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| Title |
A low-cost programmable pulse generator for physiology and behavior
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Neuroengineering, December 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fneng.2014.00043 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joshua I. Sanders, Adam Kepecs |
| Abstract |
Precisely timed experimental manipulations of the brain and its sensory environment are often employed to reveal principles of brain function. While complex and reliable pulse trains for temporal stimulus control can be generated with commercial instruments, contemporary options remain expensive and proprietary. We have developed Pulse Pal, an open source device that allows users to create and trigger software-defined trains of voltage pulses with high temporal precision. Here we describe Pulse Pal's circuitry and firmware, and characterize its precision and reliability. In addition, we supply online documentation with instructions for assembling, testing and installing Pulse Pal. While the device can be operated as a stand-alone instrument, we also provide application programming interfaces in several programming languages. As an inexpensive, flexible and open solution for temporal control, we anticipate that Pulse Pal will be used to address a wide range of instrumentation timing challenges in neuroscience research. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 46 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 43% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 13% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 12 | 26% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 35 | 76% |
| Scientists | 10 | 22% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 150 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 3% |
| Russia | 2 | 1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 138 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 24% |
| Researcher | 29 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 16% |
| Unknown | 21 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 43 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 19% |
| Engineering | 13 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 14% |
| Unknown | 31 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 27. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 November 2022.
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#1,396,027
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#6
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#18,855
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