Peripheral Equipment

Peripheral Equipment

Peripheral equipment available for projects include:

• Siemens intercom system
• Siemens physiological measurement system
  • Includes pulse, respiration, and EKG
• VisuaStim digital system by RTC
  • Includes goggles/headphone/controller unit
• Opto Acoustic Noise Canceling Headphones
  • Thin profile headphones that fit in 32CH coil with active noise cancellation technology
• BOLDscreen Display
  • LCD display system controlled via fiberoptic cabling
• Current Designs Response Devices
  • 4-button, 2-button, and track-ball response devices
• FIRMM
  • Real-time motion monitoring system
• BioPac MP150
  • For collecting physiological measures including skin conductance, respiration rate, and pulse rate/waveform
• Eye Camera
  • Used to monitor wakefulness
• EyeLink 1000 Eyetracker
  • Used to monitor fixations and saccades

iMac Computer

The MR suite is equipped with a dedicated iMac computer running Mac OS High Sierra with a dual-boot Windows 10 partition capable of running:

• Psychophysics Software:
  • Psychtoolbox,
  • PsychoPy,
  • E-Prime,
• MATLAB 2015b
• AcqKnowledge 4 (for BioPac MP150)

To start up the dual-boot and access Windows, restart the iMac while holding down the Option key. You will need a password--contact CCN staff for it.

For new software, please contact the MR Technician before installation.