 Experimental lab software
SuperLab is a superb Windows- and Mac-based software application for stimulation and
activation. SuperLab is one of the the most
widely-used computerized stimulation tools available. SuperLab can
display color graphics of your choice, play digital audio or video files and
send event triggers to external devices such as other types of
stimulators. The software supports
a variety of subject input devices, including
RB-Series Reponse Pads,
voice response device or
keyboard. SuperLab also
incorporates precise mechanisms for triggering
data acquisition systems for EEG / MEG studies. The collected reaction time and response
accuracy data are saved in text files which can be imported easily into
spreadsheet, statistics and signal analysis software. SuperLab Pro is the easiest stimulation software to use,
bar none. The tutorial chapter in the manual helps new users come up to speed in
less than an hour.
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New SuperLab 4 Features
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Stimuli Lists |
Example: if you need to present 150
words or picture files, you can now create a stimulus
list and then create a single event that uses that list,
rather then create and edit 150 separate events. |
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Movies |
QuickTime movies on the Mac, AVI and
MPG movies in Windows
Note: At this point, there is no
guarantee that SuperLab 4.0 will achieve decent timing
while a movie is playing. |
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Trial Variables |
This feature allows you to vary
several aspects of an experiment, e.g. vary the duration
of a time limit for an event, or present a picture at
one of 4 different positions picked at random or in
order (instead of having to create 4 separate events). |
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Event Randomization |
Previous versions allowed the
randomizing of trials within an event. You can now
randomize events within a trial as well. |
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String Input |
Subjects can now type entire sentences instead of single
keys |
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RSVP Support |
Built-in support for Rapid Serial Visual Presentation
paradigm |
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Self-Paced Reading Support |
Built-in support for self-paced reading |
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Support for Key Release |
A response can now be the release of a key rather than
the pressing of a key |
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Support for Go/No-Go Experiments |
A correct response can now be "None, the participant
must not respond" |
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Support for Between Subject Designs |
The new Participant Groups feature makes it easier to
handle between subject designs. |
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Conditional Branching |
You can now alter the path of an experiment |
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fMRI Support |
Trials can now be presented at precise intervals |
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ERP/EEG Support |
An experiment can now be paused instead of canceled, and
special "events" can be triggered when the experiment
starts, pauses, resumes, or ends. For example, this
makes it possible to start and stop the recording of ERP
data automatically. |
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Unicode Support |
It is now as easy to develop experiments in Asian and
other international languages as it is to do so in
English |
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Enhancements to Existing Features
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Support for JPEG Files |
SuperLab also supports GIF, PNG, and TIFF file formats |
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Multiple Lines of Text |
You are no longer limited to displaying a
single line. |
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Multiple Input Devices |
You can now use a response pad, keyboard, and
SV-1 voice key all in the same experiment |
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Improved Standard Mouse Input |
You no longer have to specify X,Y position when creating a
on-screen response -- simply tell SuperLab to use the stimulus'
position. Position of mouse click is now also being saved. |
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Multiple Correct Responses |
Example: you can now designate "Button
1" and "Button 2" as both being the correct keys. |
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Improved Feedbacks |
Adding feedback to an event is much easier than it was in the
previous versions. You can now also delay the feedback until an
event's time limit is up. |
| Richer Data
Files |
SuperLab can
now save more information in the data file, e.g. what the
correct response is supposed to be. |
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Dynamic Code Values |
Code values can now be attached to an event or stimulus list
items (in addition to trials). More importantly, you can now
change code values while an experiment is running, e.g. to mark
a stimulus as having been presented. |
SuperLab Pro Computer Requirements
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- Mac OS X (10.3.9 or later)
Licensing
SuperLab is licensed for use on one
computer at a time. Multiple licenses may be purchased if you wish to use
multiple copies of the program simultaneously.
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with Windows XP / 2000