Psychophysiology

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Data acquisition and signal processing for psychophysiology

Psychophysiologists use multimodal physiological measurements to characterize physiological correlates of experimental manipulations.  EEG is a commonly measured  parameter; however, psychophysiological studies often include measures relating not only to central but peripheral nervous system activity.  In addition to EEG, psychophysiologists often use ECG, EMG, EOG, respiration rate, temperature, pulse/heart rate, and a number of other parameters.  We offer a number of data acquisition systems and signal analysis solutions useful in psychophysiological research.

Data acquisition systems

ActiveTwo

Multi-modal data acquisition system with active electrodes

ActiveTwo is a powerful new high-resolution biosignal acquisition system that incorporates some revolutionary concepts.  Active electrode technology is just one of the significant innovations in the ActiveTwo system.  By placing active electronics within millimeters of the actual electrode contact, ActiveTwo virtually eliminates the need to prepare the scalp before applying electrodes.  This can cut measurement preparation time by an estimated 15 -30 minutes for most laboratories! 

ActiveTwo can also be equipped with additional sensors for respiration, skin conductance, temperature, plethysmograph (pulse) and other parameters.  An optional isolated analog input box makes it possible to acquire almost any type of signal synchronously with the signals sampled by the ActiveTwo A/D box.

As an added benefit, ActiveTwo comes with powerful data acquisition software developed in National Instruments' LabView.  We provide the compiled software so you do not need to own LabView, and you do not need to be a programmer to operate the system.  For those laboratories with programming resources, the source code is provided so that you can add any special features that you may need. 

g.DAQsys

Multi-modal data acquisition under MATLAB

g.DAQsys is the perfect tool for all kinds of data acquisition from physiological research to applied industrial research. The system runs under MATLAB and provides data acquisition, online visualization and storage of up to 64 channels. In addition to the PC–version (with application dependent 16, 32 or 64 channels) we offer a portable version with 16 or 32 analog channels. g.DAQsys allows the simultaneous acquisition and analysis of biosignals and external signals.

A special connector box gives access to all inputs and outputs for communication with external devices such as g.BSamp and g.STIMunit.

g.MOBIlab

Mobile biosignal acquisition and processing on the Pocket PC

g.MOBIlab - g.tec's portable biosignal acquisition and analysis system - is the perfect tool for recording multimodal biosignal data on a standard Pocket PC. This allows to investigate brain-, heart-, muscle-activity, eye movement, respiration, galvanic skin response and other body signals.  g.MOBIlab comes with 4 EEG/EOG, 2 ECG/EMG channels and 2 analog inputs which can be utilized for other sensors. A switch can be connected for external triggering of the data.

Signal analysis software

g.BSanalyze

Multi-modal off-line biosignal analysis under MATLAB

(PREREQUISITE: MATLAB 6.5, Signal Processing Toolbox !)

g.BSanalyze - gtec's Biosignal Analysis software is an interactive environment for multimodal biosignal data processing and analysis in the fields of clinical research and life sciences.  The investigation of patterns and signal features of biosignals allows to observe non-invasively brain, heart- and muscle functions and dysfunctions. 

 

BESA

Powerful EEG / ERP Post-processing and Dipole Source Modeling

BESA (Brain Electrical Source Analysis) is the most widely used software for source analysis and dipole localization in EEG and MEG research. BESA has been developed on the basis of 18 years experience in human brain research by Michael Scherg, University of Heidelberg, and Patrick Berg, University of Konstanz. BESA is a highly versatile and user-friendly Windows® program with optimized tools and scripts to preprocess raw or averaged data for source analysis. All important aspects of source analysis are displayed in one window for immediate selection of a wide range of tools. BESA provides a variety of source analysis algorithms, a standardized realistic head model (FEM), and allows for fast and easy hypothesis testing and integration with MRI and fMRI.  

EMSE Suite

Modular biosignal analysis and multimodal integration suite

EMSE Suite 5.1 is a superb, modular solution for the full range of EEG / MEG and multimodal neuroimaging applications, and the capabilities of the software lend themselves to analysis of ECG / BSPM data as well.  EMSE Suite includes a set of powerful tools for source localization and combination of biosignal results with other imaging modalities, such as MRI, CT, fMRI and PET.  EMSE's modular architecture allows modules to operate independently or as a tightly-integrated suite. 

   

 

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