Facilities and Capabilities

At the CARR, we provide a myriad of experimental software to measure various psychological and physiological phenomena. Equipment such as functional near-infrared (fNIR) imaging and eye-tracking software are capable of providing great insight related to brain functioning. Through the use of cognitive assessments and measures, these devices have the potential to provide innovative research findings within the addiction and recovery field.

Equipment

• Physiology
  • Electrocardiography (ECG)
    • Measures heartbeats
  • Electromyography (EMG)
    • Measures large and small muscle groups involved in muscle movements and startle paradigms.
  • Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)
    • Measures the skin conductance response as it varies with sweat gland activity due to stress, arousal, or emotional excitement.
• Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIR)
  • The fNIR device is a flexible sensor pad that is placed on a participant's forehead (Prefrontal Cortex). The band emits infrared light via the four photo-emitters (730nm/850nm dual-wavelength LED). The light is then reflected back to the fNIR device where 10 photo-detectors (silicon photoiode) receive that data and transmit back to the computer. These photo-emitters and detectors combine to make 16 optode channels. For more information please visit https://www.biopac.com/product-category/research/fnir-optical-brain-imaging/.
• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) 
• IMotions Eye Tracking
  • Portable eye tracker Tobii (v.2)
  • Tobii Nano eye tracker 
• Shimmer sensors
  • Portable Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Portable Electromyogram (EMG)
  • Portable Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)
  • Portable Ocular Pulse Ear Clip
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Measure
• Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Measure

Software

• iMotions
• Cognitive Optical Brain Imaging Studio (COBI Studios)
  • fNIR data collection software
• AcqKnowledge
  • Acquisition software
• SuperLab
  • Stimulus presentation software