A personal computer-based system for auditory evoked potential and psychoacoustic experiments

Author

Cumming, William T. ; Wells, Jeffrey G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

9-12 Nov 1989

Firstpage

1277

Abstract

An auditory evoked potential and psychoacoustic system which integrates a host personal computer with an Ariel DSP-16 digital signal processing board for optimal flexibility in the design and programming of experiments are discussed. The software on the signal processing board operates in parallel with the ASYST scientific language on the host computer. The system allows for the elaborate sequencing of digital stimuli and signal averages, in parallel with real-time processing for quality control. A library of easy-to-use macro functions is provided for customized algorithm development to realize innovative experimental protocols. Because the system is centered in a personal computer, it is an inexpensive yet powerful experimental tool

Keywords

bioelectric potentials; biological techniques and instruments; biology computing; hearing; microcomputer applications; psychology; ASYST scientific language; Ariel DSP-16 digital signal processing board; auditory evoked potential; customized algorithm development; digital stimuli sequencing; easy-to-use macro functions; host personal computer; innovative experimental protocols; personal computer-based system; psychoacoustic system; quality control; real-time processing; signal averages; Concurrent computing; Digital signal processing; Microcomputers; Psychology; Quality control; Real time systems; Signal design; Signal processing; Signal processing algorithms; Software libraries;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96192

Filename

96192