Software Projects

    Over the years, we've developed several specialized software packages to aid us in our research. Screenshots and more detailed info is available upon request.

•      MTask, a computer program for controlling and recording mechanical events, such as lights and sounds.
•      DataRat is used to build lists of grooming events synchronized with time. DataRat works with Horita time code readers to record the time for video events.
•      DataTask is a program written for real time, synchronized data recording of neural data. DataTask features clock synchronization capabilities, real-time display of recorded channels, amplitude-triggered channel displays, and binary data fully compatible with Plexon OfflineSorter.
•      Integrator and EpochBuilder are applets for Paradox written in ObjectPAL. Integrator automates the import of sorted neural spike data, control data, and behavioral data into a relational database. EpochBuilder allows researchers to query events of interest and perform various statistical analysis functions. EpochBuilder produces script code for gnuPlot and LaTeX, to allow batch processing output.
•      ICA Processor and Spike Explorer are programs written in LabVIEW to process spike data with wavelet denoising and ICA algorithms.