graphical experiment builder applications for neuroscientists
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Graphical Experiment Builder Applications for Neuroscientists
Pablo Ruisoto, PhD, Alberto Bellido, BA, Javier Ruiz, PhD, Juan A. Juanes, PhD, Silvia Vaca, PhD
Porto, October 7th, 2015
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Background
Building and running experiments is a complex and frequent task for psychologists and neuroscientists.
- Focus on the study of human responses to stimuli
- Requieres control settings and measurements of both accuracy and response time
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BackgroundSCRIPTING
MatLab
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Background
PsytoolkitE- Prime 2 Psycope
GRAPHICAL INTERFACESSCRIPTING
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AimTo compare two of the main graphical application packages for building and running experiments, from the perspective of a new user with no previous knowledge
PROPIETARY VS OPENSOURCE
CODING VS POINT & CLICK
WIN, MAC, LINUX ONLY VS CROSS-PLATFORM
PsychoPy
OpenSesame
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Methodology
OpenSesame
PsychoPy
Experiment instruction Stimuli presentation Collecting responses
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PsychoPy
Flow area
Component areaExperiment design area
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PsychoPyTarget properties Response properties
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PsychoPyVariable specification
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Opensesame
Experiment tree-shape structure
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Opensesame
Spacial arrangement and properties of stimuli
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Opensesame
Response properties and variable specification
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Opensesame
Response properties
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ConclusionsForms
Consent form
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ConclusionsOpenSesame PsychoPy
Forms by Point & Click by CodingTimeline display Order (tree display) True timelineSpatial Stimuli
display Yes (skethpad) No Reaction time registration Yes Yes
Accuracy registration Yes Yes (by xlsx matrix)Demos Yes YesSupport Yes Yes
Eye tracker Yes YesResponse boxes Yes Yes
Scripts python pythonBugs debug window error code
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ConclusionsOpenSesame PsychoPy
Forms by Point & Click by CodingTimeline display Order (tree display) True timelineSpatial Stimuli
display Yes (skethpad) No Reaction time registration Yes Yes
Accuracy registration Yes Yes (by xlsx matrix)Demos Yes YesSupport Yes Yes
Eye tracker Yes YesResponse boxes Yes Yes
Scripts python pythonBugs debug window error code
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Conclusions
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ConclusionsOpenSesame PsychoPy
Forms by Point & Click by CodingTimeline display Order (tree display) True timelineSpatial Stimuli
display Yes (skethpad) No Reaction time registration Yes Yes
Accuracy registration Yes Yes (by xlsx matrix)Demos Yes YesSupport Yes Yes
Eye tracker Yes YesResponse boxes Yes Yes
Scripts python pythonBugs debug window error code
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ConclusionsOpenSesame PsychoPy
Forms by Point & Click by CodingVisual timing
accuracy + (by milisec) ++ (by frames)
Timeline display Order (tree display) True timelineSpatial Stimuli
display Yes (skethpad) No Reaction time registration Yes Yes
Accuracy registration Yes Yes (by xlsx matrix)Demos Yes YesSupport Yes Yes
Eye tracker Yes YesResponse boxes Yes Yes
Scripts python pythonBugs debug window error code
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ConclusionsOpenSesame PsychoPy
Forms by Point & Click by CodingTimeline display Order (tree display) True timelineSpatial Stimuli
display Yes (skethpad) No
Reaction time registration Yes Yes
Accuracy registration Yes Yes (by xlsx matrix)Demos Yes YesSupport Yes Yes
Eye tracker Yes YesResponse boxes Yes Yes
Scripts python pythonBugs debug window error code
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ConclusionsOpenSesame PsychoPy
Forms by Point & Click by CodingTimeline display Order (tree display) True timelineSpatial Stimuli
display Yes (skethpad) No
Reaction time registration Yes Yes
Accuracy registration Yes Yes (by xlsx matrix)Demos Yes YesSupport Yes Yes
Eye tracker Yes YesResponse boxes Yes Yes
Scripts python pythonBugs debug window error code
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Graphical Experiment Builder Applications for Neuroscientists
Pablo Ruisoto, PhD, Alberto Bellido, BA, Javier Ruiz, PhD, Juan A. Juanes, PhD, Silvia Vaca, PhD
Porto, October 7th, 2015
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Borton, J.K.S., Oakes, M.A., Van Wyk, M.E., Zink, T.A. 2007. Using PsyScope to conduct IAT experiments on Macintosh computers. Behavior Research Methods, 39(4), 789-796.
Peirce, J.W. 2007. PsychoPy - Psychophysics software in Python. J Neurosci Methods, 162(1-2), 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.11.017
Peirce, J.W. 2009. Generating stimuli for neuroscience using PsychoPy. Front Neuroinform, 2(2). doi: 10.3389/neuro.11.010.2008
Mathôt, S., Schreij, D., & Theeuwes, J. 2012. OpenSesame: An open-source, graphical experiment builder for the social sciences. Behavior Research Methods, 44(2), 314-324. doi:10.3758/s13428-011-0168-7
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