244 – Programmable Stimulator for E-Prime®

This application note describes how to use BIOPAC stimulators (STMISOL/STMISOLA or STMISOC), E-Prime® experiment generation software, and a Measurement Computing Corporation (MCC) data acquisition device (USB1208HS-4AO) to execute stimulus delivery. These tools allow one computer to seamlessly control audio and/or visual stimulus presentation, human subject feedback, and electrical stimulation. The stimulator produces pulses (or other waveforms) with heights and durations determined by E-Prime®. E-Prime® can establish stimulation times and amplitude based on feedback during an experiment. The MCC device interfaces the computer and the stimulator. Experiments designed in E-Prime®can control up to four stimulators independently with one acquisition device

Associated Applications

• Amplifiers & Interfaces - Use BIOPAC amplifiers with MP Systems, as stand-alone devices, or with 3rd-party flow meters, force plates, sono-micrometers, telemetry equipment, metabolic carts, etc.
• Psychophysiology - Record and analyze BP, ECG, HRV, EDA, EMG, EEG, EOG, RSP, etc. Interface to stimulus presentation programs...use automated analysis routines to easily score and analyze data.
• Stim-Response | Virtual Reality - Synchronize events from a virtual world with physiological data from an MP150 system. Use feedback loops for greater control and automation—change the VR world in real time.