Neurotheque

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The Neurotheque, affiliated with the Functional Neuroimaging Unit (UNF) installed at the University Institute of Geriatrics of Montreal (IUGM), is a data acquisition platform dedicated to electrophysiology and particularly to wireless electroencephalography (EEG). Our center has all the necessary equipment for setting up EEG acquisitions during various cognitive tasks and offers the possibility to use a VR headset simultaneously with the EEG. The Neurothèque thus allows data acquisition during naturalistic paradigms (video games, movies, social interactions), as well as more classic neuropsychological tasks.

Our team is also committed to providing you with technical support and training services for the setup, acquisition, and analysis of your data.

Access

The Neurothèque is located in room RS718, in the basement of IUGM. To get there, go to the entrance of the UNF as indicated on this page, then take the corridor that leads to the CRIUGM. Next, take the corridor immediately to your left, and go down one floor using the stairs at the end of this second corridor. You will then arrive at the basement of the Institute, and the simulation room will be on your right (RS078). The Neurothèque can be accessed through a second door in room RS078. To obtain the codes to unlock these doors, please contact the Neurothèque team.

Available Equipment

• DSI-24
  • 19 EEG electrodes, 10-20 system
  • 2 ear clip electrodes
  • Trigger hub (DB25 parallel port, TTL communication, 3.5mm audio connector)
  • EOG/ECG capability

• VR headset Meta Quest 3
  • With adapter for DSI-24

• Video game controller (SNES-like)

• Biopac physiological data acquisition systems
  • TBD

Services

• Onboarding
• Provision of experimental, preprocessing (cleaning), and data analysis scripts.
• Assistance with protocol setup
• Assistance with data collection
• Assistance with data analysis

Tutorials and resources

A modular toolkit containing preprocessing scripts as well as tutorials related to our specific hardware is publicly available on GitHub.

Billing (Contact team members for a quote)

• Minimal coverage
  • Onboarding
  • Access to facilities
• Full coverage
  • Onboarding
  • Access to facilities
  • Access to assistance services

Contacts

For more information about the Neurothèque, or to set up your data acquisition, please contact:

• Dr. Karim Jerbi (scientific director)
• Yann Harel (assistance and support)