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AC mode [Knowledge Base]

AC mode indicates that a high-pass (HP) filter has been applied to the signal that you are recording. An HP filter removes the low-frequency components of a signal. The most common…

AcqKnowledge: Newest Features [Knowledge Base]

New Features and Enhancements Increase the Power & Flexibility of AcqKnowledge! AcqKnowledge software is included with each MP160 and MP36R System and some integrated systems; it can also be purchased separately. Check BIOPAC…

Arbitrary waveform stimulation [Knowledge Base]

AcqKnowledge can play the digital representation of a signal in analog form through the two Analog Output ports (bottom left front face of the UIM100C or HLT100C).  The most flexible…

Biopac Student Lab (BSL) Newest Features [Knowledge Base]

Biopac Student Lab (BSL) integrated hardware, software, and curriculum systems allow students to record data from their own bodies, animal, or tissue preps to learn principles of life science physiology.…

Electrical stimulation and artifact [Knowledge Base]

Here are some suggestions for overcoming the problem of stimulation artifact when applying a stimulation voltage to a muscle.   Have the ground between the stimulating electrodes and the recording…

Electrode Properties – gel and adhesive [Knowledge Base]

SALT CONTENT Disposable Electrode Chloride % EL500 10% EL501 10% EL502 4% (solid gel) EL503 7% EL504 4% (solid gel) EL507 0.5% EL508 10% EL509 n/a: dry electrode—use your own…

fNIR FAQ [Knowledge Base]

Q: What’s being measured? Q: Areas potentially available for study? Q: Response times? Q: BNC Trigger delay? Q: Placement guidelines for sensor? Q: Strengths and limitations of fNIRS? Q: Identify…

Guidelines – EDA, EDR, GSR, SCL, and SCR [Knowledge Base]

BIOPAC recommends the following paper as an excellent reference for guidelines for GSR, EDA, EDR, SCL, and SCR: Psychophysiology, 49 (2012), 1017–1034. Committee report. Publication recommendations for electrodermal measurements. SOCIETY…

Magnetic stimulation artifacts [Knowledge Base]

How to eliminate artifacts caused by magnetic stimulation (do not confuse with MRI artifacts): The magnetic stimulator could induce a current to flow in the (for example) EMG leads.  A…

Nerve Chamber to MP1XX System [Knowledge Base]

The Nerve Chamber can be connected to biopotential amplifiers and/or a stimulator. Biopotential amplifiers (MCE100C, ERS100C, or EMG100C) connect via three JUMP100 connectors and three CBL200 adapter cables or, for…