NatMEG equipment

NatMEG provides equipment for stimulus presentation, participant response collection, recording support, and lab monitoring. Use this page as a starting point when planning an experiment or looking for setup details for a specific device.

Start here

Choose the section below based on what you need to do:

• Present sound → Audio equipment
• Present visual stimuli → Visual equipment
• Use tactile, olfactory, or electrical stimulation → Other stimulus equipment
• Record participant responses or physiology → Response equipment
• Check triggers, room setup, or monitoring → Other equipment

At a glance

Area	Typical use	Main links
Stimulus equipment	Deliver auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, or electrical stimuli	Audio, Visual, Other stimulus equipment
Response equipment	Record behavioural or physiological responses	Eye-tracker, Psychophysiology, Audiometer
Other equipment	Support recording, monitoring, timing, and room setup	Triggers, MSR, VideoMEG, Monitors

Stimulus equipment

Audio

For sound presentation, signal routing, level checks, and playback hardware.

• Audio mixer - mixing and routing for audio playback.
• Audiofile - audio playback hardware.
• B&K sound level meter - sound level measurements.
• Behringer - audio amplification and control.
• Soundtubes - in-lab audio delivery.
• Speakers - loudspeaker setup and specifications.

Visual

For screen-based presentation and projector-based visual stimulation.

• Screen and projector - visual display hardware in the lab.
• Showing visual stimuli on the screen - practical notes for visual presentation.

Other stimulus equipment

For non-auditory and non-visual stimulation paradigms.

• ENS - electrical nerve stimulation setup.
• Mechanical pain - mechanical pain stimulation equipment.
• Olfaction - olfactory stimulus equipment.
• Pleasant touch - tactile pleasant-touch equipment.
• Tactile - tactile stimulation setup.

Response equipment

For collecting behavioural, physiological, and sensory-response data during an experiment.

• Audiometer - hearing threshold and level testing.
• Eye-tracker - binocular eye tracking during measurements.
• Psychophysiology - physiological response recording.

Other equipment

For timing, room setup, monitoring, and general recording support.

• Acoustic panels - acoustic treatment hardware.
• Monitors - display and monitoring screens.
• MSR - magnetically shielded room information.
• Triggers - trigger routing and specifications.
• VideoMEG - video recording support.

Planning an experiment

When preparing a study, it is often useful to combine pages from several sections:

• Stimulus delivery: audio, visual, or other stimulus equipment
• Response collection: eye-tracker, psychophysiology, or audiometer
• Timing and synchronization: triggers
• Room and recording context: MSR, monitors, and VideoMEG

Use the linked equipment pages for setup notes, specifications, and practical constraints before booking or running an experiment.