What you need
Recording equipment...
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- Amplifier with power supply
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- Cap(s)
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- Data acquisition PC with ASA dongle
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- Fibre Optic Cable (connects PC to amplifier)
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- Separate leads for EOGs or mastoids (optional)
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- Trigger cable to connect stimulus delivery computer to amplifier (if analysing ERPs)
Disposable supplies...:
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- Conductive gel
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- Syringes and blunt needle tips
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- Alcohol swabs for cleaning skin before placing EOGs
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- Cotton buds (optional - for gently abrading the scalp)
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- Tape or disposable electrodes (if using separate leads for EOGs or mastoids)
Cleaning equipment...
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- Toothbrush
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- Water pick
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- Bucket or sink for washing the cap
For participants (optional)...:
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- Towels
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- Shampoo
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- Hair dryer
Where to find it
WaveGuard Caps: http://www.ant-neuro.com/products/waveguard
EEG gel (OneStep Cleargel), syringes, blunts, and cotton buds: http://www.eeg-gel.de/bestellung.php
Pre-gelled disposable electrodes (for EOG recordings): http://www.intermedicaldirect.com/products/ECG/ECG+Electrodes/Eurotrode+Disposable+ECG+Electrodes%2C+Foam%2C+Pre-Gelled+%28Packs+of+60%29/1642427401
Surgical tape (for securing EOGs): http://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/3m-micropore-surgical-tape_1_164320.html?utm_source=Google%2BProducts&utm_medium=Google%2BProducts&utm_campaign=Google%2BProducts
Water pick (for cleaning): http://www.boots.com/en/Waterpik-WP250-Nano-Water-Flosser_1163214
Data Collection Procedures and Cleaning
The University of York Psychology Department’s EEG amplifiers were purchased from ANT Neuro (http://www.ant-neuro.com/) and work with the ANT Neuro WaveGuard caps (http://www.ant-neuro.com/products/waveguard). When using the WaveGuard caps, you need to first find the appropriate cap size for the participant’s head, and then place at least one electrode (usually FPz or Cz) in the correct location.
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The ASA software is already installed on the recording PCs that accompany each amplifier. The software is used for recording EEG data. For updates to the ASA software, check http://www.ant-neuro.com/products/asa/download-asa.
ASA can only be accessed from PCs that have the ASA dongle (i.e. the recording PCs). Although, a free trial is available from the website (follow the link above).
If you have any problems with ASA, feel free to use their support forum and help pages: http://ant.ipbhost.com/index.php. Note that you will have to register (free) and log in to access the ASA support pages.
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Introductory Information
Books
Luck, S. (2005). An Introduction to the Event-Related Potential Technique (Cognitive Neuroscience). MIT Press.
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Event-Related Potentials: A Methods Handbook (pp. 17-32). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Links
MRC Introduction: http://imaging.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/meg/IntroEEGMEG
Detailed Resources
Books
Nunez, P. L., & Srinivasan, R. (2006). Electric Fields of the Brain: The Neurophysics of EEG. Oxford University Press. [Contains information about the neural basis of EEG signals and some background for frequency analysis].
Journal Articles
Makeig, S., Debener, S., Onton, J., & Delorme, A. (2004). Mining event-related brain dynamics. Trends in cognitive sciences, 8(5), 204–10.
Web Pages
SPM Course [Provides an introduction to different analysis techniques]: http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/course/slides13-meeg/
SPM Videos [Talks on introductory and advanced EEG/MEG topics]: http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm/course/video/
BESA Tutorials [Provides an introduction to different analysis techniques]: http://www.besa.de/tutorials/hands_on/