Title |
An LCD Monitor with Sufficiently Precise Timing for Research in Vision
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Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, January 2011
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DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00085 |
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Authors |
Peng Wang, Danko Nikolić |
Abstract |
Until now, liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors have not been used widely for research in vision. Despite their main advantages of continuous illumination and low electromagnetic emission, these monitors had problems with timing and reliability. Here we report that there is at least one new inexpensive 120 Hz model, whose timing and stability is on a par with a benchmark cathode-ray tube monitor, or even better. The onset time was stable across repetitions, 95% confidence interval (the error) of which was <0.01 ms. Brightness was also delivered reliably across repeated presentations (<0.04% error) and across blocks with different durations (<3% error). The LCD monitor seems suitable for many applications in vision research, including the studies that require combined accuracy of timing and intensity of visual stimulation. |
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Germany | 7 | 3% |
United Kingdom | 4 | 2% |
Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
Canada | 2 | <1% |
Austria | 1 | <1% |
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Slovenia | 1 | <1% |
Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Bachelor | 15 | 6% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 51 | 21% |
Neuroscience | 30 | 12% |
Engineering | 19 | 8% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 7% |
Other | 24 | 10% |
Unknown | 25 | 10% |