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Active Electrodes and Fine Wire EMG [Advanced Feature]

The TSD150 Series of active electrodes interface with the HLT100C High Level Transducer interface module. The TSD150 electrodes have built-in amplification, which allows the subject to be a greater distance…

Brain [Area of Study]

Biopac Science Lab comes with four lessons focused on brain activity: Lesson 5 — EEG I Electroencephalography: Brain Rhythms Lesson 5 introduces electroencephalographic (EEG) recording techniques. Students record EEG from the…

Cardiovascular – Exercise [Area of Study]

The BSL System includes many ECG lessons, including 12-lead ECG, cardiac output, and continuous blood pressure lessons. A heart sounds lesson allows students to listen to and record heart sounds,…

Cell Transport/Ussing Chamber Measurements [Advanced Feature]

For certain applications, the MCE100C can perform cell transport measurements. Typically, these applications require the use of a small current applied through a pair of electrodes. By monitoring the voltage…

Connecting BIOPAC to Third-party Equipment [Advanced Feature]

BIOPAC amplifiers will connect to third-party data acquisition systems, oscilloscopes and chart recording equipment. Use the Isolated Power Supply (IPS100C) to power up to 16 BIOPAC amplifier modules. Snap amplifier…

Consumer Neuroscience – Data Logging [Advanced Feature]

To record subjects in their home environments or environmental simulations for Consumer Neuroscience/Neuroeconomics research, choose one of BIOPAC’s powerful data logging systems to capture and analyze key physiological signals. Choose…

Consumer Neuroscience – Facial EMG [Advanced Feature]

Record and analyze facial EMG (fEMG) to monitor a participant’s response to stimuli, conversation, or advertisements. BIOPAC offers wired, wireless, and MRI solutions to record facial surface EMG (sEMG) in the…

Data Logger [Advanced Feature]

BIOPAC offers a variety of logger options with AcqKnowledge® for biopotential data recordings…

Data Logging [Application]

Data Logging systems for physiological data from wireless wearable devices for ambulatory usbjects. Log biopotential data including heart rate, respiration rate, and temperature, plus activity and acceleration in the field.…

EEG: Electroencephalography [Application]

Wired and wireless EEG solutions. Record up to 32 channels of EEG and use software features for filtering, removing EOG artifacts, and complete frequency analysis.

EGG: Electrogastrogram [Application]

Measure electrical activity of gastrointestinal system in humans and animals. Examine slow wave propagation and perform automated gastric wave analysis in AcqKnowledge.

EMG Power Spectrum Analysis [Advanced Feature]

A common tool for investigating electromyography (EMG) data is the Power Spectrum Density (PSD). Use AcqKnowledge for EMG Frequency & Power Analysis to compare responses from one part of the…

EMG: Electromyography [Application]

Record surface, needle, and fine wire EMG—or wireless EMG with BioNomadix. Use real-time integration tools for immediate analysis or use automated EMG analysis routines.

EOG: Eye Movement [Application]

Record eye position and movement with the EOG100C amplifier. Find frequency, distance, velocity, and point of focus. Isolate behavior associated with nystagmus and saccades.

Facial EMG & Startle Response [Advanced Feature]

Facial electromyography (fEMG) typically uses surface EMG electrodes to detect activity at the zygomaticus (cheek), orbicularis oculi (under eye), and/or corrugator supercilii (brow) muscle regions as a participant is exposed…

Field Potential Measurements [Advanced Feature]

To perform field potential measurements, position electrodes around the isolated tissue or organ and use the MCE100C to record the potential. Each MCE100C can record a single differential potential. Multiple MCE100C…

fNIR for Muscle Oxygenation [Advanced Feature]

Record microvascular oxygenation during muscle activation Sample Data download → fNIR_EMG.zip (extract biceps_EMG_fnir_demo.acq) Using functional Near Infrared (fNIR) to study muscle function can provide greater understanding of the underlying control mechanisms that couple…

Gastric Myoelectric Activity [Advanced Feature]

The normal stomach generates a myoelectric signal (EGG) that oscillates with a period of three cycles per minute. The EGG can be measured noninvasively by using the EGG100C amplifier and standard…

Gastric Slow Wave Propagation [Advanced Feature]

The gastric slow wave (ECA) originates in the proximal stomach and propagates distally towards the pylorus. For recording, place multiple surface electrodes on the abdomen along the gastric axis and connect…

General Micro-Electrode Signal Amplification [Advanced Feature]

The MCE100C micro-electrode amplifier is designed to work with a wide range of micro-electrodes in a variety of measurement applications. To record biopotentials, use standard reusable or disposable Ag-AgCl electrodes…

ICG (thorax) [Advanced Feature]

To record ICG (thorax) use the following BIOPAC hardware: Standard setup: Noninvasive Cardiac Output Amplifier NICO100D Smart Amplifier measures thoracic impedance for performing noninvasive cardiac output measurements Lead Sets LEAD131 for…

In vitro Pharmacology [Application]

Record from tissue bath, isolated organ, Ussing chamber, or use field stimulation. Advanced algorithms analyze Langendorff, working heart, and isolated perfused lung data.

Integrated (RMS) EMG [Advanced Feature]

Integrated EMG (iEMG) is defined as the area under the curve of the rectified EMG signal; that is, the mathematical integral of the absolute value of the raw EMG signal.…

Intracellular and Membrane Transport – Animal [Area of Study]

Use the Current/Voltage Drive & Monitor Cable to perform ion transport studies. The cable uses the output from the BSL hardware to drive a set of stimulation electrodes and also…

Invasive/Noninvasive Electrode Measurements [Advanced Feature]

The EGG100C amplifier can be used to isolate elements of the gastrointestinal system for recording, through the use of either surface or needle electrodes. The EGG can be recorded cutaneously with…

Ion-Selective Micro-electrode Interfacing [Advanced Feature]

To perform potentiometric measurements using electrochemical cells, record voltages with nearly zero current flow. Use ion-specific electrodes to isolate a change in the respective ion concentration in the test solution. To…

Iontophoresis [Advanced Feature]

Iontophoresis is a method of inducing ionic drug solutions to pass into tissue by the application of a small electrical current. Use the MCE100C to inject precise amounts of current (up…

Magnetic Resonance Imaging with BIOPAC Equipment [Application]

Electrodes, electrode leads, transducers, and stimulus options for safe data acquisition in the MRI. Record biopotentials, temperature, respiration, EDA, dynamometry, blood pressure, etc.

MER: Micro-electrode Recording [Application]

Use micro-electrodes and MCE100C amplifier to record in-vivo or in-vitro from organisms, organs, tissues, brain slices, and cells. Record from up to 16 amplifiers simultaneously.

Motor Unit Action Potential [Advanced Feature]

Motor unit action potentials (MUPs) are the summation of all single-fiber potentials innervated. Evaluate waveshapes of MUPs and measure amplitude, rise time and duration using the EMG100C Electromyography Amplifier with concentric…

MRI Animal [Advanced Feature]

BIOPAC has a wide range of devices that are suitable for monitoring small animals inside an MRI (see BIOPAC MRI Use declarations). The transducers and electrodes interface with the MP150…

MRI Biopotential Signals [Advanced Feature]

MRI Smart Amplifiers Remove MRI artifact from the source physiological data MRI Smart Amplifiers remove most MRI related artifact at the source, so signals can often be sampled at the…

MRI Electrodermal Activity [Advanced Feature]

BIOPAC recommends disposable electrodes for EDA (EDA, GSR, SCR & SCL) recordings—EL509 with GEL101 and LEAD108B or LEAD108C will provide excellent response signals. The electrodes work well on a variety of…

MRI Small Animal Monitoring [Advanced Feature]

The BIOPAC MP160 System supports small animal MRI monitoring system for ECG, Heart Rate, EMG, blood pressure, respiration, temperature, pulse oximetry, CO2 and O2 gas analysis, electrical stimulation, and MRI…

MRI Stimulus Options [Advanced Feature]

Stimulation Use the STM100C with the STMISOC / D / E to deliver a variety of electrical stimulation paradigms. The AcqKnowledge software provides single pulse and trains of pulses for…

Nerve Conduction Studies [Advanced Feature]

Stimulate and record signals from nerves in-vivo or in-vitro; using the built-in software averaging mode, it’s possible to record signals from in-vivo nerves using skin surface electrodes only. Surface electrodes…

Neurophysiology – Animal [Area of Study]

Study EEG under a variety of conditions to explore relaxation and brain rhythms, software will filter and display each rhythm separately: alpha, beta, delta, and theta. Select from a variety…

Plethysmography [Application]

Record PPG, measure BP indirectly, look at appendage size variations, and perform sexual arousal studies using BIOPAC or 3rd-party transducers.

Pulsatile Tissue Studies [Advanced Feature]

Automatically analyze pulsatile tissue data with the online calculation channels. The calculations will provide real-time values for maximum, minimum, peak-to-peak and the area under the curve for each response. To…

Respiration Monitoring [Advanced Feature]

For bioimpedances measured across the thorax using the EBI100C, a small impedance change is observed with each inspiration and expiration. For respiration monitoring, electrodes are placed across the mid-thorax along…

Single-Fiber EMG [Advanced Feature]

Record and analyze single-fiber potentials with a concentric needle electrode (EL451). Set the EMG100C to a 100 Hz – 5 kHz recording bandwidth. For improved rejection of low frequency background…

Stimulus-Response MP40 [Area of Study]

Biopac Science Lab with the stimulus response kit comes with one lesson focused on stimulus response: Lesson 11 — Reaction Time Fixed and Pseudo-random Intervals Lesson 11 demonstrates the effect…

Surface EMG [Advanced Feature]

BIOPAC offers a variety of surface EMG (sEMG) recording and analysis options. sEMG data can be recorded with reusable or disposable surface EMG electrodes sent to a wired, wireless, or…

tDCS/tACS transcranial current stimulation [Advanced Feature]

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS), and Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) are forms of electrical stimulation to effect neuro-modulation in the brain. These…

Tissue Conductance Measurement [Advanced Feature]

Tissue conductance measurements can be performed with the MCE100C using either AC or DC excitation currents. Use surface, needle or micro-electrodes to interface to the tissue. Use four electrodes to…

TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation [Advanced Feature]

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive method of studying brain functions and interconnections—it causes hyperpolarization or depolarization of neurons in specific or general parts of the brain. For TMS…

Vibromyography (VMG) – Muscle Activity [Application]

Capture muscle force data in real time. Features include improved reproducability between subjects, reduced setup time, no skin prep, and no electrodes.

Visual Evoked Response (VER) [Advanced Feature]

To perform Visual Evoked Response (VER) and Flash Visual Evoked Potential (FVEP) studies, use the TSD122 Stroboscope and the averaging mode in AcqKnowledge. The stroboscope will trigger the MP System…