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
Recording infrastructure	Run preprocessing and in-lab data synchronization workflows	Cerberos
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.

Recording infrastructure

For in-lab computing used to synchronize data and run preprocessing workflows.

• Cerberos - in-lab computer for synchronization and preprocessing 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
• Recording infrastructure: Cerberos
• 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.