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Audio and Video Recording
Soundproof booths G and K are each equipped with听a PC听running Audacity and Praat, an听audio interface, a large-diaphragm condenser听microphone听and headphones. Either booth听may be used to make high quality audio recordings,听though听booth K should be preferred for this activity,听due to its听simplicity.
Soundproof booth F is additionally听equipped with a video camera, short-gun microphone, and a flat colour background board. The booth may be used for making high-definition audio/video recordings听which may subsequently be chroma-keyed with a background image of your choosing.
Behavioural Research
Soundproof booths G, H, and K are each suitable for running behavioural studies, being equipped with PCs running PsychoPy听and fast internet connections suitable for use with online platforms听such as Gorilla. The PCs also have the linear algebra package MATLAB installed, along with Psychtoolbox, for those wishing听to use it.
Soundproof booth K should be preferred for single participant behavioural studies, due to its simplicity. A soundproof window with roller blind is fitted between booths G and H, along with audio signal routing, facilitating its use in听dual participant studies.听These booths are also each equipped with a headset听featuring a high quality condenser microphone, making them ideal听for conversational recordings and studies.
Users are encouraged to contact听pals-labs@ucl.ac.uk听for setup and software advice听when planning a new behavioural study.
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Soundproof booth F is equipped with a data acquisition system capable of recording a range of physiological signals including ECG,听blood oxygen saturation, and respiratory effort.
Electroencephalography (EEG)
The Chandler House EEG labs are used to investigate human cognition from babies to older adults regarding hearing, speech perception, attention, and spoken and written language processing. Our EEG equipment allows for the measurement of both cortical and brainstem responses.
Soundproof booth C is ideal for adult EEG experimentation as it features permanently installed EEG equipment and is electromagnetically shielded. An additional PC is also provided for audio and video stimulus/task presentation. Likewise, the soundproof booth in room G07 is ideal for infant and child EEG experimentation.听Soundproof booth D is also suitable for EEG experimentation using portable equipment. The booth is not electromagnetically shielded, though its听mains power supply may be isolated to reduce interference.
Eye-tracking
Eye-tracking is used to track eye movements and measure pupil size (pupillometry) during a task,听such as reading.
Soundproof booths E and F each contain permanent eye-tracking equipment installations featuring Eyelink 1000(+) devices along with PCs running SR Research Experiment Builder, for experiment development and presentation.
Room 113 also contains a permanent eye-tracking equipment installation featuring a Tobii TX300 device听for exclusive use by students of linguistics
Transcranial Stimulation
Transcranial Stimulation听can be used to establish a causal link between a brain area and task behaviour, or to establish the excitability of the corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts. The Chandler House TMS听lab has a Magstim Rapid and Magstim Bistim stimulator along with an electromyographic (EMG) acquisition system to record听signals from skeletal and facial muscles. In addition, there is also a tDCS/tACS system to use direct and alternating听current stimulation.
Soundproof Booth B is specialised for Transcranial Stimulation.
Ultrasound and Electromagnetic Articulography (EMA)
Ultrasound tongue imaging听is used to track听the movement听and听position of the tongue听during听speech or swallowing.听EMA听measures the tongue movements inside the oral cavity to better understand how sounds are produced in speech.听
Soundproof Booth H听is specialised for听Ultrasound and EMA.