Automatic Control of a Visual Physiology Experiment, Using MINC.

Abstract : We automated a visual physiology experiment that formerly was performed manually. The control of a light stimulus was synchronized with the collection of nerve cell response from kitten visual cortex, using Digital Equipment Corporation's MINC. The computer was integrated into several aspects of the experiment, ranging from data manipulation, storage, and histogramming, to the control of the stimulus sweep, orientation, speech, and duration. The computer also directed nerve spike output to a screen, a printer and a floppy disc memory. (Author)