Ancillary Equipment

At CCBBI, we integrate a variety of ancillary neuroimaging tools to support comprehensive and interdisciplinary neuroscience research.

• Our Prisma scanner includes a 20-channel and a 32-channel phase array receiver head coil.
   
• Behavioral responses can be mapped through Behavioral Response Devices:
  • fORP fiber optics response pad (2x2 and 2x4)
  • Joysticks and Trackball
  • Response Time Box
     
• Utterances can be recorded via a high-quality, MRI compatible fiber optic speech recording system.
   
• A state-of-the-art rear-projection screen is powered by a 3-chips DLP projector. The projector has a light engine with 13-bit intensity control per channel. This allows the presentation of subtle visual details near or below detection threshold. 
  • Native setting: 1280x1024 at 60Hz
  • Rear-projection screen: 55.1 pixels per visual degree
  • Display height: 24.0 cm
  • Viewing distance: 74 cm
  • Native gamma: 1.0 (linear)
  • 13-bit gamma table
  • Both Analog (VGA) and DVI input

• An EyeLink remote eye-tracker device is calibrated to monitor subject eye movement during fMRI scans.
  • Sampling rates: 250, 500, and 1000 Hz
  • Accuracy: 0.25-0.5 degrees average
     
• A HiFi MRI compatible auditory stimulus system is also available to researchers. 
   
• MRI Compatible Eyeglasses
  • Sphere lenses from +/-0.12 to +/-20D
  • Cylinder lenses from +/-0.12 to +/-6D
  • Prisms from 0.5 to 10D
     
• Series of other MRI coils are additionally available for special populations and nuanced study designs.
   
• MRI Simulator - Psychology Software Tools
  • Identical bore dimensions as Siemens scanner
  • Mock Head Coil Siemens™ with Rear Facing Mirror System
  • SimFx software simulates the ambient scanner sound
  • MoTrak head motion tracking system
  • Response boxes

Accessories

• Adult earplugs
• Table paper
• Head paper
• Scrubs
• Blanket
• Disposable foot covers
• NoMoCo pillows
• Comfort sponges (knees and back)
• Additional supplies to help minimize motion