The MEG Lab Facilities

The MEG Lab is comprised of the MEG recording device installed inside a magnetically shielded room (MSR), acquisition electronics and workstation, head digitization tools, various stimulus equipment and a stimulus PC for delivering stimulus to a subject while seated in the MEG.

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Current stimulus software:

• Presentation
• Eprime
• Psychtoolbox for Matlab

Other commercial or proprietary software can be installed on an as needed basis.\\

Current stimulus equipment:

• Projector and display screen
• Insert acoustic earphones
• Fibre optic subject response system
• Digitimer constant current stimulator

An investigator may bring his/her own laptop and/or equipment to be incorporated into the acquisition provided it does not introduce electromagnetic noise inside the MSR. Generally, devices that are MRI compatible are adequate for MEG recordings.

The MEG Team is available to assist investigators with collecting and analyzing MEG data. For more information please see the following documents:
MEG Research Scanning Policies
MEG Lab Procedures