MEG at CHBH

Guides and documentation for MEG analysis and data collection at the CHBH.

• Technical Information

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  Essential hardware and infrastructure details

  • The MEG
  • MEG Safety
    • MEG Contraindications
  • How to Open the MSR
    • MSR Dimensions
  • Helium Recycling System (the IHR)
  • LabJack
  • SIGGI II Impedance Meter
  • EyeLink 1000 Plus Operations Guide
    • Copying EyeLink EDF Files
    • EyeLink Demo Code
  • Charging EyeLink batteries
  • EyeLink Settings
  • EyeLink Analog Output
  • VPixx X-Rite i1Display Pro
  • MRI T1 Scan
    • Parameters
  • NATUS TP-300
  • VPixx PROPixx
  • VPixx SOUNDPixx
  • Digitimer DS7A
  • L2V Converter (photodiode)
  • 3D Accelerometer
  • PC Specifications
    • CHBH-ST-MEG-W02 Stimulus PC
    • EyeLink 1000 Host
    • DACQ Console "Sinuhe"

• Data Acquisition

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  Requesting Lab usage

  • MEG Bookings
    • Weekend Working

  Equipment and setup for data collection

  • MEG Acquisition Checklist
    • Noisy Channels
    • Fixing Noisy Channels
      • Nosiy Data
    • Perform a "RAP"
    • Restart Acquisition
    • Metal items Checklist
    • Atypical MEG Signals
  • Moving the Gantry
  • Participant Positioning
  • Correct Positioning & Usage of EEG Caps
  • EEG & MEG
  • Copying MEG data
  • MEG Consumables
  • Tidying Up
    • Cleaning EEG caps
  • Audio Delay Testing
  • MISC Channels

• Lab Safety/Useful Documents

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  Procedures to follow in case of an emergency

  • Security Contact Details

  • Safety Procedures

  • Metal Detection

  Useful Documents/Manuals

  • Documentation

  • MEG Training Checklist

• Stimulus Delivery/Response Collection

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  Software/Hardware and methods for stimulus presentation and data collection

  • Stimulus Hardware Layout

  • Stimulus Delivery & Triggering

    • Delock Parallel Port Card

  • VPixx PROPixx Projector

  • Audio

    • VPixx SOUNDPixx stereo audio system
    • NATUS insert earphone TIP-300 (Etymotic ER-2)

  • Eyetracking - SR Eyelink 1000 tracker

  • Button Box - fMRI Button Pad (2-Hand) System (NATA Technologies)

  • Electrical Stimulation - DS7A Constant Current Stimulator

• Analysis/Quality Control

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  Data analysis and data quality control procedures

  • FLUX Pipeline

    • FT Cheatsheet v2024.01
      (Many thanks to Jim McKay,
      Candoo Systems inc.)

  • MaxFilter Fine-Calibration Files

  • MNE-Python

  • Phantom Measurement

  • InHouse Measurement

• Troubleshooting/FAQ

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  Issues encountered, when occured (if required), usual solutions

  • MEG Troubleshooting

  • FAQ

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