and reflect on life builds neuroplasticity, which makes us smarter, more empathetic, and more creative. Happiness makes us more likely to say and do kind things for others. It also apparently leads to a longer, healthier life.And the Matter app encourages me be happier by encouraging me to create positive memories every day with its beautiful UI and smart tips. I highly recommend others try it, and consider adding “create a positive memory” to their to-do lists. It’s a worthy endeavor!
Developer Response 07/24/2024
Hi there, thank you for sharing! We're happy you're enjoying using the Matter app and focusing on making more happy memories. Keep us posted on your journey :)
I LITERALLY LOVE THIS SO MUCH
07/18/2025

Matthew T. Scott
Im so serious i never leave reviews but this app is so amazing. I wanna go into neuroscience when im older so i looked up “neuroscience” on the app store and clicked on this one. Downloaded and its genuinely the best app ive ever gotten. NO IN-APP PURCHASES AND YET ITS SO MODERN. I literally love it so much i sent it to 3 diff people and made them get it(i literally sound like an ad right now but im being so fr im a real person). You pick a photo that is like a good memory and rate each “feel-good” chemical in ur brain(like which one was active during it) and then at the end of the week it gives you like a rewind of all the happy places and memories you have and omg its just such an amazing concept i love it so much. THANK YOU🙏🙏🙏🙏 PLEASE KEEP THIS APP FREE BECAUSE ITS LITERALLY MY FAVORITE

Developer Response
Hey Matthew, thank you so much for this glowing review and sharing the app with others! You made our brains light up with dopamine (enthusiasm), serotonin (pride), and opioids (gratitude). If you ever have more feedback to share, please email us at feedback@matter.xyz . We'd love to hear from you again in the future!
I LITERALLY LOVE THIS SO MUCH
07/18/2025

Matthew T. Scott

Im so serious i never leave reviews but this app is so amazing. I wanna go into neuroscience when im older so i looked up “neuroscience” on the app store and clicked on this one. Downloaded and its genuinely the best app ive ever gotten. NO IN-APP PURCHASES AND YET ITS SO MODERN. I literally love it so much i sent it to 3 diff people and made them get it(i literally sound like an ad right now but im being so fr im a real person). You pick a photo that is like a good memory and rate each “feel-good” chemical in ur brain(like which one was active during it) and then at the end of the week it gives you like a rewind of all the happy places and memories you have and omg its just such an amazing concept i love it so much. THANK YOU🙏🙏🙏🙏 PLEASE KEEP THIS APP FREE BECAUSE ITS LITERALLY MY FAVORITE
Developer Response 09/02/2025
Hey Matthew, thank you so much for this glowing review and sharing the app with others! You made our brains light up with dopamine (enthusiasm), serotonin (pride), and opioids (gratitude). If you ever have more feedback to share, please email us at feedback@matter.xyz . We'd love to hear from you again in the future!
I am happier
06/25/2024

DotandFeather
I have been using this app since it was in Beta, and I have to say I genuinely feel happier. It isn’t a magic bullet or anything - you have to use the app regularly, add memories, and use the recall function, etc. With that said, ever since I have been tracking my activities I am much more cognizant of what activities make me happy. Now I purposely seek to include those things in my day. The app is also very visually striking.

Developer Response
This is great to hear! We appreciate you being here since the start. We encourage you to continue to share your experience with the Matter App.
I am happier
06/25/2024

DotandFeather

I have been using this app since it was in Beta, and I have to say I genuinely feel happier. It isn’t a magic bullet or anything - you have to use the app regularly, add memories, and use the recall function, etc. With that said, ever since I have been tracking my activities I am much more cognizant of what activities make me happy. Now I purposely seek to include those things in my day. The app is also very visually striking.
Developer Response 06/26/2024
This is great to hear! We appreciate you being here since the start. We encourage you to continue to share your experience with the Matter App.
It’s got potential
08/08/2025

CandyUnicorn
Hey, I think this app is a good idea and I like the intention it has. Especially the music I like the music part.But I have to be honest, the thing I will say I hate about the app “the sexual desire” first of all things like that does not cause joy for me. It only brings back bad memories and causes anger and stress for me. Things like that are not pleasant only agony.I wish that opinion would either be removed from file by the user’s own choice or have it shaded out. If this kind of information is going to continue to cause negative feelings I might have to delete this app and find another.Another thing, it would be nice if users can add videos instead of just pictures. Since I make animated videos I would love to record it in my memory bank since those do cause joy for me. This is only a suggestion.But I like the idea and feel this app can be beneficial.

Developer Response
Thank you for sharing all of this feedback! In our studies, we have seen that music increases the emotion intensity during recall by 10-100 times. So we're glad to hear you're enjoying its effects, too! Relatedly, we currently focus on a photo as the primary "anchor" for memories (rather than audio or video) because within the first 3-4 seconds during recall, the visual cortex of your brain has processed the memory and begins assembling it on its own. After that, you can close your eyes and embrace the experience as you no longer need the visual cues to enjoy the memory. Then it’s like watching a movie that you make up in your brain (kinda like a dream) – your brain essentially makes its own video. That said, I've passed along this feedback to the team that you're interested in adding videos as primary anchors on top of photos.As for sexual desire not bringing you joy, we understand that a major biological block on the journey to understand and enjoy sexual desire are negative emotions like pain, anxiety, shame or disgust. All these negative emotions release very high amounts of cortisol. Cortisol is a very potent, molecular antagonist to all six neurotransmitters driving positive emotions. In the presence of cortisol, the experience of sexual desire – and most other positive emotions – is molecularly impossible. So it's totally fine to simply not rate or record any memories including sexual desire if it triggers any negative recall. Moreover, Matter is about more happiness – so if any memory you think to add isn't positive, please don't add it to the app. For what its worth, we also just released a version of the app where the testosterone frame is blurred on the home screen. That said, again, if it feels better for you, feel free to not rate sexual desire ever in the app. Thank you again for all this feedback! If you have more to share we'd love to hear it at feedbck@matter.xyz .
It’s got potential
08/08/2025

CandyUnicorn

Hey, I think this app is a good idea and I like the intention it has. Especially the music I like the music part.But I have to be honest, the thing I will say I hate about the app “the sexual desire” first of all things like that does not cause joy for me. It only brings back bad memories and causes anger and stress for me. Things like that are not pleasant only agony.I wish that opinion would either be removed from file by the user’s own choice or have it shaded out. If this kind of information is going to continue to cause negative feelings I might have to delete this app and find another.Another thing, it would be nice if users can add videos instead of just pictures. Since I make animated videos I would love to record it in my memory bank since those do cause joy for me. This is only a suggestion.But I like the idea and feel this app can be beneficial.
Developer Response 09/02/2025
Thank you for sharing all of this feedback! In our studies, we have seen that music increases the emotion intensity during recall by 10-100 times. So we're glad to hear you're enjoying its effects, too! Relatedly, we currently focus on a photo as the primary "anchor" for memories (rather than audio or video) because within the first 3-4 seconds during recall, the visual cortex of your brain has processed the memory and begins assembling it on its own. After that, you can close your eyes and embrace the experience as you no longer need the visual cues to enjoy the memory. Then it’s like watching a movie that you make up in your brain (kinda like a dream) – your brain essentially makes its own video. That said, I've passed along this feedback to the team that you're interested in adding videos as primary anchors on top of photos.As for sexual desire not bringing you joy, we understand that a major biological block on the journey to understand and enjoy sexual desire are negative emotions like pain, anxiety, shame or disgust. All these negative emotions release very high amounts of cortisol. Cortisol is a very potent, molecular antagonist to all six neurotransmitters driving positive emotions. In the presence of cortisol, the experience of sexual desire – and most other positive emotions – is molecularly impossible. So it's totally fine to simply not rate or record any memories including sexual desire if it triggers any negative recall. Moreover, Matter is about more happiness – so if any memory you think to add isn't positive, please don't add it to the app. For what its worth, we also just released a version of the app where the testosterone frame is blurred on the home screen. That said, again, if it feels better for you, feel free to not rate sexual desire ever in the app. Thank you again for all this feedback! If you have more to share we'd love to hear it at feedbck@matter.xyz .

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