User Information

This section contains information relevant to users of the MEG Core Facility.

Interested in starting an new MEG study?

• Contact Allison Nugent to discuss what is involved in using the MEG Core Facility
• Contact Judy Mitchell if you need technical assistance
• Schedule a MEG User Orientation & Safety Training Class
• Join the MEG Announce listserve
• Fill out the Facility Access Request form to gain access to the center and computers
• Contact Tom Holroyd or Fred Carver for technical and scientific support

User Guidelines

• Operations - Hours, lab access, and scheduling
• User guidelines for human subjects research
• Preparing research subjects for MEG
• Operation of the MEG Hardware
• Operation of the Acquisition Software
• Operation of stimulus delivery and response systems
• Troubleshooting and Rebooting the Rack
• Safety/Infection control
• Quality Assurance and Risk Management
• Sample Run Sheet

Stimulus Presentation Software

PsychoPy: Psychology software in Python

PsychoPy is an open-source application that allows you to run a wide range of neuroscience, psychology and psychophysics experiments. It’s a free, powerful alternative to Presentation™ or to e-Prime™, written in Python (a free alternative to Matlab™ ).

• Pyschopy documentation for release 1.90.2

Presentation: NeuroBehavioral Systems (NBS), Inc.

Presentation® is a stimulus delivery and experiment control program for neuroscience written for Microsoft Windows.

• Presentation online documentation

E-prime 3: Psychology Software Tools

E-Prime® 3.0 software for behavioral research. Build your own experiments using E-Prime’s easy-to-use graphical interface. Design, collect, and analyze data – all within a few hours!

• E-Prime 3.0 website