Hello Everyone,
I'm writing to get some feedback from people about the kinds of equipment/systems they use at their institutions to conduct lab experiments with humans.
DePaul University is submitting a proposal to our budgeting body which asks to create a Human Neuroscience Laboratory for faculty in both Biology and Psychology Departments to use in both teaching and research. I'm an animal neuroscientist, so I'm not planning on doing human research, but I know that I'd like to try to create/conduct labs for students on galvanic skin response, muscle contraction, EEGs, eyeblink, (and I'm sure there's more out there...but can't think of any just yet).
Can anyone suggest vendors, equipment, etc? that I can begin to look into.
Unfortunately our deadline is fast approaching - Oct 12, so the sooner I can get some feedback the better!
Thank you all! I am always impressed by what a sharing, positive community FUN is. I thoroughly enjoyed going to the FUN workshop and meeting many of you!
Best,
Dorothy Kozlowski (DePaul University)
ADInstruments and their PowerLab
We just received a system from ADInstruments of their PowerLab units, and their LabTutor software. The great thing about LabTutor is that the experiment is set up for the student in a tutorial system that makes the electronics and settings more invisible to the student, so they can focus on the data. The experiments are on a server, so when you set up a lab you don't have to configure each lab station's computer separately. And all of their data and answers are also on the server, so you can grade everything from one computer. I have been using Powerlabs and MacLabs since 1992 and find them to be easier and more intuitive than some other systems. LabTutor 4 Teaching Suite for Windows - Education - ADInstruments At the same time, they also provide research quality LabChart software, so if you want to use the units for research and tweak all of the settings directly to design a new experiment, you can use that also. One of my favorite features is the ability to record data and video in synchrony to look at neural correlates of behavior. Dr. James A. Murray, Ph.D. South Science 303C, Department of Biological Sciences California State University East Bay 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd Hayward CA 94542 office, 510-885-2367