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1. Double dick a TREND report file from the listbox below to view amp printit Or choose the Create NEW button to generate a new trend report Select a report and hit the DELETE key to remove a trend report Date Channels Segment 2008 04 21 19h01 A Theta amplitude A SMR amplitude Std Dev Mean 2 Artifact i WewSeiecedReport _DateteReport_ C Create ne Reo REE Click View selected report for viewing previously generated reports Click Delete report for deleting reports Select Create new report to create a new trend report The Generate a New Trend Report screen will appear Generate a NEW Trend Report a In this dialog box you select the parameters that BioTrace requires for generating a NEW trend report Select Multiple Sessions min 2 max 250 Select up to 4 DATA CHANNELS to report on Rie Oc Cmca 11 A EEG 1 45 Hz 20 05 2010 DEMO EEG ECG 2xEMG TMF G5R B 35 B EEG 1 45 Hz Not applicable Not applicable Select which STATISTICS should be used in the report Std Dev Mean Select the TYPE of DATA the trend report should use T Use entire session to generate trend no segments Use a specific SEGMENT type to generate trend Exdude reject data marked as ARTIFACT area The following items can be configured 5 Analysis amp Reportin
2. this dialogbox you set the parameters of a NeuroMap Channel that defines how the topographical display of ific EEG activity is computed In the screen editor you connect these channels to a NeuroMap Instrument ich will display the data NeuroMap Channel name Theta Amplitude Source 1 source 2 Type of computation Bandpass absolute Amplitude FFT Parameter Frequency range The following can be set _NeuroMap Channel name change the name of the channel Type of computation select one of the computations Frequency range Insert the range of activity for being mapped MIND Right below the measuring unit of the color representation is shown in this case uV pk pk NeuroMap Channel name Alpha Amplitude source 1 Source 2 Type of computation Bandpass absolute Amplitude FFT Parameter gt Frequency range 8 0 to 12 0 Hz HWV pk pk Beware to adapt the range of the instrument to the selected type of computation The Bargraph Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar The Bargraph is a multi purpose object capable of displaying 1 channel 6 Objects 85 MIND HOE Temp 36 200 36 150 36 100 Right click an object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges The Display Options amp Range Settings screen will appear The following options can be edited Edit properties like Range adjustments Man
3. Senzor EEG A Sensor B EEG For changing the signal source for the first 4 NeXus 4 or first 10 NeXus 10 channels please refer to chapter 12 Sensor input Notch filter The notch filter can be changed in the channel set configuration This filter does not change the raw signal storage and can always be turned off to return to the original data Off Notch filter will not be active default 50 Hz notch on The filter passes all frequencies except for 50 Hz 60 Hz notch on The filter passes all frequencies except for 60 Hz Type of unit to display The unit options depend on the type of signal and category of data processing Sometimes it is possible to choose between different types pSiemens KOhm For skin conductance GSR C F For temperature B Min MS For HR BVP uV pk pk uV RMS For root mean square amplitudes EEG Default color Select a color which is used for displaying the signal in session overview Use the left and right arrows at the bottom of the box to navigate through the channels a 8 Inputs amp Channels 126 MIND Click Apply to save changes without closing the dialog box Click OK to save changes and to close the dialog box Create and save channel sets Most of the default screens are connected to a default channel set If no channel set can be found the default channel set will always be loaded When making changes to a channel set or creating a ne
4. a Fill out or edit all available information about the client At least the Last name and First name fields have to be filled out Click the OK button to save the client information Click the following button to delete a client Be aware though that by deleting a client all the client information including all the sessions will be deleted Check Client Confidentiality above the client overview on the left E Client Confidentiality This will mask client names Creating a client report Click the following button for creating or editing a client report This will open the Client Diagnostic Report screen In this screen additional information of the client can be added or edited like Symptoms Diagnoses Clinical suggestions Training protocol Treatment channel Evaluation General notes Click Print report to print the client report 1 Basics 15 MIND Edit clinic information Click the following button in the Client Database This will open the Clinical Management screen Clinical Management a Therapist Information Clinic Information Therapist Information Name Clinic MycClinic Short Name Default Address Clinic ClinicStreet First Name Default Middle Name Last Name Default Logo Image Large a HERO AND BIOFEECRBACK SYSTEME Select the Primary Therapist of the Clinic Select your LOGO jpg image Logo jpg Enter therapist information and clinic information T
5. Export Entire Database Backup all sessions and clients Export a custom selection Advanced Session Export Choose between the following options Export the selected session Export all sessions for the selected client Export the entire database 2 Sessions 28 MIND Export a custom selection The first three options will export directly to bcd file Select an option and click Next Click the Save button to export a session Select Export a custom selection for more options This will open the Export Sessions screen Export Sessions Clients Select Session s hold Ctrl for multiple selection Date Description Time Duratic Export Settings 20 05 2010 DEMO 2xEEG 2xEMG T 15 15 45 00 05 E Entire Database 20 05 2010 DEMO EEG ECG 2xEMG 15 42 00 00 15 Client Confidentiality 6 Enable Client fidentiality Single m Client Only E Raw Data only Indude Trend Reports C Exclude Video Audio Selected Clients 0 Clients Selected Sessions 0 Sessions It is possible to select multiple sessions and or clients Edit Export Settings for advanced options like client confidentiality raw data only include trend reports and exclude video audio Click Export for exporting the selection to a bcd file Importing sessions Open the Client and Session Database and click the following button H This will open the Wizard Import Sessions screen 2 Sessions 29 MIND Wizard Import Sessio
6. Right click the NeuroMap object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges The following options can be set Instrument style Instrument Style 1 Dark blue Red yellow cold tow 1 Dark blue Red Yellow displays from cold color low amplitude to hot colors high amplitude 2 Blue Green Red displays from negative to positive Display options 1 Display options 1 20 NeuroMap 2D NeuroMap 3D NeuroMap Other settings are similar to The Single FFT Spectrum Please note that a NeuroMapping display is always a limited representation of the electrical activity which is going on in the brain Both the spectral analysis on which it is based as well as the graphic display and interpolations can only provide an approximate image of the complex electrical activity of the brain NeuroMap settings Configure the NeuroMap settings by right clicking on the NeuroMap object and select Choose NeuroMap Settings Another way to access these settings is by choosing the top menu EEG gt NeuroMap Configuration The Select a NeuroMapping Settings screen will appear connect to one of the parameters To edit these settings click on Edit Another way to access these settings is by right clicking on the NeuroMap object and select Edit Neuromap Settings The NeuroMap Channel Editor screen will appear 6 Objects 84 NeuroMap Channel Editor editing channel 3
7. MIND Press the E key and right click on one of the black handles of the object Click Select PLUGIN type for selecting a plug in Click PLUGIN settings for setting the plug in properties PLUGIN settings The Mandala Layer Properties screen will appear EES OO O O O O OOO OOOO ha Select up to amp SETS of mandala IMAGES in the listbox on the right If you select more Mandala Images 1 than 15ET the sets will switch depending on Mandala Images 4 Mandala Images the time or criteria you define below Mandala Images 3 Mandala Images 3 nee Mandala Images 2 Mandala Images 4 Switch every N seconds Mandala Images 1 Mandala Images 5 Switch after N feedback frames 1000 lt enter N here 1 1000 Instruments controlling layer 1 TYPE of control Layer 1 dynamic layer ij Size max lt no link gt Brightness max gno link gt Rotation Speed max enn link gt Layer 2 dynamic layer Instruments controlling layer 2 TYPE of control I Size max 5 Bargraph lt Alpha Coherence gt Brightness max lt no link gt Rotation Speed max lt no link Layer 3 static layer Size max Show as BACKGROUND layer Brightness max This settings screen is different for each DirectX plugin The Mandala uses image sets Each set consists of 3 layers which are projected into 3D space and are made to respond to the physiological activity Add a set and click the lt lt Add Set butt
8. Q MINDMEDIA NEURO AND BIOFEEDBACK SYSTEMS Bio Trace User Manual V2015 MIND BioTrace is a product of Mind Media B V for NeXus Mind Media B V The Netherlands All rights reserved Intended use of this manual Please note that this user manual only covers the use and handling of the technical functions of BioTrace software It does not deal with physiological or clinical applications Nor is this user manual or the software intended to be a guide of how to use or interpret the physiological signals data or session results For that kind of information please refer to the relevant professional literature and publications This manual assumes that the reader is familiar with all the basics of using a Microsoft Windows operating system We have taken great care in creating this manual However we are always interested in feedback on how we can improve the manual or enhance our products Remarks or suggestions are appreciated and can be send to support mindmedia nl Disclaimers and warnings Please read the following warnings and disclaimers before using BioTrace software Read this user manual and the NeXus hardware manual carefully before using BioTrace with NeXus 4 NeXus 10 or NeXus 32 The PC that is running BioTrace must be placed out of the clients reach for safety reasons We advise 2 meters or more Generic PCs and notebook computers are not medical devices and therefore may pose a hazard to you the c
9. Signal Library EEG Z Score Open a screen by selecting the screen and click the following buttons i CA for loading as primary screen Ga for a secondary screen 1 Basics 17 MIND Add screens to favorites Select a screen in the Screen Browser Click the following button for bookmarking the screen to favorites i Enter the name for the screen and click OK The screen has now been bookmarked as favorites Open Favorites on the Home screen or restart the Screen Browser in order to start using the bookmarked screen Shortcuts It is also possible to assign a function key F1 F12 to a screen Select a screen and press one of the function keys F1 F12 Press the K key for an overview of the shortcuts The defined shortcut can be found on the right side of this window Hold the Ctrl for loading this screen as a secondary screen Session Overview Session Overview is used to view or review data and perform offline analysis Switch back to Real Time mode by clicking the following button in the Session Controls 1 Basics 18 MIND a i ee ee ee Es Alternatively press the Tab key to quickly switch between both or by clicking Screen gt Session Overview in the top menu It is also possible to switch between modes during a recording For more information about data analysis please refer to 4 Review and 5 Analysis amp Reporting Settings System settings Open the System Setti
10. This function computes the mean of the signal values from source1 and source2 Subtract factor source1 source2 x factor This function computes the difference of the signal values from source1 and source2 times a factor X Enter the factor number in the Editing Channel screen Average SCP source1 source2 2 DC This function computes the mean of the signal values from source1 and source2 with a DC correction Coherence and correlation functions All linear algebra functions require two selected channels Signal source 1 1 Sensor EEG r Signal source 2 2 Sensor B EEG Only use channels with the same sample rate The following types of computation can be selected 8 Inputs amp Channels 129 MIND Category of dataprocessing Coherence amp Correlation EEG Coherence Cross Spectrum Correlation Linear Relationship EEG coherence Coherence is a measure of cross correlation between two signals in the EEG frequency domain EEG Coherence is computed by the ratio of the auto spectra of the two channels and their cross spectra The following parameters can be set Type of computation EEG Coherence Cross Spectrum al Subtype or Parameter f Sec Epoch 4 00 to 500 Hz Kep The size of the FFT Epoch 1 2 4 8 16 or 32 seconds This depends on the sample rate of the signal source The frequency range Select at least a range of 4 Hertz when using 1 second Epochs or 2 Hz whe
11. A B C and D with a high sample rate need more storage space The physiological data will be stored in a compressed fashion That is why it is needed to import the session data files from the flash card before they can be used If NeXus is used in ambulatory mode the wireless data connection is switched off Configuration for NeXus 4 The Configure Flash Memory screen will appear Configure Flash Memory Please review the current configuration of the Nexus A new configuration requires deleting all current measurements and configuration details 2 Recordings Available Recording time 02h 48m 50s NeXus 4 934200 connected A new configuration requires deleting all current measurements and configuration details Click the Clear Memory button A dialog box will appear Click Yes to proceed It can take up to 5 minutes to erase the total memory Configure Flash Memory Clearing Memory on NeXus device Please wait Connechon Active O enn NeXus 4 934x xxxxx connected The Configure Flash Memory screen will also show the available recording time that is left on the NeXus 4 memory This will depend on the selected sensors e g the four fast inputs A B C and D with a high sample rate need more storage space 8 Inputs amp Channels 123 MIND Configure Flash Memory Select the SENSORS that should be used for FLASH sessions 1 1024 SPS Sensor A EEG 2 1024 SPS Sensor B EEG 128 SPS Sensor
12. Edit the following properties for setting up the automatic pacer Auto step function Disable automatic pacer Enable automatic pacer auto step every 1 to 10 minutes Auto step size BPM Increase from start gt end by 0 5 to 1 0 BPM Decrease from start gt end by 0 5 to 1 0 BPM Start end pacer values Saving and loading pacer settings Click Save client to save this pacer settings for the currently selected client BioTrace will auto load these pacer settings every time this client is selected for a new recording Click Load client to load saved pacer settings for the currently selected client 3 Feedback 43 MIND 4 Review This chapter describes the data for analyzing sessions Data can be viewed and edited in Session Overview by clicking the following button in the Session Control Bar Or go to Screen gt Session overview in the top menu or press the Tab key Selecting data Select data by clicking the left mouse button and dragging the mouse to the left or right Segment compute Statistics Segment add Segment Segment add Artifact area Segment TYPE definitions Analysis Functions foom SELECTED data Export SELECTED data Close A selected area The selected data will be highlighted by a black background When releasing the mouse button a drop down menu will appear presenting several options It is recommended to use the x axis time at the bottom
13. Type of computation Reward Counter Log Subtype or Parameter Reward Counter 1 Reward Counter 2 Reward Counter 3 Reward Counter 4 Reward Counter 5 Reward Counter 6 Reward Counter 7 Reward Counter 3 Z Score log Set the following subtype parameters Type of computation Score Log Subtype or Parameter 1 ZAP amp Delta 1 4 HzZ5core Abs a 2 ZAP A Theta 4 8 HzZ5core Ab 3 ZAF amp Alpha 8 12 HzZ5core Ab 4 ZAP Beta 12 25 HzZ5core AE p ZAP A Hibeta 25 30 H2Score 4 E ZAF A Betal 12 15 W225 core All T ZAP A Beta 15 18 H2 S core Al 7 o ZAP A Beta3 18 25 HzZS5core Al Trial baseline corrected value Type of computation Trial Baseline Corrected 4 alue ha Custom computation Category of dataprocessing Custom Computation 8 Inputs amp Channels MIND 139
14. Use Referential Montage i FP1 Reference Input 1 Don t use Reference Input 2 Enable bi polar montage configuration by selecting Use Bi Polar montage Select EEG Source Input 1 and EEG Source Input 2 Enable configuration of uni polar montages by selecting Use Referential Montage Select one or two reference inputs 4 Review 50 MIND Select Save montage as to save the current configuration After restart of BioTrace the new montage will appear in the drop down menu Select load Montage File LB 18 1 montage wt Delete the currently selected montage file by clicking Delete Adding or deleting channels More channels signals can be viewed by right clicking the screen and choosing Select channels for overview Select Channels for Overview The Select channels screen will appear Select channels lt NWX10 EEG channels gt Sensor EEG 5ensor B EEG Sensor C E MG raw SensorD EMG raw SensorE SC GSR Sensor F T emp Sensor BWF Sensor H ASF Sensorl Osimety Spl 10 Sensord ASP Pacer 11 A EEG 1 45 Hz 12 A Delta 1 4 Hz 13 A Theta 4 8 Hz 14 A Alpha 8 12 Hz 15 A SMA 12 15 Hz 16 A Beta 13 21 Hz 17 A High Beta 21 35 Hz 18 4 Gamma 35 45 Hz 19 A EMG Artifact 75 100 Hz 20 A Alpha Peak Freq 21 4 50 Hz Amp 22 A EEG Median Freg 23 4 Delta Amp 1 4 Hz 24 A Theta Amp 4 3 Hz 25 A Theta Power 4 6 Hz 26 4 A
15. if needed Display options 2 Show value Input value Link to instrument It is possible to link a numerical object to another object Right click a numerical instrument and select Link to instrument wv Link to Instrument Open the Display Options amp Ranges for selecting the instrument style Instrument Style Display options 1 Display above threshold Session l l Display below threshold Session Display options 2 Display count animation frames Display count animation cycles Show above TH1 E0 sec Show below TH B sec Show 2No Reward 60 sec R Show Global Reward 60 sec Check This is a secondary screen if the object is placed on a secondary screen The object will be linked to an object on a primary screen It will automatically link the threshold state 6 Objects 89 MIND For Color Settings Backgrounds amp Borders Title Text s and Font Settings please refer to chapter 6 Editing Input value The Input value is a special numerical object Reward period 3 oe ft o Enter a value manually by using the numerical buttons on the keyboard and clicking the Set button Click or to increase or decrease the range of the value Select Input value gt via keyboard in the Display options and range settings to enable input values Display options 2 Input value gt via keyboard Choose between the following value options Trial reward aput
16. 3rd segment type to merge Not applicable Size of the Epoch milliseconds 1 Sec Epoch Average plain data or spectral of data Average Plain data Smoothe averaged graph Use Inversed Polarity SCP neg is up 5 Analysis amp Reporting 61 MIND The following items can be configured The CHANNEL signal to average Definition of EPOCHS how are epochs events defined Type of 1 2 3 segment if applicable Size of the Epoch milliseconds Average plain data or spectral of data Averaged graphs can be smoothed by choosing Smooth averaged graph Check Use Inversed Polarityto inverse polarity FFT Analysis The FFT Analysis can be changed through Configuration gt FFT Analysis Settings in the top menu The Select channels screen will appear Select EEG channels for the FFT analysis and click OK The Fast Fourier FFT Analysis Parameters screen will appear Fast Fourier FFT Analysis Parameters Ea EEG Samplerate 32 sec Frequency range in Hertz FFT Epochsize ee Mear TE GME edane GONE Dane geI FFT Windowing Hamming Window X axis frequency range 70 Hertz 7 Y axis microvolt range 5 0 pV pk pk a 7 Y axis units Magnitude pV Compute data All EEG Data 2 aE Jna Ileal rel Feet TE AT ETE reer Compare with Don t compare 1E an an an En E Frequency range in Hertz Frequency range in Hertz Delta 05Hz 40Hz Beta 1 12 0 Hz 15 0 Hz Theta 40Hz 80Hz Beta 2 15 0 Hz 18 0 Hz Theta Low 40Hz 6 0Hz B
17. A Signal Library xie Therapy Library y Assessment Library JQ cient Database Q Screen Browser We Favorites Home contains the following items Ap Signal Library Choose between various types of signals or modalities This library provides a series of protocols for specific na Therapy Library biofeedback and neurofeedback applications This library provides psychophysiological stress profiling 2 Assessment Library protocols and stress assessment protocols A Client Database Browse client information and review sessions 4 Screen Browser Browse all screens which are available J Favorites Open favorite screens 1 Basics 8 MIND Select a signal or modality in the Signal Library a B f P 1xcec swe WP 2x EEG 1 band sa w LEETE E a D 1x EEG SMR amp Theta P 2x EEG 2 band y tan RO ii 5 i Mae nan fe g z m 1x EEG Theta Beta Wy 4x EEG 1 band w ko ti Ty ty hy hy is altel e 1x EEG Alpha Theta FA 1x EEG ry N i Me Ys Hai Hye yin YTA i ima B _ 68 B P 1x EEG Gamma FA 2x EEG 8G my D 1x EEG 1 band FA 4x EEG i fi u K NRE i B W wh pian ee a P 1x EEG 2 band aa a 9 1x EEG 3 bands Every category consists of several training and monitoring screens These screen types are marked by the following icons D Training Lig Monitoring Training screens Every training screen includes one therapist screen with several client screens A therapist screen provides all co
18. C BYP 32 SPS Sensor D RSP Available Recording Time 04h 33m 03s Click Configure to store the selected configuration to the NeXus 4 memory Two dialogs will appear Click on Yes and then OK to complete the configuration Load and attach a channel set To load and attach a channel set to a screen go to File gt Load channel set in the top menu After selecting a channels file a dialog box will appear Do you want to ATTACH this data channel set to the current screen Doing so will load the channel set automatically next time this screen is loaded Click Yes to attach the channel set to the current screen The channel set lt Default channels gt has been ATTACHED to the current PRIMARY screen Do you now want to SAVE the screen Click Yes to save the screen This will load the channel set automatically next time It is not recommended to overwrite default screens A third alert box will appear This screen file already exists do you want to overwrite it Click Yes for saving the screen with the attached channel set 8 Inputs amp Channels 124 MIND Edit channels It is not possible to change channel sets during recording To edit channels go to Configuration gt Channel set config in the top menu or press the C key Or right click an object and select Connect to data channel or edit data channel ES Connect to data channel This will open the Select channels screen
19. EEE E sex 24 SE a E e E E A E N E S E 25 Adde MAKETS eorn EEE EE EEE 25 Opening a Session a 26 Editing SESSIONS srrsrorasirensrriasidna enra 27 Backing Up SESSIONS cc siiscansaeiccacacctscaswaseccucecetscas TE TEE EE ENA 28 Store data on networked GM IVE scavasasecisnschvesaracusssdvacavaseinavedsiudearsaduiatennauaanedapuaidenniubaestaaiaaecsiadaeseaas 28 EX ONS SSS SIONS cass acess a E E E at E EA EE E E TA 28 aae e ala SOS SIONS E E EE E E AE EE cine E E E E E E E E 29 PEEL E E E E T E T A E E E A P T A T E T E T 31 CONEDE Z COS kerpa E T E E E EA 31 ANIUE Z CO a E E E E E eaten wanes eo 31 3 Feedba K asiaan E E 33 Types Of feedback nissin naiara EAN NETANE EAT 33 Selecting TOCA ACK vaisvossssadscvbvsdavencapsercsasoastantnotuaeineatedasasensentecesauseniavewedievavennladeasncnbasgiapioownteseseiees 33 Change feedback CONC rsiesessnscuccrensssenseasensnnueasssinausesenstneonsantsesgeveiiescedssauecnensevssaeesavareatneasanenstaeess 33 Setting thresholds and feedback ssessessessessecsecsecsscssssscsessecsessecsecsecssossssesesseesessessessesseossese 33 TASC OCC Sasa cetcaeictertvicesnccaaiauieeasea caittcitclaa EEEE EEEE 33 Contents Threshold GireCtiOnS ccccccsesccccseccccseccceseccceeccceeececeusececeecessuseceseuecessenecessuecessueceesenecetsenerets 34 PUIG SIO W AL AION EATE E E T AI 35 Hide show reset counter erucascinenine e e E ae naan aes 35 Advanced threshold Options cccssscccccsseccccceeseceecceesec
20. Select Delete type for removing a segment type Artifact areas Manually marking artifact areas Mark a new artifact area by selecting data and choosing Segment add Artifact area Segment add Artifact area Artifact areas are special types of segments that mark a part of the session as being invalid These artifact areas will be excluded for analysis The data in the artifact area will not be deleted it is only marked as being artifact The Artifact segment will appear as a red cross hatched area CE fe EOE fb tt bf E EEE DEEE E EEE A Ao i Pa f a a a Peet F O Af A Manually selected artifact area Artifact areas can be removed just like segments Automatic artifact rejection Enable automatic artifact rejection by right clicking the screen and open Automatic artifact rejection gt Enable rejection 4 Review 46 MIND One or two criteria for data rejection can be set Whenever a signal meets a criterion red marks will appear just above the time axis 40 BVP amplitude Max values 10 Sec epoch EE EH oo s0 a Automatically defined artifact area When marking a part of the data as an artifact area data of all channels at that certain time point will be marked as artifact and excluded in the analysis Event markers Adding markers To insert event markers after the data recording right click the screen and select Event markers gt Add marker Add marker A text s
21. Select channels lt Default channels gt 1 Senzor A EEG 2 Sensor B EEG SensorliEMG raw 4 SensorD EMG raw A Sensor E SC G5SA 6 Sensor F Temp Sensor G ByvP a SensorH ASP 9 Sensor l Oximety 25 p02 10 Sensornw ASP Pacer 11 4 EEG1 raw 12 B EEG rawy 13 A Theta Wave 14 A Alpha wave 15 ASMA Wave 16 Beta Waves 17 Gamma Wave 18 B Theta Wave 19 B Alpha Wave 20 B SMA Wave 21 B Beta Wave 22 B Gamma wave 23 A Theta amplitude 24 A Alpha amplitude 25 ASMA amplitude 26 A Beta amplitude TT fe mearan seeks Aa Select 1 data channel a E The lt Name gt after Select channels at the top of the screen displays the name of the currently loaded channel set e g lt Default channels gt Select a channel and click Edit This will open the Editing channel screen 8 Inputs amp Channels 125 MIND Channel name EEG raw Sample rate for this channel 256 Samples per 3ec Signal source 1 1 Sensor4 EEG Whips Paija iia Maya T ifii a ja gji MT f isjij Eji aay oe a T fi j lii susa js tee i i jefe if Biip Iio mjii i bijama T iej T ija E i m 4 dhs Motch Filter On 0tf Notch OFF default Type of UNIT to display uM pk pk Default COLOR for this data channel The following properties can be edited for every channel Channel name Name of the channel Signal source 1 and 2 select one of the defined channels from the dropdown
22. Sensor H RSP 32 5P5 Sensor l Oximetry Sp02 32 SP5 Sensor RSP Pacer 256 SPS C EMG 20 500 Hz 256 SPS C EMG 100 500 Hz 32 5P5 C EMG Amp 20 500 Hz 32 5P5 C EMG Amp 100 500 Hz 32 5P5 C EMG Median Freq 2048 SPS D EMG 20 500 Hz 2048 SPS D EMG 100 500 Hz 32 5P5 D EMG Amp 20 500 Hz 32 5P5 D EMG Amp 100 500 Hz 32 5P5 D EMG Median Freq 32 5P5 C EMG Amp D EMG Amp 32 5PS G BVP Amp 32 5P5 6 Heart Rate 32 5P5 6 HRV Amp 32 5P5 6 HRV LF Power 0 04 0 16 Hz 32 SPS G HRV HF Power 0 16 0 4 Hz 32 5P5 6 HRV LF HRV HF 32 5P5 EB Heart Rate 32 5P5 E HRV Amp 32 SPS E HRV LF Power 0 04 0 16 Hz 32 SPS BE HRV HF Power 0 16 0 4 Hz 32 5P5 B HRV LF HRV HF NESESYURRESSESSRISRES RESP a a n e a ie Separate file per SEGMENT The following properties can be set Time settings Time start Time end Export selections segments all data Exclude artifact segments Output options Type of data Output sample rate Output format Tab or comma delimited ASCII EDF EDF Matlab Repeat data in slower channels Additional options Include time as hh mm ss or as sample intervals Include event markers Include segments Separate file per segment Select data channels Note that in case of EDF or EDF the option Use maximum range will become available This function is necessary to accurately display EDF fil
23. and click Segment compute statistics Segment compute Statistics Use this option to compute basic statistics for a selected area 5 Analysis amp Reporting 54 MIND Printing the statistics Click the Print preview button Print Preview A preview of the graphs basic client information and the statistics will be presented This preview can be printed or stored as a PDF file depending on the software installed on the computer Intra session trends Right click the Session Overview screen and choose Intra session trend Intra Session Trend The Trend Report screen will appear This function computes an Intra Session trend using segment definitions At least 2 segments must be defined Choose your output options below You can use Copy Paste for trend data with the editable text option L Sensor A EEG 2 sSensor f EEG S Sensor c E 4 lls t E Mean Min amp Max C Std Dev O HRV rms sd Intra session reports can be generated which are based on the segments At least 2 segments must be defined Choose the type of statistics Choose the type of output 1 Copy paste the report 2 Create an ASCII file Click OK to generate the report Trend reports Open the Client and Session Database and select a client Click the Trend reports button 5 Analysis amp Reporting 55 MIND Ae onl The Select a Trend Report screen will appear Select a Trend Report for John Sample Ea
24. at O at the beginning of a new session 4 Game score has reached N points 6 Objects 71 MIND Combine up to 2 Boolean criteria with a logical AND or OR function Select N A for no extra conditions Channel values are the statistical means for 15 seconds When a button is clicked or auto clicked by a criterion you can define a number of click actions 1 Generate an event marker 2 Create a new segment 3 Increment the trial counter by 1 The segment will cover the period from the click time of the button to the moment that a new segment is created Select up to 4 button actions Not all combinations will be valid though There are several button actions which can be defined RECORD new Session REPLAY Session STOP Session PAUSE Session lt lt BACK screen in script NEXT gt gt screen in script Hyperlink to Screen Exit the Application Show Session Overview Screen Launch a SCRIPT sequence Select Client and Session Load Session Build NEW screen Select a SCREEN Select a SCREEN and RECORD Load and Play Video Hyperlink to Screen other monitor Reset SCREEN display timer Reset REWARD counters 0 Load Screen Shortcut Hyperlink to previous screen Edit Pacer Settings Clear current Script Load Start SCP trial sequence Show EMG Analysis Report Open frequency control panel Change feedback content Push screenobject settings Calculated threshold Edit channel parameters Show screen notes Bat
25. axis Le 50 0 Click F to fit the range the Y scale with minimum and maximum measurement of the session naa 50 0 Change the range of the X axis by clicking T for increasing the range and t for decreasing the range 50 0 For Color Settings Backgrounds amp Borders Title Text s and Font Settings please refer to chapter 6 Editing The Dual Y Scale Line graph Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar The Dual Y Scale Line Graph is a multi purpose instrument capable of displaying up to 2 types of signals simultaneously The dual y scale makes it possible to display two different modalities in the same line graph HOE Sensor H RSP G Heart Rate HEE 920 0 7 65 0 900 0 60 0 830 0 55 0 T It 00 00 00 05 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 25 00 30 6 Objects 77 MIND Settings are similar to the Single Y scale Line Graph The Polylinegraph Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar e F a E W sam The Polylinegraph can only show signals No feedback can be set A maximum of 32 signals can be displayed on a single X scale The object auto scales the signals so the signal will always fit HEE A EEG A Del A The A Alp l A Alp A Alp A SMR LT JL 00 o0 00 01 00 02 00 03 Select a range of up to 32 data channels Right click the object and select Connect to data channel w Connect to data c
26. channel threshold Input linked instrument threshold Input Trial reward period Input Trial transter 22 Input NEG Trial POS 100 NEG The Animation Instrument Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar The Animation Instrument uses an animated series of images that start in one position and end in another These images are played in a sequence which usually show a change move or expand Right click the image and select Select Animation Select Animation Select an item from the list and set alignment and inset 6 Objects 90 MIND It is possible to add your own animations bmp or jpg files Animations are stored in the folder BioTrace Animations lt name of animation gt The first file of an animation is always named lt filename gt 0001 jpg the second lt filename gt 0002 jpg etc Right click an animation object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges Options which can be set are Range adjustments Manual or auto adjustment of the Y scale range Smoothing O Off to factor 64 smoothing of the signal Instrument style Play or cycle loop Play one way gt or lt threshold Play both ways Cycle one way gt or lt threshold Cycle both ways Display options 1 Direction of the sequence Normal Inversed Display options 2 Speed of animation frames sec Visualize range It is possible to link an a
27. circle or image which expands or contracts in all directions Right click an object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges Edit properties like Instrument style type of zoomer see images above Rectangle zoomer Circle zoomer Image zoomer Display options 1 polarity Normal Inversed Other settings are similar to The Bargraph The Numerical Instrument Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This object displays only numerical data 6 Objects 88 MIND HR BPM 70 00 HRV BPM Success 10 85 0 Score Right click an numerical object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges The following options can be set Data Type Stats Show the min max mean standard deviation coefficient of variability and RMS amplitude for the past 15 seconds or the whole session Show all basic statistics for the past 15 seconds or the whole session Show the current state of the reward counter 1 8 Show the absolute ABS value Show the above or below threshold 1 60 sec Show the current game score or level Show screen second count down and count up Show pace settings beats per minute Show trial data type statistics like trial time trials completed positive SUCCESS Show previous segment mean Instrument style set 2 to 4 digits after decimal Display options 1 Use counter 1 8
28. curnulative kd Enter range of INPUT data pes skip data outside range No include all data Enter the range of input data Limit input data yes skip data outside range Enter range of INPUT data Frequency analysis FFT functions These functions are based on spectral analysis FFT Choose from the following functions 8 Inputs amp Channels 136 MIND Category of dataprocessing Frequency Analysis FFT am Type of computation landpass Amplitude Power of Bandpass Bandpass Power Median Frequency Dominant Frequency Mean Frequency When computing spectral analysis using an FFT the result will usually be an array of bins for each frequency which indicate the power or magnitude of the signal at that frequency Band pass amplitude This function computes the amplitude magnitude of a signal in the given band width Band pass results in pk pk Set the following subtype parameters Type of computation Bandpass Amplitude 1 Sec Epoch 2 Sec Epoch 4 Sec Epoch 8 Sec Epoch 16 Sec Epoch 32 Sec Epoch Set the frequency Subtype or Parameter 2 Sec Epoch 13 00 to 27 00 Hz key A With Key a shortcut key can be defined for increasing or decreasing the band pass settings in discrete steps of 0 25 0 5 Hz steps power of band pass This function computes the percentage of activity within a certain frequency band compared to the total power of the signal Band p
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31. object from the Object Toolbar by clicking it once The object will now show an orange line around it is acc 1 Sensor EEG Sensor B EEG F SensorliEMG raw 4 Sensor D EMG raw F Sensor E SC G5A Select one or multiple data channels which have to be displayed Click the OK button for saving the selection A maximum of 64 objects can be placed in one screen In case the object is capable of displaying signals it can be connected to one or more channels Right click an object in the Object Toolbar and select Explain this object for more information about the object Explain this object For a comprehensive explanation of all different objects please refer to chapter 5 Objects Creating a new screen Click File gt Build New Screen in the top menu Build New Screen An alert box will appear Click OK for entering edit mode A screen will appear in which a name for the new screen can be entered Please enter the NAME of the new screen MyhewSceen 7 Editing 112 MIND Enter a name and click OK A screen will appear for selecting a screen category Please select a screen category Ea Select a screen category and click OK Saving a screen Overwrite existing screen It is not recommend to overwrite default screens In case you want to change a default screen save this screen as a new screen Save an existing screen by choosing File gt Save Screen An alert box will appear Click YES
32. plug ins The Clock Counter Instrument Displays very small increments or decrements of physiological signals Multimedia objects The following Multimedia objects can display certain states Object type The Video Object Plays video files The Disc Object Plays DVDs The Game Object Starts games The Flash Animation Object Plays an animation or video Capturing objects These objects can be used for capturing audio and video icon Object type The Video Capture Instrument Captures video and audio from a digital camera or webcam K The Audio Capture Object Captures only audio A 6 Objects 66 MIND The Text Object Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This object can display text When placing the text object on the grid you can enter text Otherwise right click this object and select Enter Text to enter or edit text Enter Text This will open the Text Entry and Settings screen TEXT entry and settings Text alignment Inget all edges Single line centre text in the mid O 0 Multiline text contents Help text r Show STANDARD text default T Use Fade in effect The following text options can be set The Text alignment of the text defines how the text lines will be displayed The Inset defines how much space there is around the edges of the text The Multiline text contents with a maximum of 2500 characters The Use Fade in effect
33. te Af Bots Asg 59 25 Ht EGBBSHEEHBB lt ESB Disable Color scheme default color settings Select one of the various color schemes and click OK to apply the scheme for all therapist and client screens lt lt Disable Color scheme gt gt Classic darkblue colorscheme Dark 1 colorscheme Light 1 colorscheme Light 2 colorscheme f i g i i al SMR 2gagg4aR08 2 ate Dark 2 colorscheme enabled Check Include My Screens for enabling a color scheme to all available screens in My Screens Indude My Screens 1 Basics 22 MIND 2 Sessions This chapter describes recording sessions and how to store client data Refer to applicable hardware manual for additional information Starting a session Start a session by using one of the following libraries on the Home menu Ap Signal Library efa Therapy Library sz S Assessment Library Alternatively start a session with the Screen Browser Please refer to 1 Basics Select a screen in the list A preview is shown when hovering over a button 6 a Dy 1x EEG smR amp Theta Dy x 06 2 dane a ia S 1x EEG Theta 8eta Dy 4x EEG 1 bana o Dy 1x EEG Alpha Theta EA eec s P 1x EEG Gamma EA 2x 66 Py 1x EEG 1 bane FEA a eec P x 66 2 bane Dy 1x EEG 3 bands Now the screen is loaded Use the Toolbar getting more information about the signal learn how to connect the hardware or perform a signal check Recordi
34. to overwrite an existing screen Save as new screen In order to save a screen as a new screen choose File gt Save Screen As The Screen Browser will appear Select a category and click the Save Screen button Save Screen The Save as a New Screen box will appear Description lt screen name gt Designed by lt your name gt Enter a screen description of the screen and the designer s name Click OK to save the screen 7 Editing 113 MIND Deleting screens Select a screen in the Screen Browser and click the Delete Screen button or just press the Delete key Click YES to confirm Backing up screens Screens can easily be copied to a removable disk or another medium Open the folder Screens in the BioTrace directory e g BioTrace Screens b Screens Open the folder Protocols for backing up protocols Now open the screen category folder in which the screen has been stored Select the screen s A single screen always exists of two files a screen and jog Select both files by clicking a screen and holding the Ctrl key __ Myscreen screen E Myscreen screen jpg Click the right mouse button and select Send to gt Removable Disk Removable Disk This option will copy the files to a removable disk Restoring screens Copy the screen and jpg file s which are stored on the removable disk Paste the files into a designated Screens folder of BioTrace on the hard disk e g MyScreens Lo
35. with same name on the same location Save Screen As Save screen as a copy or to a different location Load a Screen Open a screen with the Screen Browser Open Session Database Open a session with the Client Database Save Channel Set as Save a channel set as a copy Load Channel Set Load a channel set Print Print a data report Print Preview Open a print preview Print Setup Open printer settings Export Session Data Export multiple data channels in multiple formats Exit Exit the program File Screen PConfiguranon EEG ERP VEP SCP Tnals Help Edit Screen Edit a screen by opening the Screen Editor Edit Sequence Script Define a fixed sequence of screens Grid Set the resolution of the grid in the Screen Editor 1 Basics 11 MIND Show Full Screen Enable full screen mode Show Hide Control Buttons Show or hide the Session Control buttons Copy Primary gt Secondary Duplicate primary screen to secondary screen Copy Secondary gt Primary Duplicate secondary screen to primary screen Close Secondary Close secondary screen Session Overview Switch between Session Overview and Real Time mode configuration JEEG ERP VEP SCP Trals Help Sensor Input Config Open the Sensor Input Configuration Channel Set Config Open the loaded channel set Channel Freq Control Open the Frequency Control Panel Z Score Configuration Open Z Score Configuration System Settings Open System Settings Color Scheme Open Color Schemes Multimedia DVD Contr
36. 1 Sec epoch size 1 2 Sec epoch size 1 4 Sec C epoch size 1 6 Sec epoch size 1 16 Sec epoch size 1 32 Sec epoch size 4 Sec epoch size 8 Sec epoch size 16 Sec Type of UNIT to display epoch size Automatic The automatic epoch size setting calculates the epoch size which is needed for the minimal selected frequency This setting is the optimal setting to keep the feedback delays as small as possible Epoch size s the size of the epoch used to compute the RMS amplitude Type of UNIT to display W pk pk a Default COLOR for this data channel pv AMS The peak peak pk pk microvolt level is computed by taking the RMS and multiplying it with a factor of 2 times the square root of 2 Correct the RMS amplitude by clicking Correct Noise RMS Zeroing The RMS Offset amp Noise Level Correction dialog box will appear 8 Inputs amp Channels 134 MIND When computing the RMS amplitude on a digitally filtered EEG or EMG signal you can correct this RMS amplitude for offset or system noise Shorten the plus red and minus black of the corresponding input A B C or D and observe the RMS levels below Uncorrected actual RMS value RMS value after correction Disable Zeroing and Noise Correction Use standard 0 1 pV EEG Correction default Zeroing enable and update Correction 0 100 Note the system noise of the NeXus for a typical EEG band such as Theta Alpha or SMR is typically in the o
37. 2 MIGR 15 screen The script editor can be used for defining a fixed sequence of screens A button object can start this script These scripts can be used for building own protocols To create a new script select a screen category Add a screen to the script by clicking Add New Screen to Sequence Add new SCREEN to sequence This will open the Trial Settings screen Enter the SCREEN TRIAL settings Ea Select screen Load into the E Primary Screen Secondary Screen if dual monitor can be found Duration 1 Seconds Generate segment lt none gt None but end Current Segment Text line Use text line to generate MARKER Use as prompt instruction in selected text object Start screen in PAUSE mode Not Applicable default Cancel Block Reward counter Edit the following properties Select screen all screens of the previous selected screen category can be selected Load into the choose for a primary or secondary screen Duration how long will the screen displayed Generate segment select a segment type Check None to end the current segment and if no new segment is required Text line text can be used for an automatic marker or as an instruction check these options below 7 Editing 115 MIND Pause mode check this option when pause mode is needed Un pause the session manually Block reward counter reward counters can be blocked for specific screens Save a scri
38. 4 channels of the same unit simultaneously Use the Dual Y Scale Line graph instrument for displaying signals with different units and ranges e g heart rate and temperature WEE A EEG 1 45 Hz 50 0 TIL 00 00 00 02 00 04 00 06 00 os 00 10 00 12 Right click the line graph object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges Edit properties like Range adjustments Manual adjustment f scale RANGE 0 00 450 00 Range adjustments MANUAL adjustment Auto fit to min max Enable or disable Linegraph refresh each sweep Auto fit to O max Enable or disable Linegraph refresh each sweep Auto center Smoothing O Off to factor 64 Smoothing B4 Data type stats Current actual data value Successful POS NEG feedback trails Successful POS NEG transfer trails Successful VEOG POS NEG trails All POS NEG feedback trails All POS NEG transfer trails All VEOG POS NEG trails Instrument style thickness of the line Width 1 thin Width 2 Width 3 thick Filled Display options 1 polarity 6 Objects 76 MIND Normal Inversed Display options 2 grid options Show grid fine Show grid medium Hide grid Event markers show markers in Linegraph offline Event Markers Show Markers in Linegraph The range of a line graph can also be adjusted with buttons in the graph Click or to increase or decrease the range of the Y
39. 8 Inputs amp Channels 121 MIND Samples per second 256 SPS 8192 SPS 4096 SPS 2048 SPS 1024 SPS Click OK to save the changes Store data on flash memory Go to the top menu and select Configuration gt Sensor Input Config This will open the Sensor Input and Samplerate Configuration screen Click the Configure Flash Sessions button Configuration for NeXus 10 NeXus 32 The Configure Flash Session screen will appear Configure Flash Sessions Card Drive F Select the SENSORS that should be used for FLASH sessions 1 256 5P5 Sensor A EEG 2 256 5P5 Sensor G EEG 3 2048 SPS Sensor C EMG raw 4 2048 SPS Sensor D EMG raw a Sensor E 5C G5R 6 Sensor F Temp Fi Sensor G BVP a Sensor H RSP 9 32 5P5 Sensor Oximetry 5p02 10 32 5P5 Sensor RSP Pacer Available Recording Time Select the correct flash Card Drive This drive will be detected automatically Select the sensors that need to be stored on the flash card Sample rates cannot be changed afterwards for stored data ona flash card Click the Configure button to save the configuration 8 Inputs amp Channels 122 MIND A dialog box will appear Click OK to close this box The configuration is now saved The Configure Flash Sessions screen will also show the available recording time that is left This will depend on the capacity of the flash card and the selected sensors e g the four fast inputs
40. Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges The following options can be set FFT frequency range Enter the start and end Hz of the frequency range FFT Frequency range j 60 Hz FFT Epoch size 1 to 8 sec FFT Epoch size Sec 1 000 hz bin 1 Sec 1 000 hz bin 2 Sec 0 500 hz bir Smoothing 4 5ec 0 250 hz bin 8 Sec 0 125 hz bir Show FFT statistics Show FFT Statistics enable showing mean median dominant Show FFT statistics mean median dorminant Instrument Style choose between polyline or histogram Polyline no fill filled gradient Histogram normal banded gradient Display Options 1 6 Objects 80 MINDMEDIA The 2D style is default option Show SCP Trial progress Display Options 2 Show magnitude spectrum contains the square root values of the power spectrum Show power spectrum Show a HRV spectrum Other settings are similar to the Single Y scale Line Graph For Color Settings Backgrounds amp Borders Title Text s and Font Settings please refer to chapter 6 Editing The Dual FFT Spectrum Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This object is very similar to the Single FFT Spectrum except for the fact that it can display the spectrum of two channels of data The display of the spectrum is shown in a horizontal fashion where the first channel is shown to the left and the second cha
41. Link to threshold state for linking the animation to a threshold of another object Check This is a secondary screen if the object is placed on a secondary screen The object will be linked to an object on a primary screen For Backgrounds amp Borders and Title Text s please refer to chapter 6 Editing The Water Effect Instrument Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This object shows a water ripple effect where the height of the ripples reflect the magnitude of the linked object 6 Objects 92 MINDMEDIA The maximum ripple level is at the top of the range Right click an object and select Select Image Select Image This will show the image selection dialog box Select an item from the list and click OK Press the R key to refresh the screen for displaying the new image Right click an object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges The following options can be set Display options 2 Speed Slow Normal Fast Other settings are similar to The Animation Object The DirectX Plug in Instrument Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar All kinds of DirectX plug ins can be installed The Mandala Plug In is a default DirectX plug in It rotates colored Mandalas in a 3D space The Mandalas are layered on top of each other and their size brightness and rotation can be steered 6 Objects 93
42. O Show graph on client screen Hide graph on client screen If bar graphs are hidden feedback settings are not activated on the client screen Hide show reset counter Control counters on the therapist and client screens The counter controls are located in the bottom right corner of a screen E Pp ups 2 Show counter on client screen 2 Hide counter on client screen Reset counter Advanced threshold options By right clicking an object and choose Feedback Options amp Thresholds in the drop down menu Feedback Options amp Thresholds The Biofeedback and Threshold Settings dialog box will appear Biofeedback and Threshold Settings Ea L j ABOVE Threshold No feedback E Reward tag Required TIME ms 0 Counter n a IN BETWEEN No feedback Edit Required TIME ims Counter n a BELOW Threshald E Reward tag Required TIME ms Counter n a Threshold 1 Level 10 00 E Lock Threshold Auto Threshold 1 C ON for first 0 minutes Auto threshold type Base on 30 sec stats Target Percentage gg TIME above TH1 Threshold 2 Level 0 00 Enable Threshold 2 Forward Threshold changes E Ignore Inhibit All TM ee ccrecia 3 Feedback 35 MIND Enable unable feedback Enable thresholds and feedback settings by checking Enable Biofeedback at the bottom Enable Biofeedback Un check to disable all feedback by the object Setting manual threshold level Set a value for a manual thresh
43. OVUS arena 55 HRV ANAIS IS crne E EEE AE EAA EEE 57 HRV Resonance Frequency Analysis sessesesecececsssececececsesesecececsesesesececeesesesececessesesececeeseseses 58 BVP Vasc la ANIV 19 siosaia inna OEE A 59 C rr lation ANAIVSIS cncssasenerpsenpsanpacavaceneasinsepacsonenvaenssnnrseneanesa essa neosmpeamernedseneseemienedeeesanernesenenrous 60 Contents ERP BP n A tevaeceuesanascaccencsanciuesavacesbasaccevacatucsabarecessaecsataneeseecenssseaceacaseceasssbesesusacese 60 SCP Averaged Response esessssesesececscsesecsecececsesececececsesececececsesesecececscsesesecececsssesecececseseseseceseese 61 Spec hc cranienne NON N ON AA 62 N euroMappine R p ltunrenccanonnnaninnnna aaa 63 EEG Signal Amplitude Mapping seseseesesececsesececececscsececececccsesececececsesececececsesececececscsesecesecceseses 63 0 ODIOS unana E T E T AE ETA 65 The TOME ORIG varices se ccacecucsdecnucessasecuaccecenvecuuneewesanencvessasauucseussasancecersasuasecsencanacecseavenyecdesvesasuess 67 TNC DEVAS ODO CE ga ctscrs ice sive tisisanic EE EEEE EEEE 68 TE Button Control OIG CE sii sicteeceeaneesusseniseusins eetcasntjnenscuenoneenestinnuuaaqeaseeussstneeeostnsesaceuassnesaanenauseass 69 EDU CT LOX U AA E EA A O T AT E E EEEE E N AE AT EE AET E E 69 CHANCE DUTON IMALE gerir E E N E E 69 DISBIAY EID TEX siceccssccassteioosacawsccendsesineesdvasownstatanssaavinasasatausavedeaenensay dean menstacesdavinesendeasquasiesenseeeanss 69 FAV STII BO Sc ages evict
44. Offset removal Time constant 1 Sec Time constant 1 2 Sec Time constant 1 4 Sec Time constant 1 8 Sec Time constant 1 76 Sec Time constant 1 32 Sec Bet Signal Copy ABS Absolute value DC EXG Offset amp Drift correction Type of computation General signal processing DC E G Offset amp Drift correction The following types of computation can be selected Category of dataprocessing Type of computation Amplitude Mean The mean amplitude simply adds up all the sample values and divides the result by the number N of samples Set the following parameters 8 Inputs amp Channels General Signal Processing Amplitude MEAN 32 SFS Amplitude AMS 32 SPS Pulte rate BYP 32 5F5 Pulte rate EKG 32 SPS Respiration rate 32 SPS Amplitude AYR 32 5P5 Statistical trends cumulative 133 MIND Type of computation Amplitude MEAN 32 5P5 epoch size 2 Sec epoch size 1 Sec epoch size 1 2 Sec epoch size 1 4 Sec epoch size 1 6 Sec epoch size 1 16 Sec epoch size 1 32 Sec epoch size 4 Sec epoch size 8 Sec epoch size 16 Sec Epoch size The size in seconds of the samples that should be analyzed Amplitude RMS This function computes the root mean square of a signal The following parameters can be set Type of computation Amplitude AMS 32 SPS Subtype or Parameter epoch size 2 Sec epoch size
45. Show Grid Medium Hide Grid EEG Style grid Other settings are similar to The Single FFT Spectrum EEG Polarity This feature is only available for NeXus 32 The current polarity and range of the EEG displayed is shown in the left upper corner of the EEG graph F 100 0 pV pk pk lt pol neg UP FP1 F7 The above picture shows the NEGATIVE polarity is UP and the total range of the EEG signals is 10 uV pk pk Edit the polarity by right clicking on the graph and choose Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges Define the Grid and Polarity options under the Display Options 2 list box 6 Objects 79 MIND Instrument Style Display Linegraphs and FFTs Display options 1 Use Primary Color Display options 2 EEG Style grid Show Grid Fine Show Grid Medium Hide Grid EEG Style grid OK The EEG Style grid will display negative signals UP All other grid styles will display positive as UP The Single FFT Spectrum Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar me This instrument computes and displays a spectral analysis of any time sampled signal It is based on the fast Fourier transform FFT HOE Sensor A EEG BE Sensor A EEG 10 0 5 0 7 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 2 5 hallls ootasne coteconeette alllith 0 0 10 0 i 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 FFT Histogram banded FFT Polygon gradient Right click an object and select
46. T Logging function Custom Computation ee oe ee i ja j rt The following types of data processing can be selected Linear Algebra Coherence and Correlation functions Digital Filters General Signal Processing Frequency Analysis functions FFT Logging function Custom computation Linear algebra functions All linear algebra functions require two selected channels Signal source 1 36 EMG1 ampl Signal source 2 ar EMG ampl Only use channels with the same sample rate The following types of computation can be selected 8 Inputs amp Channels 128 MIND Category of dataprocessing Linear Algebra Type of computation Add sourcel source Subtract sourced sourcez Multiply source source Divide source sources Average sourcel sourcez Subtract sourced sources tactor Avyverage SCP source source 2 OC It repeats this function for each value in the array of data values that a signal holds Add sourcel source2 This function computes the sum of the signal values from source1 and source2 Subtract sourcel source2 This function computes the difference of the signal values from source1 and source2 Multiply source1 x source2 This function computes the product of the signal values from source1 and source2 Divide source1 source2 This function computes the ratio of the signal values from source1 and source2 Average source1 source2 2
47. Type This option enables to select the graphical way the data is displayed Lingraph default Linegraph with markers Bargraph 2D Bargraph 3D Smoothing data Set smoothing of the signal by Smoothing Smoothing 4 Review 48 MIND Smoothing is an option that will dampen a signal in case it is rapidly moving up and down Setup smoothing with a factor 2 till factor 64 Smoothing is disabled by default This option is only available for line graphs Data Type Statistics Select the option Data type statistics to change the way the data is processed before being displayed Data Type Statistics Choose between the following options Show RAW samples will show the unprocessed data Base epochs on segment Show N second statistics will show a summary of data over N seconds to shows trends in the data Show lt statistics gt e g mean indicates which statistic will be used to summarize the data Displaying thresholds Display thresholds by choosing Thresholds gt Display thresholds Display Thresholds Change the value of the thresholds by choosing Change threshold 1 or 2 100 0 HR graph with thresholds When computing statistics the settings of the thresholds will provide an estimated value of the percentage of time the signal was above threshold 1 and below threshold 2 Overlapping channels Show multiple signals within one Y axis by choosing overlapping channels Overlapping channe
48. a visual overview of spectral activity over time It displays a spectral analysis of a channel in a different way than a regular FFT Spectrum The Y axis showing the frequencies The X axis showing the time The magnitude of the activity is shown by the intensity of a color 6 Objects 82 MIND HAR E E A A E ae Eee E AE A ad E E Blue or dark colors indicate low level activity Red yellow and white colors indicate medium and higher levels r eee Low Medium High Right click an object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges The FFT Epoch size is similar to The Single FFT Spectrum Other options are not supported The NeuroMap This object is only available for NeXus 32 Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar Cac This object maps the activity of the 21 remontaged EEG channels on a 2D surface also called a topographical EEG map or Brain Map Theta Alpha The electrical EEG activity is analyzed through a FFT fast fourier transformation The following measures are derived of 1 Amplitude microvolt pk pk 2 Power microvolt pk pk squared 3 Percent amplitude 6 Objects 83 MIND 4 Percent Power 5 Mean Dominant and Median Frequency 6 Algebraic summation substraction and ratios of the above The selected parameter is plotted on 21 points interpolated over the entire map Each white dot in the image represents a 10 20 location
49. appear Session Statistics Note you can copy paste the statistics below by selecting the text right clicking with the mouse and choosing Copy Bession Overview Statistics over 302 Seconds of raw and computed data starting at t 1 Sec Min Max Mean Var StdDev Coeff gt TH1 5704 67 643792 601858 46104 67 214 72 0 04 100 00 Sensor A EEG 8100 22 7676 53 7888 09 6935 61 63 28 0 01 0 00 Sensor B EEG 2503 81 37 28 1227 45 533137 03 730 16 A 98 01 Sensor C EM6G raw 3781 60 736 64 497 12 1352277093 1162 87 2 43 09 Sensor D EMG raw 4400 4756 000 26725 1619 100 0 f A EEG 1 45 Hz 0 63 52 22 2 90 2116 4 60 159 A EMG Artifact Amp 0 33 0 94 0 08 0 05 0 23 297 0 i B EEG 1 45 Hz 0 28 44 49 1 03 1 01 951 0 C EEG 1 45 Hz 6 83 6 69 0 00 0 34 0 58 1 00 0 f D EEG 1 45 Hz 1996 1962 000 11 11 6879 83 A Custom 1 Amp 0 34 40 21 943 5 05 0 54 5 i B Custom 1 Amp _ 18 99 261 0 53 i C Custom 1 Amp SS er Print review This will compute basic statistics min max mean etc for each signal that is displayed Text from this dialog box can be copied and pasted in to other programs Computing statistics on segments Right click the screen and choose the option Compute statistics gt On all segments on all segments The session statistics box will show up showing basic statistics for each type of segment Computing statistics on a selected area Select an area
50. ass power This function computes the power of a signal in the given band width band pass results in microvolts squared That means that when the FFT based band pass amplitude amplitude magnitude generates a result of 10 microvolts pk pk for the same bandwidth the band pass power would result in 100 microvolts squared 8 Inputs amp Channels 137 MIND Magnitude Spectrum oe Mean 17 SHz Median 12 0Hz Dom 10 SHz Power Spectrum o0E 20 0 Mean 11 GHz Median 10 0Hz Dom 10 SHz Median frequency This function computes the median frequency of a signal in the provided frequency band Dominant frequency This function computes the dominant or peak frequency of a signal in the provided frequency band EEG Spectrum nar Mean 19 0Hz Median 14 0Hz Dom 6 0Hz al alt atta ote tant _S___ 50 Mean frequency This function computes the mean frequency of a signal in the provided frequency band Logging function Choose from the following logging functions Category of dataprocessing Logging function Threshold Log Reward Counter Log ocore Log Trial Baseline Comected Value Type of computation Threshold log Set the following subtype parameters Subtype or Parameter Type of computation Threshold Log T hreshold 1 Level Threshold 2 Level 8 Inputs amp Channels 138 Reward counter log Set the following subtype parameters
51. atest version at the Software Updates section of the Mind Media website www mindmedia info support software updates Or by clicking Help gt Internet BioTrace Updates in the top menu of BioTracet Please contact the reseller for more information about offline installation An update will improve and add functionality but it will also update screens images feedback content channel sets etc An update is language specific Perform the following steps to install an update 1 Download an update by right clicking the link and selecting Save target as Make sure to select to correct language 2 Choose a location for saving the exe file It is recommended to save it on the desktop Close BioTrace before starting the installation 3 Run the exe file An update overwrites default content Make sure to back up changed default content e g edited screen before installation Content with different names than default content will not be overwritten Updates will not make changes to any session or client data 4 The program will scan for installed versions of BioTrace In case of multiple versions installed please select the folder which needs to be updated Please select the BioTrace installation to update DB biotrace Click Next to start the installation 5 Click Exit when the update process is ready The update is installed 1 Basics 3 MIND Bluetooth pairing Make sure the Bluetooth dongle is connected to the comp
52. cal Disk C BioTrace Screens MyScreens z The screens can now be opened in the Screen Browser in the category in which the files are placed Defining a sequence of screens It is possible to display the screens in a defined sequence like a slide show Click Screen gt Edit Sequence Script in the top menu This will open the Screen Sequence Editor 7 Editing 114 MIND SCRIPT Screen Sequence Editor Ea SCRIPT editor defines a fixed SEQUENCE of SCREENS A button object can launch this script which will then display the screens one by one like a slide show Up to 500 screens are allowed You can use scripts to build your own protocols Protocols Biofeedback Run this sequence for cyde s STOP Session when the script has ended Screen category Trial Screen click below Load Duration Segment Instruction Segment 1 MIGR 13 screen 2 MIGR16 5creen 3 MIGR11 screen 4 MIGR 15 screen 5 MIGR 12b screen 6 MIGR 16 screen 7 MIGR11L screen 8 MIGR15 screen o MIGR12b screen 10 MIGR 16 screen 11 MIGR 11screen Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary 180 sec 10 sec 90 sec 10 sec 45 Sec 10 sec 90 sec 10 sec 45 sec 10 sec 90 sec 10 sec Baseline lt none gt Train lt none gt Relax lt none gt Train lt none gt Relax lt none gt Train lt none gt 1
53. ce Videos Click to remove a video from the Selected video playlist Click Up or Down for moving the selected video file up or down in the playlist 6 Objects MIND Check Loop video file to replay a video once it ends Check Always play video if a video does not need to respond to feedback A video can pause shrink or darken during inhibits This can be set by right clicking the edge of a video and selecting or deselecting the following options Select Video file Background amp Borders Pause VIDEO during INHIBIT Shrink VIDEO during INHIBIT Darken VIDEO during INHIBIT Close The Disc Object Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar The Disc Object plays video from a DVD disk The DVD file is played in a window and will play only when the session is running in record or replay mode Only one DVD object can be used on a single screen Insert a DVD and wait until it is loaded Go to Configuration gt MultiMedia DVD Control in the top menu or press the M key MultiMedia DVD Control M This will open the MultiMedia DVD navigation screen 6 Objects 97 MIND _ MultiMedia DVD Navigation In this diaiogoox you can navigate fhe DVD vrnie it amp playing during a session Please select a CHAPTER and a TITLE to play then choose PLAY to navigate to that part of the DVD Goto DVO Man Menu Piay Tithe 3 Show Chapter 1 Show Chapter 2 Show Chapter 3 Show Chapt
54. ceeseeseceesaeeseceeeseaeceesaaaeeessueaeeeessaeeeeeees 35 Advanced feedback options s snsesssseessssrersssererssserrrsssrrresssrerssssrerosserresssrrerssssrresssreresserresssereene 37 FFEGUENCY bands and ranges scnscrsnscninaainacne aveiwniwadnannaaanueneeeecs 41 Respiration ARV Pale ansien EEES 42 E PA T aE E EEE EE E E 43 SELUNE DULOMAUC PICE bessern E E 43 Saving and loading pacer settings ccccccsseccccssecccsecccceeecesceeceeseuecesseuscessuseessueceeseueeessanseesaaees 43 M REVIEW iaa E E EE E O TAE E O EEEE N 44 Selecting datarea E aaa 44 ZOOMING data is aircon eccas can a E A E E E E S 44 SEEME ES a E E E E E OE EE E O T E OE ER 45 Adde SEENEN S paee nE EEEE E EE E ee ee REE 45 BE VE e A E E E T E E E E E ave ene E E ovo sin E E ea antonio 45 LOCHNE SS SI NES a o T E A E EEEO E E T E EATA 45 Defining and adding segment types isdedsssadccssasievocosansacddasadineonesdasanahleasdateaneatdantundandandncdensanvotoassentan 45 AEAEE E E E S E E A E A E A E A E A E A 46 Man ally marking artifact AY CAS sssccsnsecsssncncecoversenesivencnevesnsetateaveweoneerenadineeeesaveaenitaseaeenevaessartieaant 46 Automatic artifact rejection ss e sessssenesssrersssrrerssserrrsssrrrressreresssrerossererssseeeeesserresssreresserrresseeeeee 46 EEN MAKO S a a E E E A 47 AAE Ga E o a E E A E E AA 47 E CUCINA MIG CU aeren EEA EENE E E A E EE 47 Changing display of signals ossosessssosecsesossosescssosecsesosecsesossosecsssosecse
55. ch Button Actions F110 function key Hide Instrument Show Instrument un hide Load last SCP TRIAL used by this dient Show HRV Report Dynamic Routing Screen navigation Back Screen navigation Up Screen navigation Last Therapistscreen Hide Secondary instruments Show Secondary instruments Browse SCP trial files Hide Secondary Numerical objects Show Secondary Numerical objects Show the SCP report Some actions need to link a file Click the buttons in the following box to link a file Click to select SESSION to load Hyperlink dick to select SCREEN B10 Signal Library 0 beser 6 Objects 72 MIND Push object settings Action Buttons can be used to push predefined settings to an object present on a screen The following settings of an object can be modified by a push action Channel selection Display options and Ranges Feedback settings o feedback properties o enable disable feedback o threshold settings Visual object settings o color and border o title text Select the Push screenobject setting in the list box Push Settings to instrument Push settings to instrument Push Channelselection Push Display Options Ranges Push Feedbacksettings Push Feedback enable setting Push Thresholdsettings Edit Thresholdsettings Push Colorsettings Push Backgroundsettings Push Title Text settings Edit Tite Text settings Select the properties which should be pushed the s
56. ck Print Neuromap Report to sent the results to a printer Click Export Results to ASCII to output the results to a file EEG Signal Amplitude Mapping This feature is only available for NeXus 32 and will only work in the EEG multiline graph not in review mode It will also only work when a referential montage has been selected In the EEG multiline graph screen left click on the time scale and drag the mouse 5 Analysis amp Reporting 63 MINDMEDIA tiesto Animate From Start to End The EEG Signal Amplitude Mapper screen will appear Define a start sample location and an end sample location by dragging the selection line to a time point and pressing respectively the Set START and Set END button Then select the button Animate from Start to End 5 Analysis amp Reporting 64 MIND 6 Objects There are the following categories of objects General objects These objects can be used for general purposes on a screen they do not display any signals Icon Object type The Text Object Display descriptive text The Image Object Display a static image Action objects These objects can be used for performing actions on a screen Icon Object type The Button Control Object Display buttons which can perform specific actions Line graphs These objects can be used for displaying signals in a line graph Icon Object type The Single Y Scale Line Graph Display a line graph for 1 ty
57. combination Inputs 32 33 can be used for oximetry the NeXus Trigger Interface SpO2 or pulse and the respiration pacer Changing sensor input All signals are acquired by and derived from the sensors Any change to a sensor configuration will modify the way the physiological data is represented in all the screens Go to the top menu and select Configuration gt Sensor Input Config or press the I key This will open the Sensor Input and Samplerate Configuration screen Use the dropdown menu to change the input Select a SENSOR type for each input Input A FEG Input B EMG raw Inpu tC ECG EKG EOG Inout D CF Click OK to confirm the changes Change EEG frequencies during sessions Go to Configuration gt Channel freq control in the top menu or press SHIFT C This will open the Frequency Control Panel 8 Inputs amp Channels 119 11 A EEG1 raw 1 0 45 0 Hz 12 B EEG2 aw 1 0 45 0 Hz 13 A Theta Wave 4 0 8 0 Hz 1 A Alpha wave 8 0 12 0 Hz 15 A SMR Wave 12 0 15 0 Hz 16 A Beta Waves 15 0 18 0 Hz 17 ArGamma Wave 35 0 45 0 Hz 18 B Theta Wave 4 0 8 0 Hz 10 Re Alnha Wawe A EEG1 raw ow used channels only E enable With this panel it is easy to change the individual frequency during a session Set start and end points or shift a whole band in steps of 1Hz 0 5 Hz 0 25Hz or 0 1 Hz Choose between Shift band and Start and End frequency control mode m Shif
58. creen and choosing Analysis Functions gt HRV Analysis HRV Analysis This will open the HRV Analysis amp Interbeat Interval Table screen In this screen it is possible to set artifact criteria or remove artifacts It is also possible to generate a HRV report or export an IBI Table HRV Resonance Frequency Analysis Right click the overview screen and choosing Analysis functions gt HRV Resonance Freq HRV Resonant Freq This will open the Select Segment Type screen Select Segment Type 01 Seement type Baseline 02 Sepment type Train Please select the segment types which you want to use for the analysis bien Cancel Select the segment types to be analyzed Click OK to continue This will open the LF Resonant Frequency and Pacer Settings screen 5 Analysis amp Reporting 58 LF Resonant Frequency and PACER settings Eal MIND RF 0 105Hz The LF RF was found at 0 105 Hz 6 3 minute You can change the PACER settings now by entering the TIME_RATIOS of inhalation exhalation and pause time as a percentage Yo INHALATION Yo EXHALATION Yo PAUSE 3792 ms 4740 ms 948 ms Set Pacer amp Save for Client Print RE Report Select Set Pacer to save the calculated data as the current pacer Save a pacer for a client by selecting Set Pacer amp Save for Client Whenever choosing this client the pacer will automatically be set to a specific pacer setting Click Pri
59. creen will appear Please enter the text of the session MARKER Marker 10 Enter text and click OK A marker is shown as a black dotted line in the session overview mode Editing markers Moving a marker A marker can be moved when hovering the mouse over the dotted line The cursor of the mouse will transform into a cursor with two arrows Now move the marker by pressing the left mouse button and moving the mouse to the left or right 4 Review 47 MIND Renaming a marker Rename a marker by selecting it pressing the right mouse button and selecting Event markers gt Rename marker Rename marker Deleting a marker Delete a marker by selecting it pressing the right mouse button and selecting Event markers gt Delete marker or by selecting a marker and press the Delete key Delete marker Changing display of signals Right click the y axis for changing the display of signals Setting the range Change the Y scale range by choosing YScale range VScale range The following options are available Manual range enter the range manually Auto range 0 max an automatic range with O as the minimum and the maximum value of the signal as a maximum Auto range min max an automatic range with the minimum value of the signal as a minimum and the maximum value as the maximum Inverse polarity inverts display of line graphs Display type Change the display type by choosing Display type Display
60. e Select a camera or webcam in the list Make sure to attach the video camera or webcam and install the latest driver Best is to connect the device before starting BioTrace Select quality this property defines how good the image quality will be Higher quality will generate larger files This is only recommended for short sessions Select audio device Select an audio source Mirror Check Flip horizontal for a mirrored view of the webcam 6 Objects 102 MIND The Audio Capture Object Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar a This object only captures audio Typically it will use a microphone to store the sounds or voice during a session Use the Video Capture Object for combining recording audio and video Right click the audio object and select Capture Settings Capture Settings This will open the Audio capture settings dialog box Settings are similar to The Video Capture Object 6 Objects 103 MIND 7 Editing This chapter describes editing possibilities of screens and objects Press Ctrl Z to undo tasks which are performed in editing mode This can be done for a maximum of five previous tasks General screen properties Except for menus all screens can be edited The following properties can be changed Background colors Background sound Screen notes Background colors Right click on a screen background and select Set Background Colo
61. e of available media files for playing the sound when the screen is loaded e g an instruction When the next screen is loaded the background sound will stop Check the option Loop Song Sound for replaying the file for as long as the screen is opened The available media files are stored in the Audio folder of the BioTrace directory New audio files can be added by placing them in this folder For feedback options with audio please refer to chapter 9 Feedback Editing screen notes Click the following button O Or right click the background of the screen and click Show Screen Notes Text can be edited by selecting Edit 7 Editing 105 MIND Edit This will open the Text Entry and Settings screen TEXT entry and settings Text alignment Inset all edges Multiline text contents Screen notes Show STANDARD text default Edit text in the text box Press OK to save notes Click the button or press the Escape key to close the pop up window General object properties All items on a screen are called objects such as text boxes images feedback instruments videos buttons etc The following object properties can be changed Background amp borders Color settings Font settings Title text Background amp borders The background of each object can be set by a right click and select Background amp Borders Background amp Borders The Background amp Border Options scree
62. e range of the linked object Link to object It is possible to link a game object to another object Right click a bar graph and select Link to instrument w Linkto Instrument 6 Objects 99 LINK to input from another instrument Ea By LINKING to another instrument you can use its THRESHOLD or RANGE based state to drive an animation or show statistics 5 Bargraph lt EMG gt This is a secondary screen get LINK from PRIMARY screen Link ta THRESHOLD state MIND Check This is a secondary screen if the object is placed on a secondary screen The object will be linked to an object on a primary screen It will automatically link the threshold state Link to data channel It is also possible to link a game object to a data channel Right click a bar graph and select Link to data channel Linkto Data Channel This will open the Link data channels screen irae hannels te Ji ace Jam Select up to 10 data channels to link to the game variables Please notice that after this the game is no longer linked to instruments and thresholds 1 621 A SMR Amp 12 15 Hz 70 A EMG Artifact Amp 3 4 be 5i Er a ie 10 Select up to 10 data channels The Flash Animation Object Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar 6 Objects 100 MIND This object play an animation or video file in swf Shockwave Flash format The flash file will be played wh
63. e signals Use channel color Use color in channel set Secondary drawing color The color that is used for the background Gradient fill pattern Some objects can also use a gradient for displaying signals Auto color change Automatic color change for above or below threshold Threshold based color change Check Enabled for activating a color change that will occur when the signal are above or below threshold Select a color for above and below threshold 7 Editing 107 MIND Threshold based color change Enabled Color Above threshold 1 id Color Below threshold 2 fF Color of X and Y scale The color of the scaling Color of scale grid The color of the scaling grid Scale text color The color of the scaling text Title text color The color of the title text Some objects have limited settings possibilities Title text A title text can be used to label an object Enter or edit a title text by right clicking the object and choose Title Text s Tithe Text s The Instrument Title Text Settings box will appear Instrument TITLE text settings Enter object tithe s C EMG Amp 20 500 Hz muki channel only D EMG Amp 20 500 Hz multi channel only multi channel only Load default channel names Use entered text as title Use channel name as title Show title inside object Justify tithe text Text CENTERED Z Title FONT Calibri 12 Use default channel colors OK Cancel Enter o
64. elected instrument by ticking the checkbox 6 Objects 73 MIND To setup the push settings click on the button on the right of the selected push setting to open the dialog showing all the options Batch button settings A batch button action can be used to apply more than 4 actions with a single button limitation of normal button action It is also possible to use similar button actions multiple times with the click of a single button Select the Batch Button Actions setting in the list box Make sure this is the only selected action Edit Batch Button Actions c cancel Button actions can be added or edited in the Batch Button dialog Click Add or Edit to open the Batch Button Editor Batch Button List The Description and Selected action can be set with Select action and Configure Settings 6 Objects 74 MIND Create a custom frequency range button Select the Edit channel parameter setting in the list box Select a custom channel in this dialog and click Edit to open the Edit channel dialog of this custom channel Select channels lt ee eee gt For information about editing channels please refer to chapter 8 Inputs amp Channels 6 Objects 75 MIND The Single Y Scale Line graph Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar The Single Y Scale Line Graph can show one type of signal and is capable of displaying up to
65. en a screen is opened Press the E key and right click on one of the black handles of the object Now select Select Flash file Select Flash file This will open the SWF file selector Add own swf files in the BioTrace SWF directory Select a file and click OK It is also possible to adjust alignment and inset 6 Objects 101 MIND The Video Capture Object Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar The Video Capture Object captures video from a digital camera or webcam during a session The video will be synced with the data Only one object can be used for video capture on the primary or secondary screen During the session the video capture object will show a preview of the video Connect the camera before starting BioTrace and make sure to install the latest drivers Right click the video capture object and select Capture Settings Capture Settings A dialog box will appear for configuring the video capture Video and Audio Capture Settings ea EN Select video device LVideo Device 0 Select Quality WMY 320x240 100 Kbits sec Select AUDIO device L Audio Device 0 Mirror Flip Horizontal Please select the Capture device s you want to use for recording synchronized audio and or video The quality is defined by the level of compression Higher bit ates provide higher quality but also take up more space on your hard Edit the following settings Select video devic
66. en has been displayed for N seconds Display count 1 Sensor A EEG pc Numerical value N A Logical AND OR 0 000 enter value Click to select SESSION to load 1 Sensor A EEG Numerical value Note channel values are the statistical 0 000 Hyperlink dick to select SCREEN MEANS for 15 seconds B10 Signal Library 0 bcscr When button ACTION is executed also do the following Normal Button hd T Create an EVENT marker Enter text enter value Edit push screenobject settings E Create a new SEGMENT Enter type Increment TRIAL counter by 1 El cated esol sting a O cance There are three options for activating an action Manual dick by user will execute button action no conditions Manual dick will execute but only AFTER conditions below are met AUTO dick button using timer counter AND conditions button invisible 1 Manual click by user no conditions have to be met 2 Manual click after conditions are met after meeting the conditions it is possible to click 3 Auto click after conditions and timer counter No button is required to click The action is performed automatically by a timer counter and by meeting conditions Timer Counter conditions are 1 The screen has been displayed for a certain time N seconds 2 The session has run for a certain time N seconds 3 The trial counter has reached a certain level The trial counter can be incremented by this or other buttons It starts
67. eneivacge eee acaatcesetenr sau E E E 70 PON CE ONS E pene N ee EE eee eens ee scents em emcee eee nanan cue 71 The Single Y Scale Line graph esesesessssesecececsesececececsesesecececsesesecececsesesecececsssesecececsesesesesecseseses 76 The Dual Y Scale Line graph sesesesessssesecececsssececececsesececececsesesecececsesesecececsssesecececsesesesesscseseses 77 TOE PONINES Ra We ann E E E AE T A 78 The Single FFT SO CEUVUIN visssiaiscuttentsatatauaderctaciecesiccaisedtenntamadencdenttantseesisnatssadeunsetataniienntantaatateaeee 80 The Dual FFT SPEC UI esris E EEEE NETEN ENAT 81 The SD EFT SPE C U esros aaa 82 TNE SPOCIE aicsin EE TNA EE EAEN 82 TNE IN CULOIM AID assiriana aaa 83 TOBE A 85 The Vernier NStrume Nt eroian EE 87 The Zoomer NSt umeni raria TE 88 The NUMENICal Instrumentasi N EN N 88 PMO aE Sate ze E E E T EE E E A E T A E E ET E 90 The Animation MStrUnme Mt Sa taiatntenorisehetenctenecevisste cers n aa iria 90 eE E A E EA E E E E A A A A N 91 VU E IE E EE E T E EAE EAA EE OS 92 The Water Effect Instrument ssssessssesssseosececsececsececsesecsececsscecsececsesecsesecseceoseceoseceesececseceesee 92 The DirectX Plug in Instrument escwouanroncrosannannnunmnendiniaa a 93 The Clock Counter Instrument sessssesececessesesecececsesesecececsssesecececsesesecececsssesecececsssesesecesseseses 95 ThE Video Replay ODJECU aia eisusaciacdansavaccacecccccadeiscecetudssddunvautscnsadedccedeiveccotadeasddnsiauisennaieeicanwiseseus
68. ening 1 sec m R peak polarity A peak UF normal R peak DOW inversed Respiration rate This function is used to compute the respiration rate based on the input of the respiration sensor Set the following parameters 8 Inputs amp Channels 135 MIND Type of computation Respiration rate 32 SPS ka Subtype or Parameter HA Threshold D ampening 1 sec HA Threshold Dampening 2 sec HA Threshold Dampening 4 sec Amplitude AVR This will show the averaged rectified value of the EMG The following parameters can be set Type of computation Amplitude AMA 32 SPS Subtype or Parameter epoch size 1 Sec epoch size 172 Sec epoch size 174 Sec epoch size 1 6 Sec epoch size 1 16 Sec epoch size 1 32 Sec Statistical trends Set the following parameters Type of computation Statistical trends cumulative Subtype or Parameter Mean ournulative Median cumulative Enter range of INPUT data Mode cumulative Range cumulative pZ percentile cumulative 10 percentile cumulative 15 percentile cumulative 20 percentile cumulative 254 percentile cumulative 304 percentile cumulative Tope of UNIT to display 354 percentile cumulative 40 percentile cumulative Default COLOR for this data channel 452 percentile cumulative BOS percentile cumulative Choose between skipping data outside the range or to include all data Subtype or Parameter Mean
69. er 4 Select chapters and titles This can only be done during recording or replaying a session Click Play selected chapter title to switch between titles chapters Other settings are similar to The Video Object The Game Object Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This object allows for playing games controlled by other objects and or the keyboard Ships left 4 4 4D RESTART Right click on one of the black handles of the object in editing mode Select Select Game for selecting a game Select Game 6 Objects 98 MIND This will open a file selector Select a game edit alignment and inset and click OK Game settings Select Game Settings for editing game settings Game Settings The Game settings screen will appear Define your GAME settings in here Ea Connect your control to an instrument that drives the control Control i Heh lt No Link gt Control 2 V Speed of your ship 0 Slow 1is Fast lt No Link gt Control 3 Control Control 5 Configure the global GAME settings below Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable There are two types of controls The B is a Boolean control which is either true gt threshold or false lt threshold The control can be connected to an instrument object The V is a Variable control defined by the level of the signal within th
70. er Values 6 0 BPM 7 0 BPM 3 Feedback 42 MIND Setting parameters The following parameters can be set time entered in milliseconds 71 Inhale Time the time it takes to go from baseline 0 to the maximum inhale 72 Sustain Time the time the signal will be sustained hold at maximum 73 Exhale Time the time the signal will drop from maximum to baseline exhale 74 Pause Time the pause time in between this and the next cycle Based on these parameters a pacer rate in breaths per minutes BPM will be calculated Click the and button to change the pacer rate while maintaining the same ratios Use the and keyboard keys during a session in order to speed up or slow down the pacer Check Bind pacer settings to always have the same setting for the loaded screen Bind PACER settings to current screen This feature requires a pacer to be present in the screen It is of no importance which type of object as long as it is connected to the pacer input of the channel set Setting automatic pacer A pacer can be set to change over time with a preset start end and with a pre set step size Automatic Pacer When you enable the auto step function the pacer will automatically change its rate from 7 0 to 8 0 BPM in steps of 0 5 BPM Auto step function Enabled step every 1 minute s Auto step size BPM Increase from start gt end by 0 5 BPM Start End Pacer Values 7 0 BPM 8 0 BPM
71. es Alignment Align CENTER image Align TOP LEFT Align TILE image Display HELP image in here Align FIT and CENTER Select an item from the list left The following options can be set Alignment this defines how the image will be placed or stretched inside the image object box Alignment options are displayed in the red box Inset This defines how much space there will be around the image For other basic editing options please refer to chapter 6 Editing 6 Objects 68 The Button Control Object Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This object displays buttons which can be used for performing specific actions Button objects support JPG and PNG images Enter text Right click a button and select Enter Text for editing text Enter Text Change button image Click Button Image to select an image for the button Button Image This will show the image selection dialog box Select an item from the list PREMIE button color orange png button color pink prg button calor purple prg button color red prg button color turguoaise prg button color violet prng button calor pellow prg button connect prng button connect transparant jpa button connect transparant png button define png button di zable threshold prg button di c prg button qame prg Description button help prg button hide graph prg button home prg button home traneparant j
72. es in 3 party software Exporting Q EEG data This feature is only available for NeXus 32 4 Review 52 MIND Select EEG the top menu to export all data Alternatively select a segment and select Export QEEG Choose the format Eureka Loreta Skil Lexicor NeuroGuide EDF EDF supported by WinEEG Skil 3 0 ASCII io Export QEEG P Eureka Loreta L Close Skil Lexicor Neuroguide EDF format EDF format Skil 3 0 ASCI Confirm the parameters in the following dialog box and click the OK button to save the file Time START 00 00 23 format hh mm ss Tes 00 02 34 format hh mm ss W Export SELECTED area only Export ALL data entire session Exdude data in ARTIFACT segments OutputFormat Neuroquide Click OK for exporting data Click Save to save the file by default in the folder BioTrace Export Exporting a selection Alternatively select data in the session overview screen and choose Export selected data from the drop down menu Export SELECTED data 4 Review 53 MIND 5 Analysis amp Reporting This chapter describes analysis of session data Data can be analyzed in the Session Overview screen by clicking the following button in the Session Control Bar a M ee Session statistics Right click the Session Overview screen and choose Compute statistics gt On entire session on entire session The Session Statistics screen will
73. esisescssceinintavennaideraacetedeavsadiseanisveveunatdevauceiedeaseas 109 LINKING ODJEC S inienn TNE T E TA 110 ODject POSITION and SIZC sirine N 110 PIAGING new ODJeCtS wsitssicctatantacsatantsanatextewsatenteatetesisonstanntatatauisenetacieetatesleouhtennsamatantuenaiananetotens 111 Creating a NEW SCOED sees cocesscsswanacceswacorceacuvonceansnanaeannuas deaunesvanaessendeownsseanenatensvawarawanavsveudeswawaut 112 SAVINS S E E eaan EEEE 113 Delete S COINS aaa A EE TE E 114 BACKING Up SCreeNS aceancacecsuecicnaaunanenassosewerssaccoacassbeonsasaninniaancavauaeaveuseasedsntsussaipnasansmecnunoauneeseuss 114 Defining a sequence of screens sessssessssessesecsesecseceosscecsececsececsececsesecseceosesecsesecseceeseseeseseesee 114 8 Inputs amp Channels sessesessecessecessscoesossecssoecsecesesoessssesesoscsescecsessecessesessecesee 117 SEMSON US os E A E AE 117 Defaultsensor MAG eisrean eea EN EEE EEI AARAA 117 Hane NE SENSO WAU EE EE E E N AOE 119 Change EEG frequencies during sessions sessssessssessscecsesecsececsesecsesecsssecsesecsssecsssecsesecsesecee 119 Change EEG training INDUC sirscerrosorrcarteir ironico ran NETET 120 Change sample ratei sissiinieserino sinnini i E E ENEE ENEE EEEE 121 Store data on fash MEMO sscsesasccsvssciccesiseseseccagae A A ATA 122 LOAG and attach a channel Set veacsiescceszesicnasnseceseossanccsenvansadenstatnaacwassugnsssseatesnancsavavesseteavensaenss 124 Edit CRANNER 125 Create and SAVE channe
74. ess which will be used as the contact email address for your account Please confirm your contact information by clicking the link in this email Account activation completed Thank you You have successfully activated your account Now enter your contact email address and your password in the Sign In screen of BioTrace Email your email address Password PTTILitiii Click the Activate button If you have successfully activated the BioTrace an alert box will appear Your NeXus can be used to activate BioTrace on 4 computers per year If you wish to activate additional BioTrace t installations please contact support or your reseller Offline activation If your computer is unable to connect to the internet the Offline Activation screen will appear You can also manually activate offline by clicking the button Offline Activation 1 Basics 7 MIND Internet connection failed Send Request Key to support mindmedia nl to receive an Activation Key Request Key SOOO OOOO COCCI Activation Key Send the Request Key and your contact email address to support mindmedia nl to receive an Activation Key Fill in this Activation Key and click Activate in order to activate BioTrace Request Key OCC CNC CH Activation Key VAKK MAMI ICAI OCI ante Navigation Home menu At the startup of BioTrace Home will appear Fae Screen Configuation ERP VEP SCP Tnats Help Home Bio
75. eta 3 18 0 Hz 23 0 Hz Theta High 6 0 Hz 8 0 Hz Gamma 35 0 Hz 45 0 Hz Alpha 8 0 Hz 12 0 Hz EMG artifact 2 0 Hz 40 0 Hz Alpha Low 7 0 Hz 10 0 Hz Ratio definitions divide X by Y Alpha High 10 0 Hz 12 0 Hz Ratio 1 Theta Beta Power Alpha Peak Frequency 0 0 Hz 0 0 Hz Ratin 2 Delta Theta Power EEG Median Frequency 0 0 Hz 0 0 Hz Ratio 3 Alpha Theta v Power Beta 13 0 Hz 21 0Hz Ratio 4 Beta Beta3 Power o V Use Artifact Rejection Restore Defaults Enable artifact rejection by checking Use Artifact Rejection Click OK to finish the configuration To perform a FFT analysis select an area in the overview screen and click Analysis functions gt FFT Analysis EEG 5 Analysis amp Reporting 62 MIND FFT Analysis EEG This function will offer the possibility to create offline spectra of 2 EEG channels NeuroMapping Report This feature is only available for NeXus 32 To create a NeuroMapping report select an area in the overview screen and click Neuromapping Report gt Selected Segment NeuroMap Analysis on Selected Segment 3 Theta Amplitude vi T 4 Alpha Amplitude 5 SMR Amplitude vi 29 Theta Beta Power Ral w Range start oo l li i o oo Range end 25 25 l l l l l l 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 The NeuroMap Analysis on selected Segment screen will appear The left bottom graph will show the FFT for all EEG channels the right bottom graphs show the average Cli
76. ferent bands A Theta Amp 4 8 Hz mhii WEE Theta 20 0 15 0 SS N kTheta 4 8 10 0 5 0 00 06 00 083 00 10 00 12 0 0 VETEEN HEE sur 0 15 0 10 0 w gt 3 pP m JE H Sa ak Aap 5 0 00 06 00 os 00 10 00 12 0 0 When clicking the Custom button the custom frequency range setting is pushed to the selected instruments 3 Feedback 41 MIND Set the FREQUENCY range 1200 Hz Respiration HRV pacer The pacer can be used for pacing or training signals using a template wave form e g for pacing the respiration during HRV training After setting the pacer make sure to use a screen showing a pacer signal Pacer signals are visualized by bar graphs Go to the top menu and select Configuration gt RSP HRV Pacer Settings RSP HRV Pacer Settings This will open the Respiratory Pacer Settings screen Respiratory PACER settings Eal Enter the PACER time settings below in milliseconds Ti Inhale Time ms T2 Sustain Time 0 ms T3 Exhale Time 5001 ms T Pause Time 1000 as Pacer rate in breaths per minute BPM 6 0 Bind PACER settings to current screen Automatic Pacer When you enable the auto step function the pacer will automatically change its rate from 6 0 to 7 0 BPM in steps of 0 5 BPM Auto step function Auto stepping is disabled Auto step size BPM Increase from start gt end by 0 5 BPM Start End Pac
77. g 56 MIND Number of sessions min 2 max 250 Number of channels up to 4 Statistics Type of DATA the trend report should use total session segments exclusion of data Choose Generate Report gt gt to generate the report The Trend Report Generator will appear When selecting Use entire session to generate trend the report will immediately be generated When selecting Use a specific segment type to generate trend the following box will appear Select the SEGMENT TYPE you want to generate a TREND report for select 1 type 1session s Baseline 1 session s Train Choose the segment to generate the trend report for and click next Now choose the way the data should be presented and the Y scale range 2 Print individual linegraphs 3 Print individual histograms 4 Print combine statistics in 1 linegraph 5 Print combine channels in 1 linegraph 6 File output TABLES to an ASCII file After clicking OK a print preview will appear Click the Print button on the left top to print the trend report The Close button will close the report HRV Analysis For more information about the HRV analysis please refer to the HRV white paper Visit our website http www mindmedia info support technical whitepapers for an overview of the latest white papers 5 Analysis amp Reporting 57 MIND Perform an HRV analysis by selecting a segment of data or by right click the session overview s
78. hannel The Select channels screen will appear Select channels lt Default channels gt 11 A EEG ray 1 wal 12 BEE G ray 1 0 45 0 Hz 13 A Theta Wave 4 0 6 0 Hz 14 A Alpha wave a0 120Hz 15 ASMA Wave 12 0 15 0 Hz 16 A Beta Waves 15 0 18 0 Hz 1 A Gamma Wave 35 0 45 0 Hz 18 B Theta Wave 4 0 8 0 Hz B 19 B Alpha Wave 6 0 12 0 Hz 20 B SMA Wave 12 0 15 0 Hz 21 B Beta Wave 15 0 18 0 Hz 22 B Gamma wave 35 0 45 0 Hz 23 A Theta amplitude 4 0 6 0 Hz 24 A Alpha amplitude 6 0 12 0 Hz 25 ASMA amplitude 12 0 15 0 Hz 26 A Beta amplitude 15 0 18 0 Hz 2r A Gamma amplitude 35 0 45 0 Hz 20 B Theta amplitude 4 0 8 0 Hz 29 B Alpha amplitude 6 0 12 0 Hz 30 B SMAL amplitude 12 0 15 0 Hz 31 B Beta amplitude 15 0 18 0 Hz 32 B Gamma amplitude 35 0 45 0 Hz 33 HA BYP 34 EMG1 raw 20 0 500 0 Hz 35 EMG raw 20 0 500 0 Hz 36 EMG1 ampl 20 0 500 0 Hz 6 Objects 78 MIND It is not needed to select all channels Just select the first and the last channel in the range which need to be displayed Click OK to select the range of channels Right click an object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges The following options can be set Instrument style Display Linegraphs only Display Linegraphs and FFTs Display options 1 Use Primary Color Use Channel Colors Display options 2 Show Grid Fine
79. his information will show up when printing reports To add a new therapist select the New Therapist button New Therapist Reports can be created with an own logo By putting the logo in to the BioTrace Folder BioTrace Images the logo can be chosen from the drop down menu on the right bottom Make sure to name the logo Logo lt number gt e g logo1 logo12 For an optimal result the size of the logo should be 450 x 450 pixels Screen Browser The Screen Browser contains all available feedback screens in BioTrace Open the Screen Browser by clicking the following button on Home Screen Browser Alternatively by clicking the Screen Browser button in the Session Control Bar 1 Basics 16 MIND Screen browser LOADING a new screen re My Screens Using favorites bescr Cancel fo Add new category Load screen as primary screen ha Rename category Only applicable for My Screens Load screen as secondary screen Save screen Delete screen Bookmark screen to favorites Odslelaldy7 Show help text The Screen Browser contains two main categories ro P My Screens BioTrace Screens My Screens display your own screens It is possible to add new categories and to rename an existing category BioTrace Screens show all screens which are available in BioTrace Choose between the several libraries or favorites Choose a category from the left side of the browser
80. howing scoring above in between or below thresholds A numerical indicator will have to be present and set for scoring to become visible Right click a numerical indicator choose Display Options amp Ranges and display a counter value in order to show scoring Required TIME ms 1000 Counter 1 incr by 1 Required time ms defines how long a threshold condition should last before the feedback starts a feedback delay e g setting it to 1000 ms means that feedback will start whenever the feedback condition has been met for at least 1 second The reward tag can be used in combination with the Show reward function which can be set in the Display Options and Range Settings screen under Data Type Stats Data Type Stats Show a REWARD counter 1 8 Instrument Style 2 digits after decimal Display options 1 Use Counter 1 Display options 2 A counter can be shown by a numerical object Refer to Chapter 5 Objects Adding a reward tag Above and or below threshold can be selected as reward Check the box Reward tag W Reward tag Bargraph objects can be set for up or down training or both by ticking the Reward tag checkbox in the Biofeedback and Threshold Settings dialog of the bargraph object Load client Advanced feedback options Right click an object and select Feedback Options amp Thresholds Feedback Options amp Thresholds This will open the Biofeedback and Threshold Settings dialog box Select one of
81. ht click and select Segment options gt Delete this segment or left click a segment and press the Delete key Delete THIS segment A dialog box will appear Press the Yes button to confirm deleting the segment When deleting a segment only the segment will be deleted not the actual data Locking segments Protect segments for editing or deleting by right clicking and selecting Segment options gt Lock Segments Lock Segments This can be done for just one segment by first selecting the particular segment Or this can be done for all segments together in the data by selecting no segment s Just click this same option again to unlock segments for editing Defining and adding segment types By right clicking the screen and selecting Segment options gt Segment Type definitions custom type definitions for segments can be added Segment TYPE definitions 4 Review 45 MIND The Definition of segment types screen will appear Definition of seqment TYPES max 64 lt enter new type here gt F Positive transfer Negative transfer 9 Eyes Open 10 Eyes Closed 11 Undefined 12 Awake 13 Stage 1 14 Stage 2 Enter a segment name in the text box and click Add segment type to add a new segment The new entry will be placed at the bottom of the list To attribute a color to a new or existing segment first select the segment in the list and then click on the color box on the right to select a color
82. icking the following button gt Enter new session description lt session name gt Enter a description and click OK Adding session notes Click the following button for adding or editing session notes ion Al M rr a Procedure Description lt Session Procedure Description gt Session Note Text a Add a description and enter session note text Click OK for adding the session notes 2 Sessions 27 MIND Backing up sessions Store data on networked drive With data storage on a networked drive several computers will be able to have access to the same database Click Configuration gt System Settings in the top menu This will open System Settings Check the following box F Use DATA directory on networked drive A dialog box will appear for entering the network drive Now enter the network directory of a BioTrace DATA directory containing valid session and database files After clicking OK a mdb file can be selected Click Open to store data in this selected file The entire folder Data will have to be moved to the networked drive in order to perform this procedure Exporting sessions Open the Client and Session Database select a session from a client and click the following button t This will open the Wizard Export Sessions Wizard Export Sessions What would you like to do Export the currently selected session Export ALL sessions for single dient Sample John
83. ing the events in the presentation For performing the analysis select ERP VEP gt ERP EP Averaged Response in the top menu or right click the session overview screen and click Analysis functions gt ERP EP Averaged Response ERP EP Averaged Response This will open the ERP Analysis screen for editing the settings of the analysis Click Print ERP Report for generating the report Click Save ERP ASCII File for saving the ERP analysis SCP Averaged Response For more information please refer to the SCP white paper Visit our website http www mindmedia info support technical whitepapers for an overview of the latest white papers This function computes an averaged response of SCP trials Go to the top menu and choose SCP Trials gt Build new trial sequence for building a new trial Click right in the session overview screen and select Analysis functions gt SCP averaged response SCP Averaged Response This will open the Averaged Response Analysis screen Averaged Response Analysis eal By this analysis a number of responses epochs which are defined by markers or by segments are averaged together The resultis an average response signal Evoked Potentials and SCPs require this technique to analyze and visualize results The CHANNEL signal to average 20 A B C SCP EPOCHS are defined by Markers entered by USER Select type of Ist segment Not applicable 2nd segment type to merge Not applicable
84. ings 3 Feedback 38 MIDI tone feedback settings Musical instrument Grand Piano Celesta Marimba Nylon Guitar Vibes Flute Clarinet Poly Synth Pad Warm Pad Synth Strings 2 Rain E Use Repeating Single Tone MIDI tone melody settings I E single Tone on off Chord on off Harmonic minor Melodic minor Chromatic Whole tone E Fine more tones MIND Cancel Set the volume with the slider on the left from min to max Choose a musical instrument in the middle column Check Use Repeating Single Tone to continuously play the tone in case the feedback condition is met Use Repeating Single Tone Instruments can be edited in the right column MIDI tone melody settings Midi song feedback Click Edit to select a song change volume loop songs etc Midi Song feedback This will open the MIDI song feedback settings dialog box MIDI song feedback settings Song VOLUME Max Selected songs L Loop Song s Randomize List BOURREE MID CRYSTALS MID relax0 1 mid relax02 mid Click lt to move a song from Available songs right to Selected songs left Use the lt All to select all available songs Click Play for a preview of the song Click Stop to stop a preview 3 Feedback 39 MIND Checking Loop Song s will keep on playing the midi tone as long as the feedback condition is met Loop Song s Change the order of the selected songs by se
85. ining screen With these buttons it is possible to control a session Open Screen Browser Session Overview Real time mode Add marker Play replay session Stop session Pause session Record session a 1 Basics 10 MIND 8 9 10 11 aw ED sal 8 The time display of a session 9 Goto start of session 10 Slide session 11 Go to end of session Feedback Controls Feedback can be controlled with action buttons Actions can be starting a protocol or loading a feedback screen BioTrace contains the following types of feedback controls Frequency Band Controls Feedback amp Threshold Controls Client Feedback Type Controls mar sue g oeo eg sue CD T a m Ss m e amp gt a yp Gi a a sos se a eee sos Y Cx soe O m O am aog am o W5 a qS sowie ae tenceteee u c tem tetemeneemnnes oo aanceeeemameemmes o gt Be soe g g soe om soe m s08 CHIE o D oS CRIED an a cm a Frequency Band Controls Feedback amp Threshold Controls Feedback Type Controls For more information about using the action buttons please refer to Chapter 3 Feedback Top menu The top menu is always available at the top of the screen and contains the following items File Sereen Configuranen EEG ERP VEP SCP Tnak Help Build New Screen Create a new screen by opening the screen editor Save Screen Save screen
86. instrument Linkto Instrument This will open the Link to input from another instrument screen UNK to input from another instrument Ea By LINKING to another instrument you can use its THRESHOLD or RANGE based state to drive an animation or show statistics a 10 Linegraph with 1 scale lt E Skin Conductance gt 14 Numerical display lt Score gt 16 Numerical display lt uS gt Oo Numerical display lt S5uccess gt This is a secondary screen get LINK from PRIMARY screen Link ta THRESHOLD state OK Cancel Check This is a secondary screen if the object is placed on a secondary screen The object will be linked to an object on a primary screen It will automatically link the threshold state For Color Settings Backgrounds amp Borders Title Text s and Font Settings please refer to chapter 6 Editing The Vernier Instrument Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This instrument is rather similar to the Bargraph except that it displays signals horizontally 100 0 0 400 0 500 0 Right click an object and select Display Options amp Ranges 6 Objects 87 MIND Display Options amp Ranges It is possible to use a counter as display option 1 Other settings are similar to The Bargraph The Zoomer Instrument Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar D The graph of the Zoomer Instrument displays an rectangle
87. ion click the Apply button Correlation is expressed ina number between 1 and 1 This function uses a Pearson Product Moment on epoch based channel data Epochs contain summary data and statistics which are stored 4 times per second Therefore the correlation function works well on analyzing slow signals lt 10 Hz or trends over longer time periods larger than 10 seconds ERP VEP For more information please refer to the ERP VEP white paper Visit our website http www mindmedia info support technical whitepapers for an overview of the latest white papers For analyzing ERP EP data it is required to build or load an presentation file Select ERP VEP gt Load Presentation in the top menu for loading presentation Select a presentation file and click OK Select ERP VEP gt Build new Presentation in the top menu for building a new presentation Choose for an ERP VEP or ATT presentation Set the type of paradigm and stimulus related to the type of presentation This can be set in the ERP EP Stimulus and Event Presentation builder screen 5 Analysis amp Reporting 60 MIND Click Next gt gt for the ERP Event Presentation List Generator In this dialog box it is possible to set the parameters of the selected ERP paradigm Click Next gt gt to finish the presentation This will open an alert box which will ask to build the presentation Click OK This will open the Event Presentation Editor for edit
88. is not paired with the PC Connected There is active communication between the PC and NexXus Not Connected The Nexus is correctly paired with the PC but there is no active communication with the PC It is recommended to restart the computer after Bluetooth pairing Windows 7 Locate the Bluetooth icon in the Windows taskbar usually at the right bottom of the desktop if not click the arrow lca to show hidden items Right click the Bluetooth icon and select Add a Device Add a Device Allow a Device to Connect Show Bluetooth Devices Send a File Receive a File Switch the NeXus on Windows will search for the device Select the device and click Next The pairing code for the device are the last 4 digits of the serial number which is displayed on the right side of the add a device screen The serial number can also be found on the back of the device Enter the pairing code for the device This will verify that you are connecting to the correct device 0007 The code is either displayed on your device or in the information that came with the device Enter the last 4 digits of the serial number and click Next The device will be added to the computer Click Close to finish the Bluetooth pairing It is recommended to restart the computer after Bluetooth pairing 1 Basics 5 MIND Activating BioTracet Connect the NeXus to the computer For more information about connecting the NeX
89. k Select video file Select Video file This will show the Select video files screen Select VIDEO files Selected Video Available Video Files Looptvature 1 wimv angelic_wmyv wmy animal swing wmv wmv asteroid cruise wmy wmv BioTraceCandle mpg BioTraceEffect1 mpq BioTraceOceanWaves mpg BiotraceTunnel1 mpg BioTraceTunnel2 mpa BioTraceUFO 1 mpg BioTrace Waterfall mpg bouncing_basketballs_ wmy wmv bubble _blues_wmv wmv bubble_swirl_wmyv wmv bubbler_wmy wmy Play Stop build_a_puzze_wmv wmvy bunnylove_wmy wmy business_woman_hampster_wheel_ cat_angel_relaxing_wmv wmv V Loop Video File s colorball divx seat oystal_winter_wmv wmv Randomize List dangerous _mission_wmy wmiv W Always play Video diamond_glitter_wmyv wmy En downhill_derby_wmv wmv earth _rss_sl wmyv wmy fireplace _wmy wmy floweroma_wmiv wmiv Video Slider fluidity wmv vmv Select a video file from the Available video files ist Click Play to preview the video Click Stop to stop the preview Click amanna or by a double left mouse click to add a video to the Selected video playlist Multiple videos can be selected Check Randomize list box to shuffle the sequence of the selected videos The video selection window allows you to play the video from a specific point in time Drag the slider to the desired point and click OK J It is possible add videos avi wmv asf divx Videos need to be stored in the folder BioTra
90. k to screen An alert box will appear Select the SCREEN you want to HYPERLINK to Click OK This will open the Screens folder in a file selector Browse to a category and select a screen file 6 Objects 70 MIND Click Open to link the screen Button actions Apart from the basic hyperlink action it is possible to set other button actions Right click the button and choose Button Action Button Action This will show the Button Action Settings screen BUTTON ACTION settings Ea Select up to 4 button Actions Define how the Action will be activated and which conditions apply RECORD new Session REPLAY Session Manual dick by user will execute button action no conditions STOP Session snail cx i PAUSE Session Manual dick will execute but only AFTER conditions below are met lt lt BACK screen in script AUTO dick button using timer counter AND conditions button invisible NEXT gt gt screen in script i Timer Counter Conditions a Exit the Application Show Session Overview Screen l F l Launch a SCRIPT sequence The session has run for N seconds from start select Client and Session TRIAL counter has reached N Seconds a ae GAME score has reached N points Select a SCREEN Select a SCREEN and RECORD T ao dition 4 l oa Epe N A Logical AND OR conditions Reward Counter Condition Hyperlink to Screen other monitor Reset SCREEN display timer Reset REWARD counters 0 This scre
91. l SECS cscccastincscevasssatesteanncanndevntannsesnsanndaanternsanaianadenntaaassensanmssnaeseacauanens 127 EAC EI CAT NN EE E E E E A NE nad ana A E E E 127 Eele Cilaie 5 Obs ETETE PE T E TA A A A E EN A E T 127 DACA VOC CS SUNG auae EEE EEE E 128 Linear algebra UNCON ee neem nn ee ney E E EE EE 128 Coherence and correlation FUNCTIONS cccccesecccessccccesececcesececeesececeusceeeegeceseueceseueceeseneceesgneeets 129 Digtal IN ETS arser diein Er E EER 131 General signal PD OCessSiNg ciccansacsspenccuesatsaccaysancavesepusessganvaitactousapsdossianssabsdaesteaseisecnaaeeervanseeeatandanets 133 Frequency analysis FFT TUMCU ONS eaea dusiasauucsinnetanadaautenasegdeslumeraecoioundtansSoodcams 136 Loecine NC O ennaa E EE E EE E EE S 138 BU repke npe inona e a PAEA E N A E T TEA E A EA A 139 Contents MIND 1 Basics Installation System requirements The system requirements for BioTrace are Windows 8 1 Professional Windows 7 Professional Use Boot Camp for Mac OS X Intel i3 i5 i7 series processor 4GBofRAM memory or more Graphics card with 256 MB memory or more HD 1600 x 900 or Full HD 1920 x 1080 screen resolution USB 2 0 port Bluetooth 2 07 Additional requirements Secondary monitor for optimal use of dual screen mode DVD ROM drive for installation of BioTrace or DVD feedback Broadband internet connection for software updates and access to online services 1 DVD feedback functionality is only su
92. l reports in black and white 1 Basics 19 MIND The Intro sound can be disabled by checking this option This mutes the intro and outro sound during startup and exit The Bandpass DC correction option sets bandpass correction Choose one of the following options None disabled Above 1 Hz Above 0 1Hz Select the Language of all menus Choose between German English The Session recording time option sets the recording maximum session recording time Choose between the following time settings 2 Hours max 3 Hours max 4 Hours max 6 Hours max 8 Hours max 10 Hours max 12 Hours max 18 Hours max 24Hours max It is recommended to expand the system memory when recording more than 90 minutes A minimum of 2 GB is advised With the Font settings option font size of objects on therapists screens can be adjusted Choose between not applicable default 10 12 14 and 18 Fontsize 10 Fontsize 12 Fontsize 14 Fontsize 18 The Tooltip option enables the tooltip when hovering over objects Hide tooltips Dual monitor setup Configuring the secondary monitor needs to be performed in Windows Make sure to plug in the secondary monitor first A beamer or a television can also be used Right click on the desktop in Windows and select Screen resolution Screen resolution The display settings menu will appear Choose Extend these displays under Multiple displays for using the secondary moni
93. lecting a song and clicking Up or Down CD audio feedback It is also possible to play tracks from an audio CD Insert an audio CD The CD drive will automatically be detected Click Edit to select tracks loop tacks etc It is not possible to change volume CD Audio feedback The functionality is the same as the option Midi Song feedback Increment reward counter Above and or below threshold can be selected as reward Select Counter 1 8 by clicking the following button ABOVE Threshold Increment Reward Counter Reward tag Required TIME ms Digitized sound feedback Click Edit to select a media file WAV MP3 or WMA change volume loop songs enable volume feedback etc Digitized Sound WAV MP3 This will open the Digital sound amp song feedback settings dialog box Most of the functionality is the same as the option Midi Song feedback Check Enable Volume Feedback to use a special option that uses fading in and out control on your sound files W Enable Volume Feedback Choose the Settings button for defining the volume feedback This will open the Volume Feedback Control Settings dialog box 3 Feedback 40 MIND Volume Feedback Control Settings Here you define how VOLUME feedback is controlled You can control the volume by basing it on the start end of the Y SCALE range of the instrument or by making it dependent on the level above below the threshold Volume fading in o
94. lient or others If safety is a concern we advise to run BioTrace only on a medical grade PC that conforms with EN 60601 1 Microsoft Windows operating system is not a medical device Computers running Windows although increasingly more powerful every year may fail unexpectedly in terms of hardware and software for various reasons BioTrace software was designed with state of the art software development tools but it cannot be guaranteed it will run error free under all conditions This poses the risk that data signals or statistics may be represented incorrectly become invalid or data may get lost Therefore we urge to make regular backups if maintaining the data for the long term is important The operator is responsible for the safety of any device including the computer printers accessories and other attached apparatus that is used by the BioTrace Software or attached to the computer that is running BioTracet This software should never be used for diagnostic purposes vital monitoring or for life supporting systems Limitations of liability Insofar as is maximally permitted under the applicable prescriptive law neither Mind Media B V nor its suppliers or resellers are liable under any circumstances for any indirect exceptional incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of BioTrace software or from the inability to use it including but not restricted to the damage arising from loss of goodwill work
95. lpha Amp 6 12 Hz 1 TF A1 CRAD Aen PII UA OO OO TO OF F Oo i Select 1 data channel as Select highlight a channel in order to add it to display it To delete a channel from the display just click it again in order to deselect it Click OK to view the selection At the bottom the number of channels selected is shown Automatic channel selection The option automatic channel selection will automatically show all signals that are also shown in the feedback screen mode Automatic channel selection Exporting session data To export session data choose File gt Export session data 4 Review 51 The Export of Session Data screen will appear Export Session Data EXPORT of Session data format hh mm ss 00 11 27 format hh mm ss Export SELECTED area only Export SEGMENTS only entire session Export ALL data entire session Exdude data in ARTIFACT segments Output options Type of DATA All Data Samples kd Output Rate 200 SPS Output Format TAB delimited ASCII REPEAT data in slower channels Additional options Indude TIME as hh mm ss Indude TIME as sample intervals E Indude EVENT markers Indude SEGMENT markers MIND Select multiple DATA channels for export 256 SPS Sensor A EEG 256 SPS Sensor B EEG 256 SPS Sensor C EeEG 2048 SPS Sensor D EMG raw 32 5P5 Sensor E 5C G5R 32 SP5 Sensor Temp 128 SPS Sensor 3 BVP 32 SP5
96. ls This will open the Select channel screen Select highlight a channel in order to add it to display it To delete a channel from the display just click it again in order to deselect it Click OK to select the channels Use this option only to combine channels that are in the same y range This option is only available for the line graphs display type 4 Review 49 MIND EEG signal re montaging This feature is only available for NeXus 32 The amplifier acquires EEG signals with a common average reference From this common average source signal all other montages are derived Montages can be changed on the fly also during a recording Change the montage by choosing EEG in the top menu The current montage is indicated with a check mark The following EEG montages can be set Common Average Cz Reference Al Reference Linked Ear Reference Bipolar Longitudinal Bipolar Transverse User Defined Montages Editing montages Choose User Defined Montages gt Open Montage Editor in the top menu to define own bipolar or referential montage This will open the Montage Editor screen 10 20 System User Definable Montage Editor E EEG Source Input 1 EEG Source Input 2 Select load Montage File 39 FP1 FP1 40 FP 1 FPL 1 FP1 FP1 3 FP1 FP1 4 FP 1 FP 1 5 FP1 FP1 46 FP1 FP1 f FP1 FP1 43 FP1 FP1 49 FP 1 FP 1 FPL FP1 ol FP 1 FP1 B 52 FP1 FP1 9 02 Use Bi Polar montage diaji J4 AZ A
97. n Fpi Status EYES OPEN Select EEG channels 1 to 4 with the related electrode position It is also possible to select age and condition eyes closed or open Activating Z Score Click the buttons at the bottom of the Z Score Configuration and Channel Selection screen for registering Z Score 2 Sessions 31 MIND Read the license agreement and accept this agreement This will generate a security key called Security Key A r 2 Channel ANI Biofeedback Security Key Security Key A VAZQ CETY MS79 KIFO 6N7J DLK8 VAZQCETYMS79KIFO6N7JDLK8 Secunty Key B Mail this Security Key A to the supplier After receiving Security Key B enter this key and click OK Z Score will now be activated 2 Sessions 32 MIND 3 Feedback This chapter describes the feedback settings during a session Types of feedback Selecting feedback There are several types of feedback which can be selected on a therapist screen This can be performed by the Feedback Type Controls on the right of a training screen Graph CF Water ripple Video 8 Clock Puzzle EE Zoomer BEI Animation Mandala i Game Protocol Disc Audio Change feedback content Select other content during a recording by clicking the change feedback button on the top This can only be performed for videos animations puzzles and audio For each type of feedback a selection window will appear This enables to select o
98. n line For this session My First Session Confirm by clicking OK the session is now saved Click Continue to continue recording the session Click No to end the session without saving it It is possible to rename or delete a session in the Client Database Please refer to chapter 1 Basics Adding markers Markers can define a certain event during a recording These markers can be added manually by pressing the following button in Session controls or by pressing Enter The following dialog box appears for naming markers Please enter the text of the session MARKER Marker 1 It is also possible to set automatic consecutive numbering 1 2 markers by pressing Space bar Markers by using space bar or enter will show up as a dotted line in the session overview screen Please note that the marker is set at the exact time the space bar or enter key are pressed 2 Sessions 25 MIND Use the NeXus device for adding markers or triggers NeXus 4 and NeXus 32 Press the on off button NeXus 10 Press the marker button Markers generated by NeXus will show up as a Straight pink line in the session overview screen For more information about markers please refer to chapter 10 Data Opening a session Click the Client Database button in the Top Menu for opening a session Or go to File gt Open Session Database in the top menu Select a client on the left side All sessions of this clien
99. n using 2 second epochs Correlation This function uses a Pearson product moment to compute the linear correlation between two signals The signals must have the same sample rate Set the following parameters Type of computation Correlation Linear Relationship ha Subtype or Parameter 16 Second Epoch The size of the Epoch The size in seconds of the samples that should be analyzed If the sample rate is for instance 32 SPS setting a 16 seconds epoch means that 512 points of data will be analyzed Correlation may result in a value between 1 negative linear correlation and 1 positive correlation 8 Inputs amp Channels 130 MIND Digital filters The following types of computation can be selected Category of dataprocessing Digital Filters Type of computation FIR Bandpass FIR Lowpass filter FIR Highpass filter FIR Bandstop filter IIR Bandpass filter IA Lowpass filter IA Highpass filter IA Bandstop filter DC Offset removal Get Signal Copy ABS Absolute value DC EXG Offset amp Drit comection FIR filters FIR stands for Finite Impulse Response There is no feedback in the filter and after a certain fixed time the filter will reset to zero when an impulse a 1 is run through it The following type of FIR filters can be distinguished Band pass filter Passes frequencies in a predefined band Low pass filter Filters out high frequencies low freque
100. n will appear 1 Background amp Border options Select the background FILL option Solid color filled g Color fill Gradient color Background Color Border Style No border Drop Shadow E Enabled Allow Colorscheme Apply 7 Editing 106 MIND Choose between the following background fill options Non transparent default background image Solid color Gradient color Images The solid color and gradient color options can be set with Color fill Gradient color and Background color The border style will create a rectangle border around the instrument object Check Enabled for the Drop shadow option to create a shadow below the object It is also possible to enable or disable color schemes Color settings Change properties of the objects instruments scales and screens by right clicking on them and choose Color Settings Color Settings The Instrument Color Options dialog box will appear Instrument COLOR options Primary drawing color C Use channel color V Enabled Secondary drawing color Cid Gradient Fill Pattern C lt none gt Auto color change Z Enabled Threshold 1 color Threshold 2 color Threshold based color change Color 4bove threshold 1 Color Below threshold 2 Color of amp and Scale Color of scale grid Scale text color Title text color The following color settings can be edited Primary drawing color The color that the object uses for drawing th
101. ncies are passed High pass filter Filters out low frequencies high frequencies are passed Band stop filter Filters out only a narrow band of frequencies The rest is passed Select the following subtype or parameter Type of computation FIR Bandpass filter Subtype or Parameter Rectangular Window Triangular Window Hanning Window Hamming Window Blackman Window Kalker Window Parks McClellan optimal Select the order of the filter Subtype or Parameter Rectangular window kd Order of filter 2 a a an N 16 Coefficients Show Frequency Response N 32 Coefficients N 64 Coefficients N 128 Coefficients N 256 Coefficients N 512 Coefficients M 1024 Coethicients IIR filters IIR stands for Infinite Impulse Response because there is feedback in the filter and it takes a long time for the filter to reset to zero when an impulse a 1 is run through it The following type of FIR filters can be divided Band pass filter Filters out the frequencies in a predefined band Low pass filter Filters out high frequencies low frequencies are passed High pass filter Filters out low frequencies high frequencies are passed Band stop filter Filters out only a narrow band of frequencies The rest is passed 8 Inputs amp Channels 131 Select the following subtype or parameter Type of computation Subtype or Parameter Select the order of the filter Subtype or Parameter Order
102. ng a session It is not possible to start a recording if the NeXus is not paired to the computer Always make sure the device has sufficient power before starting a recording Click the Record button of the Session Control Bar at the bottom of the screen to start a recording 2 Sessions 23 MIND The Select a client dialog box will appear Please select a CLIENT for the new session Ea Sample John Select a client and click Continue Note that client information can be edited in the Client Database The New session recording screen will appear The computer starts the connecting to the NeXus New session recording make sure your system i switched ON and connected to the computer System Ready press START RECORDING to connect START RECORDING Click Start recording to start recording a session To create a new client click the Add new button in the Se ect a client screen The Client Information screen will appear Fill out at least a Last name and a First name Click OK to save the new client Pausing a session In order to pause a recording click Pause in the Session Control Bar 2 Sessions 24 MIND Saving a session In order to stop a recording click Stop in the Session Control Bar An alert box will appear Stop and SAVE this Session YES or NO Choose CONTINUE to continue recording Click Yes to save the session and to enter a description of the session Enter your descriptio
103. ngs by selecting Configuration gt System Settings in the top menu System Settings Ea In this dialog box you can modify a number of global system settings When you select the OK button these settings will be saved T Use DATA directory on networked drive lt lt Browse D BioTrace BioTrace 2015 0518 Note this sets the location where the database and the sessions will be stored into and retrieved from You may enter a mapped network drive here Enable show batterytow warning during session recording Enable output LIVE data in BioTrace System DataChan bin Database use the Extended Database when installed Printer print everything in BLACK and WHITE Intro sound don t play the intro sound Bandpass DC correction Above 0 5 Hz Select Language English Max Session Recording Time 90 Minutes max Font Settings Fontsize 10 Tooltip options Show tooltips Select Use data directory option for data storage on a networked drive In that case several computers will be able to have access to the same database Browse for a database Please refer to 2 Sessions for more information about session backup The Battery low warning option enables an alert when the battery of the device turns low during operation This option is enabled by default The Output live data option can be enabled for storing output data in BioTrace System DataChan bin Printer black amp white Enable this option for printing al
104. nimation object to the range of another object Right click the animation and select Link to instrument yi Link to Instrument This will open the Link to input from another instrument screen UNK to input from another instrument Ea By LINKING to another instrument you can use its THRESHOLD or RANGE based state to drive an animation or show statistics 4 Water effect lt gt This is a secondary screen get LINK from PRIMARY screen Link to THRESHOLD state Link to RANGE based state OK Select Link to range based state for linking the animation to a range of another object Check This is a secondary screen if the object is placed on a secondary screen The object will be linked to an object on a primary screen 6 Objects 91 MIND For Backgrounds amp Borders and Title Text s please refer to chapter 6 Editing Visualize state It is possible to link an animation object to the threshold state of another object Right click the animation and select Link to instrument wv Link to Instrument This will open the Link to input from another instrument screen UNK to input from another instrument Ea By LINKING to another instrument you can use its THRESHOLD or RANGE based state to drive an animation or show statistics a Animation Instrument lt gt 4 Numerical display lt gt This is a secondary screen get LINK from PRIMARY screen V Link to THRESHOLD state Link to RANGE based state Select
105. nnel is shown to the right Co Right click an Dual FFT Spectrum object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges The following options can be set Display options 1 Enable or disable refresh background Display options 2 Show magnitude spectrum square root values of the power spectrum Show power spectrum Other settings are similar to The Single FFT Spectrum 6 Objects 81 MIND The 3D FFT Spectrum Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This object is sometimes called a spectral Waterfall or Compressed Spectral Array The 3D FFT Spectrum is a spectral analysis over time where there are three axes 1 The Y axis showing the amplitude of the signal 2 The X axis showing the frequencies 3 The Z axis showing the progress of time WHEE 25 0 Right click an object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges The following options can be set Instrument style PolyGon no fill filled gradient Display options 1 3D style 1 16 sec refresh time 1 8 sec refresh time 1 4 sec refresh time 1 2 sec refresh time 1 sec refresh time Other settings are similar to The Single FFT Spectrum Show FFT statistics and Smoothing are not supported The Spectrogram Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar The main use for the Spectrogram is to provide
106. ns om What would you like to do Import Restore earlier exported session s Import ambulatory sessions from Flash Memory Import old 16 bit BioGraph Multitrace 2 Sessions Import exported session Select Import Restore earlier exported session s to import a previous exported session Click the Next button An alert box will appear Click OK and select a bcd file Click Open The Wizard Import Session screen will appear Wizard Import Sessions Found 1 dient in Data File Sample John 2 Sessions available for this cient What would you like to do Import for dient Sample John Next gt gt Select a client or create a new client from the drop down menu Click Next gt gt to import the file Import from flash memory for NeXus 4 Import ambulatory sessions by selecting Import ambulatory sessions from Flash Memory When this option is not available make sure that the latest driver is installed This will open the Import flash screen Select a FLASH session here Status Measurement 01 00h 00 24 NeXus 4 934XXXXXX Measurement 02 00h 01 16 eel Measurement 04 00h 01 23 mr seed sess 2 Sessions 30 MIND Select one or more sessions and click the Import Selected Sessions button to import the session into the Client and Session Database Check Convert to bin file if needed Z Score Read the Z Score white paper for more information about how t
107. nt RF Report to create a report of the RF calculation The report will show the peak frequency and if applicable the segment withholding the peak frequency BVP Vascular Analysis Right click in the overview screen and choose Analysis functions gt BVP Vascular Analysis EWP Vascular Analysis This will open the BVP Vascular Flexibility Analysis screen Averaged Pulses 115 Ti Latency 150 milliseconds T2 Latency 400 milliseconds Transit Time 250 milliseconds Vascular Tone 0 191 Estimated Vascular Age 30 5 Analysis amp Reporting sibectesht o 17s ET 59 MIND The BVP vascular analysis is based on a small database and should be used as a relative measure for improving vascular flexibility decreasing vascular age This function uses BVP data to get an idea of vascular flexibility Set the marker T1 at the first peak and T2 at the second peak of the mean BVP signal Correlation Analysis Right click the session overview screen and choose Analysis functions gt Correlation Analysis Correlation Analysis The Correlation Analysis screen will appear Correlation Analysis This function will compute an estimation of the correlation between two data channels using a Pearson Product Moment The data is based on 4 samples sec Epochs Please select two data channels 7 Sensora BVP Correlate with 8 Sensor RSP Resulting correlation factor 1 to 1 To obtain the estimate of correlat
108. ntrols for setting feedback A client screen provides the specific feedback for the client Every therapist screen contains several different types of client screens a re fr ata 10 Seme Aom acta a Gers es uous Training EEG 2 bands vm 2035 AJ Oates Arap 14 me j i Boe 8G 5 wy rw GJ ja Soe Boe amp Training Therapist screen i Training Client screen s It is recommended to use a dual monitor setup for the best user experience Monitoring screens Monitoring screens are not intended for training but can be used for physiological monitoring Every category in the Signal Library contains one or more monitoring screens 1 Basics 9 f of GO OG Uw Monitoring EEG 1 band pte ley Wilt B N 73 JA Custam 1 Are Aj Curse 3 JA FANG Arrant Anp t teega 5 E P we Nae tEn EE ASAS pea SAMS CR panama Sa PAA EESAN AA NR RPA Tiy we ores wes an an on Monitoring Monitoring screens are not linked to client screens Toolbar The Toolbar is located at the top of BioTrace K C3 32 as GS id Training SMR The toolbar contains the following buttons Back to previous screen Home Open Client Database Connecting is About Signal check cursor over the buttons Session Control Bar Help button Descriptive text will appear in a text box when moving the MIND The Session Control Bar is placed at the bottom of every tra
109. o use Z Score Visit our website http www mindmedia info su the latest white papers Configuring Z Score ort technical whitepapers for an overview of Go to the top menu and select Configuration gt ZScore Configuration or press the Z key Score Configuration 2 This will open the Z Score Configuration and Channel Selection Score Configuration and Channel selection ZAP A Delta FAP A Theta 2 ZAP A Alpha t ZAP A Beta ZAP A Hibeta 6 ZAP A Betal ZAP A Beta 8 ZAP A Betas ZAP B Delta ZAP B Theta ZAP B Alpha h ZAP B Beta ZAP B Hibeta ZAP B Betal FAP B Beta ZAF B Betas ZRP A Delta ZRF A Theta ZRP A Alpha ZRP ABeta 11 A EEG 1 45 Hz Electrode on Cz 23 30 Hz 12 15 Hz 15 18 Hz 18 25 Hz 1 4 Hz 8 Hz 8 12 Hz 12 25 Hz 23 30 Hz 12 15 Hz 15 18 Hz 18 25 Hz i 4 Hz 8 Hz Select ZSCORE channels below ZScore Absolute 75core Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Absolute power FScore Relative power FScore Relative power FScore Relative power Z5core APEE pos 12 A Delta 1 4Hz Electrode on Fz Hlectrode on Fpi Aac 25 er o Channel A Electrode o
110. of filter Show Frequency Response IIR Bandpass filter z Bessel cascaded Butterworth cascaded Chebyshey Filter cascaded Inverse Chebyshey cascaded Elliptic cascaded Butterworth cascaded T qat order end order drd order 4th order Bth order Eth order rth order ath order Sth order 10th order Enter the frequency range in Hz Order of filter Show Frequency Response Click the Show Frequency Response button to see the characteristics of the filter Show Frequency Response This will open the Digital Filter Frequency Response screen 4 00 to 500 Hz Kep Digital Filter Frequency Response Blue Magnitude Red Phase or Delay 10 15 20 3 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 Magnitude Show Decibels dB 8 Inputs amp Channels Phase show delay MS MIND 132 MIND The graph shows the magnitude of the signal at a given Hertz frequency X axis in the color blue The phase of delay will be shown in red and is expressed in degrees 180 to 180 Check Magnitude Show Decibels dB to show the magnitude in decibels Check Phase show delay MS to show the delay in milliseconds DC Offset removal This is a simple trend removal filter much like a high pass filter but simpler It can be used to neutralize the DC offset of a signal e g in an ECG Type of computation Subtype or Parameter Get signal copy Type of computation ABS Absolute value Type of computation DC
111. of the screen for selecting data This prevents unwanted changes in the data like moving segments Zooming data Choose Zoom selected data after having selected data by left clicking and dragging the mouse foom SELECTED data Another way of zooming in and out is by choosing the option Size of TIME axis when clicking the right mouse button in the session overview screen mode Choose the length of the time axis from a drop down menu Size of TIME axis Time axis lt Fit Session gt Time axis 10 seconds Close The time axis can also be set by using the and keys on the numerical keyboard To zoom out right mouse click and choose Time axis lt Fit Session gt Quickly zoom out by pressing Backspace 4 Review 44 MIND Segments Adding segments Add specific segments in the session to distinguish different phases in a recording After selecting a part of the data a segment can be defined by using the Add Segment option Segment compute Statistics Segment add Segment 1 Baseline Segment add Artifact area 2 Train Segment TYPE definitions 3 Stressor Analysis Functions a Y Positive feedback There are several predefined segment types available like baseline train stressor relax etc These are distinguished by name and color Deleting segments To delete a marked segment select the segment by left clicking it A selected segment will show black handles around it Rig
112. ol Open Multimedia DVD Control RSP HRV Pacer Settings Open Pacer Settings FFT Analysis Settings Open FFT Analysis Settings File Screen Configuration EEG PERP VEP SCP Triats Help This menu is only available for NeXus 32 File Screen Configuration EEG ERP VEP SCP Triats Help This menu is only available for NeXus 10 and NeXus 32 Build New Presentation Open the ERP EP Event Presentation Builder Edit Presentation Open the Event Presentation Editor Load Presentation Load a presentation ERP EP Averaged Response Perform ERP EP Averaged Response Analysis File Screen Configuration EEG ERP VEP SCP Trials Help This menu is only available for NeXus 10 and NeXus 32 Build New Trial Sequence Build new trial in Trial Configuration Edit Trial Sequence Edit trial in Trial Configuration Load Trial Sequence Load trial Trial Analysis Report Open Averaged Response Analysis Fle Screen Configuration EEG ERP VEP SCP Tnals Tutorial Videos Videos which explain functionality of BioTrace Software Manual Show BioTrace User Manual Keyboard Shortcuts Open Keyboard Shortcuts overview NeXus User Group US Open User Group for support EN NeXus User Group DE Open User Group for support DE NeXus products Show NexXus by Mind Media products BioTrace Updates Show latest version of BioTrace 1 Basics 12 What s new Activation amp Registration About BioTrace Shortcuts Show What s New document Show status of activation MIND Sho
113. old under Threshold 1 Level Thresholds can be locked by checking Lock Threshold In this case the threshold will stay fixed Threshold 1 Level 0 65 Lock Threshold When right clicking within a line graph or bar graph object a threshold line will appear Setting automatic threshold level By checking On for first an automatic threshold can be set for a set time in minutes After the set time in minutes the threshold will automatically stop representing the last calculated value The automatic threshold is based on either 15 or 30 second statistics or is a slow or fast running average Auto Threshold 1 ON for first 2 minutes Auto threshold type Target Percentage Ear an ce ziali 1 Threshold leve Slow Running averager Fast Running averager Target percentage will create a threshold in which the value will be a percentage of the time above threshold Target Percentage 30 TIME above TH1 Setting threshold 2 level A second threshold can be set when checking Enable Threshold 2 Threshold 2 Level 0 25 Enable Threshold 2 Note that when enabling the second threshold the settings for In between thresholds will be activated Threshold 2 should always be below threshold 1 Forward threshold changes By checking Forward Threshold Changes all objects showing the same signal will have the same threshold as this object Forward Threshold changes 3 Feedback 36 MIND Setting a counter A counter can be set for s
114. on When selecting more than 1 set max of 8 it is possible to switch sets in N seconds or N feedback frames A set consist of two dynamic layers and one static layer Edit properties like Size Brightness 6 Objects 94 MIND Rotation speed dynamic layers only Select up to 3 objects that control both dynamic layers Only linked objects can be selected Right click the Mandala object on a black handle in editing mode and select Link to instrument to link objects Linkto Instrument Multiple objects can be selected The Clock Counter Instrument Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This object can be used to feed back very small increments or decrements of physiological signals e g for temperature 0 e e ia amp an 35 9512 a See The step size of the increment decrement can be defined from very small 0 0001 to large 1000 by clicking the and buttons in the middle 35 9512 Ee It is not possible to edit Display Options amp Ranges The Video Replay Object Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This object plays video files It does not display physiological data The video file is replayed in a window and will play only when the session is running in record or replay mode A maximum of 4 video objects can be used on a single screen 6 Objects 95 MIND Right click a video and clic
115. pe of signal The Dual Y Scale Line Graph Display a line graph for 2 types of signals The Polylinegraph Display up to 32 channels as linegraph on 1 X axis FFT line graphs These objects can be used for displaying signals in a FFT graph Displays spectral analysis for a single channel The Dual FFT Spectrum Displays spectral analysis for a dual channel The 3D FFT Spectrum Displays spectral analysis in 3D fora single channel The Spectogram Displays spectral analysis in 2D for a single channel The NeuroMap NeXus 32 only Maps activity of the 21 remontaged EEG channels on a 2D surface Bar graphs These objects can be used for displaying signals in a bar graph 6 Objects 65 MIND Icon Object type The Bargraph Displays a bargraph for a single channel The Vernier Instrument Displays a horizontal bargraph for a single channel The Zoomer Instrument Displays a rectangle circle or image which expands or contracts in all direction for a single channel Numerical objects These objects can be used for displaying numerical data Icon Object type The Numerical Instrument Displays numerical data Imaging objects These objects can be used for visualizing ranges of signals or display certain states Icon Object type The Animation Instrument Displays an animated series of images The Water Effect Instrument Displays a water ripple effect The Direct X Plug In Instrument Displays installed Direct X
116. pg button horne transparant prg button information prg button information transparant jog button information transparant png Align TILE image Align FIT and CENTER Align FIT and CENTER Alton FIT image to box Align CENTER image Alignment of the image object can be selected Display help text MIND This option will link a text object to the button This text object should display the help text when the cursor moves over the button Right click a button and select Enter Help Text to edit help text Enter HELP text This will open the Text entry and settings screen 6 Objects 69 MIND TEXT entry and settings Text alignment Inset all edges Single line right align text me Diz Multiline text contents Start a training session 50 positivity 50 negativity Show HELP tests in this object Click OK for changing text contents Now right click the text box which will be used to show the help texts and select Enter Text Enter Text Select Show HELP texts in this object from the drop down menu at the bottom of the dialog box Click OK Now help texts will appear when hovering over buttons Check Use Fade in effect for a fade in effect Only 1 help text object can be displayed on a screen Hyperlink to screen A button can be used to hyperlink to another screen A hyperlink will load a selected screen Right click a button and select Hyperlink to screen Hyperlin
117. pported by Windows 8 1 Pro with Media Center Pack It is required to use a Microsoft Windows Bluetooth Stack and not a ci Party Bluetooth Stack 3 In case no DVD drive is available please contact the reseller for more information about installation N BioTrace installation Insert the BioTrace DVD in to the drive and run setup exe Install or run program from your media Run setup exe Publisher not specified It is recommend to install BioTrace in a root directory such as C or D The Welcome screen of the installer will appear EEE BioTrace V2015A Install Program Welcome _ fF Welcome to the Bio Trace V2015 lt A Install program This program allows you to install BioTrace 20154 on your hard drive tis strongly recommended that before proceeding you ensure that no other Windows programs are running If you do not wish to install BioTrace W2015A click Exit now otherwise click Next to continue 1 Basics 2 MIND Click Next and follow the instructions for installation Please read the license agreement and select I agree and click Next agree with the above terms and conditions Ido not agree Select an installation folder and click Next to continue C BioTrace Click Start to install BioTrace The driver installation will start automatically This could take a couple of minutes When installation has completed click Exit Installing updates Download the l
118. pt by clicking Save current Script as This will save a script file Select a script file and click Open to open the script Click Edit to edit a trial screen 7 Editing 116 MIND 8 Inputs amp Channels This chapter describes the sensor input settings and channel settings The first 4 NeXus 4 or 10 channels NeXus 10 of a channel set are used to store the physiological data coming from the sensors The other channels are virtual data channels which have computed data derived from the sensors You always need to connect a specific channel set to a screen By default this is the Default channel set Sensor inputs Default sensor input The default sensor input configuration for NeXus 10 is Sensor Input and Samplerate configuration Ea Select a SENSOR type for each input Samples per second Encoder NeXus 10 Input A EEG 256 SPS InputB Fre 256 SPS Input C EMG raw 2048 SPS InputD EMG raw 2048 SPS InputE sc iGsr E Unlock samplerates InputF Temp figure Flash Configure Flash Sessions InputG pyp Input H Inputi Oximetry SpO2 Input RSP Pacer Press I to open the channel configuration belonging to the screen Input A B C and D can be used for electrophysiological signals Input E F G and H the peripheral sensors can be connected in any combination Inputs and J can be used for oximetry the NeXus Trigger Interface SpO2 or pulse and the respiration pacer The defa
119. r edit text in the text field s Click Load default channel name s to fill in the title texts using the channel names Enable or disable the following options Use entered text as title Use channel name as title Show title inside object Choose left centered or right text justification with Justify title text Change the characteristics of the font with Title font A standard font selector box will appear The title text color can be set with the option Color Settings 7 Editing 108 MIND Fonts Right click and object and choose Font Settings to edit fonts Font Settings This will open a standard font selector box Font style Regular Arial Rounded MT E Asap Baskerville Old Face Bauhaus 93 In this box it is possible to select the font style size effects and color This will not change the title font Display options amp ranges Right click an object and select Display Options amp Ranges Display Options amp Ranges It is possible to change ranges of the Y scale configure FFT settings set smoothing or data type statistics of objects All object settings are explained in chapter 5 Objects Displaying other data channels All objects on a screen that display data must be connected to at least one data channel Press the right mouse button on an object and click Connect to data channel w Connect to data channel The Select channels screen will appear 7 Editing 109 Selec
120. rder of 0 1 to 0 2 pV RMS The following options can be set Disable zeroing and noise correction disable zeroing and correction Use standard EEG correction Set the amount of noise correction By default for an EEG based signal band pass filtered a 0 1 microvolt correction is set Zeroing enable and update correction The software takes the mean noise level from the signal and subtracts that from the RMS That means that the total noise in that band will now be subtracted from the RMS The minimum microvolt RMS level will be 0 1 In that case shorten all EMG electrodes plus minus and ground of the relevant input and choose the zeroing enable and update function This will obtain the average RMS noise level and subtract it from the RMS level being computed displayed Note that the raw EMG signals will never be affected and the RMS zeroing can always be undone A computed RMS amplitude will never be less than 0 1 microvolt This is the lower limit of the RMS levels computed by the software Pulse rate BVP and EKG These functions are generally used to compute the heart rate from a BVP blood volume pulse signal or a ECG electrocardiogram signal Set the following parameters Type of computation Pulse rate EKG 32 SPS Subtype or Parameter HA Threshold Dampening 1 sec HA Threshold D ampening 2 sec HA Threshold D ampening 4 sec Also set R peak polarity Subtype or Parameter HRA Threshold Damp
121. rs Set Background Colors This will open the Background amp Border Options screen f Background amp Border options Select the background FILL option background therapist grey jpa Color fill Gradient color Background Color Border Style Drop Shadow Colorscheme push Background push Choose between the following background fill options Non transparent default background image Solid color Gradient color Images The solid color and gradient color options can be set with Color fill Gradient color and Background color Images which can be used as a background are stored in Textures folder of the BioTrace directory New images can be added by placing them in this folder Check Colorscheme push to include the object in the color scheme 7 Editing 104 MIND The Background push option allows a client screen s object colors to be in sync with the corresponding therapist object color The Border style and Drop shadow option are not applicable for the screen background Background sounds Right click the background of the screen and click Set Background Sound Set Background Sound The Digital Sound amp Song Feedback Settings dialog box will appear Digital Sound amp Song Feedback settings for WAV MP3 and WMA files Ea Available Media Files Ambienti wma ambient wma L Loop Song Sound E Play List in random order Enable Volume Feedback Inhibit sound allowed Select on
122. s 95 The DISC OD OCC sivicvecenese se sassassincunarauecwnawcaeseccwiveswssaeseuenavadeiwuiwaduawnawiisceuseevece ss vavdiweamaanannewieuoneceees 97 The Game ODI CCE iis iecscscadsdesscetwacaadadcavaccadececccadedesscutweteddudsautseasadsencsceewssendesteddodivensenteaseccudeaseseuss 98 Gane SCENES ara EA EE A E E E E E EE E es 99 KAKOGOD OC iE E E E A E E neabaun eed aeeccnenene 99 Unkto data cnanne ssena sne nE EE EEEE E EEEN EE EE 100 The Flash Animation Object seseseseesesesecececscsesececeosesesececececsesesecececsssesecececsesesecececseseseseceee 100 TheVideo Capture ODJECE sorarcrcaricecaseenininnn 102 The A dio Capture ODJECE sarriena aa 103 Contents Tg ENGINE E eee scien ansincte sao cite N 104 General screen BION CI CICS cacicccsesssnsoaesewansusaswenranduncoevnsssaneees nendanscxeessaandeemnasseanutenuntnuneseeumereaexs 104 BICO mele 3 eee neem meer ete E A are rere mere er ere ee ae eo ere err ere eter eee 104 EAC KF OUNCE INS gcse secpcaravsnetecren EE E EAA EE N EE 105 EE UCI SPN E SS E uote EE E EO E E E E E E 105 General object propertieS esesesessssesecececsesesecececscsesesececscsesesecececsesesecececsesesecececseseseseseesese 106 Dackeround e 616 0 aae E E NE 106 Eole aaa A A E E E A E E E E E A A eer 107 TUE TEX E A E EA 108 PO r E E 109 Display options amp rang s sisiseiisirivercsiserekosirere riti ensk sor inter E ENEN ENTE O ESN R 109 Displaying other data channels sissccesssesscectescsd
123. sossosessssosecsesossosessssoseee 48 SETTING TNE LANGE ernir nE E E 48 BISITA e EEEE E E E E E T E ET 48 SIMOOUMNE Qal oraninin a EEE AA AO EEEE EE ES 48 PVA TE SCS E oecscauies aioe tutes sudiass sua tuoatadaiesusiou tates sutisassseuiev tab enatestebeaaees 49 ISA VIS THA EEES E e A E O A pong tore E A A E T E 49 OY SFY OW CHANN dS saeni e a a A E A E 49 EEG signal re montaging esesosssossesssesssesosesosesosssossscssecosesosesosesosesosssossecssecssesosesosesosesesesoe 50 Adding or deleting channels sesessesesecesecsesesecececsesesecececsesesesececsesesecececsesesesececeesesesecesseseseseo 51 Automatic channel selection sonsesensusonsuronssrossurossurossurosssuossuvosssnosssseessuospsuressurenssrenssrenesrenssre gt 51 Exporting Sesi n CAL a iasicesasnsicnsvenvecavecene naNO 51 Exporting a selection scsdiseducsscnscccasansdovaronoassnsdassaunioncscumansoasanbasencuadiooubendbacaanns iecheusducelesebineeenienesoents 53 5 Analysis Sc Reporting sessesessesescssesescesoscesescesescesescesescesescesesescesessesessesesses 54 SESSION S ATSIC S aooe a 54 Computing statistics on SCEIMIEIIES sassscnssaancacrcnnasicapsaandantdtindnedatantashapnsdvedsbesiacdsleeteredoiaadadanantanedenaanuads 54 Computing statistics on a selected area sssenssseessssesssresssrerssrrsssrerssrressresssreessrrrssreessrersseeesse 54 Printinge the statisties nsien E E AE eas eaencanen ee 55 E SESSION Tl ONG E A A E E E 55 Wend TY CO
124. t Band Start and End Check Enable to only show the channels that are being used unnunnuununn nn ia a Change EEG training input This feature is only available for NeXus 32 Go to EEG gt EEG Training Input in the top menu or press X This will open the Training Input Selection 8 Inputs amp Channels MIND 120 __NeXus 32 NeXus 16 Training ooog e eF Select the EEG input that you want to use for Neurofeedback training 1 EEG channel in the listbox on the right Click or double click to select Signal based on lt Linked Ear Reference gt MIND 5 Sensor A EOG Sensor B ECG EKG Select the input and click OK Change the signal based on lt Linked Ear Reference gt in the top menu Go to EEG and choose between the following options Common Average Cz Reference Al Reference Linked Ear Reference Bipolar Longitudinal Bipolar Transverse Change sample rates Go to the top menu and select Configuration gt Sensor Input Config or press the I key This will open the Sensor Input and Samplerate Configuration screen For changing sample rates first check the selection box Unlock samplerates An alert box will appear The samplerates of the sensor inputs will now be editable Please note that changing the samplerates may impact your existing data channel definitions Click OK for closing the alert box Use the dropdown menu for changing the sample rate of an input
125. t are shown on the right Open a session by clicking the following button or by double clicking the session hh SIR Cia a Sample John John Sample is a sample client with prerecorded sessions If a screen has not been loaded yet a dialog box will appear Click Yes to load a screen in the Screen Browser Select a screen which can display the recorded data like an EMG screen for a session that contains EMG data Replaying a session Click the Play button of the session control buttons for reviewing a session Press the Stop button for stopping the replay The time slider can be used during review mode only to scroll through the session 2 Sessions 26 MIND ees es aai Click inside the scrollbar and move the scrollbar while holding dragging the scrollbar This function only works in case a session has been loaded Another way to navigate is by using the session control keys Left cursor arrow key steps back 1 second Right cursor arrow key steps forward 1 second Page Down key steps forward 5 seconds Page Up key steps back 5 seconds Holding the Ctrl key down while using the cursor keys will step through the session in steps of 50 milliseconds Editing sessions It is possible to edit sessions in the Client Database Deleting sessions Delete one or multiple sessions by clicking the following button 3 Renaming sessions Rename a session by selecting a session and cl
126. t channels lt NX10 Basic channels gt 44 A Beta 13 21 Hz 13 0 45 A High Beta 21 35 Hz 21 0 46 A Beta 1 15 18 Hz 15 0 4r A Beta 2 18 23 Hz 18 0 46 A Beta 3 23 27 Hz 23 0 49 A Beta 4 27 35 Hz ef 0 50 A Gamma 35 45 Hz 35 0 21 0 Hz 35 0 Hz 18 0 Hz 23 0 Hz ef Hz 35 0 Hz 45 0 Hz MIND Al A EMG Artifact 75 100 Hz 75 0 100 0 Hz A A Alpha Peak Freq 6 0 12 0 Hz Ba A 50 Hz Amp 0 51 0 Hz ay EEG Median oe O 40 0 Hz 4 0 Hz 5 h TA Arp 8 10 Hz ED fA Al ha 2 Amp 1042 He ary aE TE Beta Ore 21 3 64 A Beta Power 13 21 Hz 65 A Beta 1 Amp 15 18 Hz BE A Beta 2 Amp 18 23 Hz By 4 Beta 3 Amp 23 27 Hz Be A Beta 4 Amp 27 35 Hz 69 A Gamma Amp 35 45 Hz 0 Number of channels selected 4 as E Select one or multiple data channels The channel list box will indicate the number of selected channels at the bottom Click the OK button for saving the selection How to edit data channels please refer to chapter 13 Channels Linking objects Some objects can be linked to another object It will use the threshold state or data and scale range of the object Right click an object and select Link to Instrument w Linkto Instrument All objects are explained in chapter 6 Objects Object position and size Enter the editing mode by selecting Screen gt Edit Screen E in the top menu The background will sho
127. tcut l C 13 MIND Client Database The Client Database is database where all client and session data is stored In this database it is possible to manage client data and open previously recorded sessions Click the following button in the top menu gee uuw This will open the Client Database Client and Session Database Clients Sessions bhp gt b OC B Date Description Time Duration Channel Set 20 05 2010 DEMO 2xEEG 2xEMG TMP GSR 15 15 43 00 05 03 NX 10 Basic channels 20 05 2010 DEMO EEG ECG 2xEMG TMP GS 15 42 00 007 15 06 NX 10 Basic channels Client Confidentiality The Client Database contains the following features Add new client Delete client Edit client Open client report Open session Delete session Rename session Session notes BOOP Trend reports Import sessions Export sessions Clinic information Sc More information about managing sessions in the Client Database please refer to chapter 2 Sessions 1 Basics 14 MIND Adding and editing clients When adding a new or editing a client the Client Information screen will appear 2 Client Information a i 3 oe a gt gt b jea Use the fields below to enter biographical information Last Name First Name Client ID State Province Zip Postal Code Grade Country Home Phone Work Phone Email Referred By Primary Therapist Default First Visit 3 26 2004 3 16 30 PM
128. the following feedback types for above in between or below threshold s Always enable feedback for setting audio feedback see previous paragraph 3 Feedback 37 MIND ABOVE Threshold Inhibit all feedback 1 No feedback Reward tag Inhibit all feedback Required TIME ms Midi Tone feedback Midi Song feedback CD Audio feedback Increment Reward Counter Digitized Sound WAV MP3 No feedback The feedback type for each threshold state can be set on No feedback This means no feedback is set for above in between or above a threshold states Mo feedback Inhibit all feedback Inhibit all feedback is often used as a condition for an undesired state Inhibit all feedback In case an inhibit state is active all audio and visual feedback will be paused or stopped until the inhibit state goes away It does not matter in which screen primary or secondary the inhibit is activated An inhibit state is indicated by a red background in the time display of the session control buttons 00 01 687 Check Ignore Inhibit all for deactivating inhibit all feedback of other objects ig t Dk ii The object will not respond to inhibits by other objects Midi tone feedback This option will play a tone a chord or sequence of MIDI tones Click Edit Midi Tone feedback This will open the MIDI Tone Feedback Settings dialog box for setting the volume type of instrument and tone melody sett
129. ther feedback content for the client screen For more information on videos animations puzzles and audio files please refer to chapter 6 Objects Setting thresholds and feedback Threshold modes The threshold setting controls are displayed on the right of a bar graph Manual threshold F Automatic threshold x Disable threshold 3 Feedback 33 MIND Use the Feedback Options amp Thresholds menu for custom settings Please refer to the next paragraphs Manual threshold Set a manual thresholds by clicking the following button The threshold can be set by swiping the bar to the right value with the mouse cursor 10 0 Manual threshold Set a automatic thresholds by clicking the following button Disable threshold Disable thresholds by clicking the following button A dotted line means that no feedback options have been set for this object A solid line means that feedback options have been activated 10 0 15 0 Feedback enabled Feedback disabled The key can also be used to the enable or disable feedback To show or hide the threshold line press Threshold directions The threshold direction controls are displayed on the right of a bar graph o rs Train up u a Train down The graph will show an arrow to indicate which direction is set E maa 3 Feedback 34 MIND Hide show graph It is possible to hide and unhide the bargraph feedback on the client screen gm w r
130. tor 1 Basics 20 Multiple displays This is currently yoana Show desktop only on 1 Make text and other how desktop only on 2 Shortcut for changing displays MIND Press the Windows key and P P to bring up a quick menu of options PC screen only P N Fi Duplicate F3 Computer only Second screen only Windows 8 Windows 7 Secondary screen controls Extend Projector only oe pi Close a secondary screen by clicking Screen gt Close Secondary in the top menu To view the primary screen as secondary screen click Screen gt Copy Primary gt Secondary in the top menu To view the secondary screen as primary screen click Screen gt Copy Primary lt Secondary in the top menu Color schemes The Color schemes enable to load different color layout of the therapist and client screens Open the Select a color scheme screen by selecting Configuration gt Color Scheme in the top menu Select a color SCHEME l i jea lt lt Disable Color scheme gt gt Classic darkblue colorscheme Dark 1 colorscheme Dark 2 colorscheme Light 1 colorscheme Light 2 colorscheme Indude My Screens 1 Basics 21 MIND Disable the color scheme lt lt Disable Color scheme gt gt to leave the screens in the original color set Color schemes are disabled by default Poy a o a a Training SMR am ane m 5 A Aud AMAIA th LA D h aes Sa icin Ar Ay gi i 2 ve e 4 x Amg 12 15
131. ual adjustment Auto fit to min max Enable or disable Linegraph refresh each sweep Auto fit to O max Enable or disable Linegraph refresh each sweep Auto center Smoothing 0 Off to factor 64 smoothing of the signal Data Type Stats Show the min max mean standard deviation coefficient of variability and RMS amplitude for the past 15 seconds or the whole session Show all basic statistics for the past 15 seconds or the whole session Show the current state of the reward counter 1 8 Show the absolute ABS value Show the above or below threshold 1 60 sec Show the current game score or level Show screen second count down and count up Show pace settings beats per minute Show trial data type statistics like trial time trials completed positive SUCCESS Show previous segment mean Instrument style type of bar graph see images above Classical bargraph 3D bargraph Zero inthe middle bargraph Display options 1 polarity Normal Inversed Display options 2 bar options Rectangle Image select image for vertical movement The range of a bargraph can also be adjusted with buttons in the graph Click or to increase or decrease the range of the Y axis 6 Objects 86 MIND EJF Click F to fit the range the Y scale with minimum and maximum measurement of the session HA It is possible to link a bar graph to another object Right click a bar graph and select Link to
132. ult sensor input configuration for NeXus 4 is 8 Inputs amp Channels 117 MIND Sensor Input and Samplerate configuration 2 Select a SENSOR type for each input Samples per second Encoder NeXus 4 FEG 1024 SPS EEG kd 1024 SPS BVP 128 SPS RSP 32 SPS 32 SPS Unlock samplerates Check File gt load channel set to take a look at the available channel configurations Input A B can be used for electrophysiological signals On inputs C and D 2 peripheral sensors can be connected in any combination The default sensor input configuration for NeXus 32 is Sensor Input and Samplerate configuration Ea Select a SENSOR type for each input Samples per second Encoder NeXus 32 A Input 1 21 FR t lt lt i SOCOCSC S OC SCSADSSPS Input 22 EEG a1 SPS Input 23 EE 512 SPS Input 24 FEG 512 SPS Input 25 EOG 512 SPS Input 26 ECG EKG 512 APS Configure Flash Sessions Input 27 EMG raw 2048 SPS Input 28 EMG raw 2048 SPS Input 29 sc Gsr 32 SPS Input 30 gyp 128 SPS 8 Inputs amp Channels 118 MIND Select a SENSOR type for each input Samples per second Encoder NeXus 32 A Input 31 RSP Input 32 Oximetry 5p02 Input 33 Oximetry pulse Unlock samplerates The first 24 inputs can be used for EEG signals in the frequency range from DC to 800Hz Inputs 25 28 can be used for electrophysiological signals On inputs 29 31 peripheral sensors can be connected in any
133. us please refer to the previous paragraph Start BioTrace by double clicking on the BioTrace icon on the desktop or browse to the BioTrace folder and open BioTrace exe Bio Trace exe The Introduction screen will appear Q Thank you MIND Welcome to the BioTrace software NEURO AND BIOFEEDBACK SYSTEMS Create your very own Mind Media account online and activate your version of BioTrace for free oO How to activate BioTrace oO Getting started Click Continue The Sign n screen will appear NEURO AND BIOFEEDBACK SYSTEMS Sign In Create new account 3 2Ue Email Password Forgot your password Offline Activation 30 days remaining Continue Trial Create a new Mind Media account online by clicking Sign Up Alternatively go to our website www mindmedia info support account registration Please fill in your contact information and choose a password Click Sign Up to create your free account 1 Basics 6 MIND Account registration Please enter your full name and e mail address to create your account This will be used as the contact email address for your account First Name Email Address Repeat Email Confirm Password By signing up for a free account you agree Mind Media can keep you informed via email about products and services To opt out in the future click the unsubscribe link in any email you receive from us sign Up You will receive an email to validate your email addr
134. ut defined by start end of Y scale range Volume fading in out defined by level above below threshold Proportional feedback level goes up volume goes up Inverse Proportional level goes up volume goes down Fade out range 24 dB fade out sound still audible V Fade out range 60 dB fade out sound to silence OK There are three settings which can be edited Volume fading O defined by start end of Y scale range will set the minimum volume at the bottom of the y scale At the top of Y scale the volume will reach its maximum The sound will only play above threshold so make sure the threshold is towards or below the beginning of the Y scale O defined by level above below threshold will set the minimum volume at the threshold and the maximum volume at a certain level as a percentage of the total range above or below threshold Set the range as a percentage of the total range Proportional feedback o Proportional feedback will set response of the volume go up when the level goes up o Inverse proportional will set the response of the volume goes down when the level goes up Fade out range O 24dB defines volume level fading out to soft but still audible level o 60 dB defines volume level fading out to total silence Frequency bands and ranges When clicking the Frequency Band Controls the frequency range setting is pushed to the linked objects In this way it is easy to switch between dif
135. uter When using an internal Bluetooth dongle it is possible it needs to be activated manually using shortcuts on the keyboard or a separate key switch As this varies for every brand and series please consult the machine s user manual Windows 8 Open the windows charms bar by moving the mouse to the right upper corner of the screen or by pressing the Windows key and C B C Click on Settings Next click on Change PC settings in the right bottom of the screen Click on PC and devices Click on Bluetooth Switch the NeXus on Windows will search for the device Select the device and click Pair OLEN LEUE Manage Bluetooth devices Your PC is searching for and can be discovered by Bluetooth devices 7 NX10B 0938110026 Ready to pair Lock screen Display The passcode for the device are the last 4 digits of the serial number which is displayed on the Enter the passcode for your device screen The serial number can also be found on the back of the device Enter the passcode for your device You can find the passcode on your NX10B 09381 0026 or in the info that came Enter the last 4 digits of the serial number and click Next The device will be added to the computer Manage Bluetooth devices Your PC is searching for and can be discovered by Bluetooth devices a K B a Cr NX10B 0938110026 H Connected 1 Basics 4 MIND Definition of Bluetooth states Ready to pair The NeXus
136. w a grey grid All the objects on the screen will now have black handles Moving objects Click on the middle of an object the cursor will change into a symbol with 4 arrows indicating it can be moved The objects will snap to the grid while moving the objects 7 Editing 110 MIND Objects can move freely when turning the grid off This can be set in the top menu under Screen gt Grid gt OFF No Grid The default grid setting is fine it can also be set to medium or extra fine Resizing objects Click on a handle of an object the cursor will change into a symbol with 2 arrows indicating it can be resized By dragging left clicking and holding the handles of the object it is possible to resize objects Deleting objects Delete an object by right clicking the object and select Delete or select the object and press the Delete key Copying objects Right click an object in the editing mode and choose Copy or select an object and press Ctrl C Right click the object again and choose Paste or press Ctrl V to paste the copy This will create a copy which has exact same size and properties as the original object Placing new objects For more information on objects please refer to chapter 6 Objects Enter the editing mode by selecting Screen gt Edit Screen E in the top menu The Object Toolbar will appear Object Toolbar 7 Editing 111 MIND Select an
137. w more information about BioTrace version Shortcuts are a quick way to access the main functions These shortcut actions are Screen actions Load a screen in the Screen Browser Go to Main Menu and back Exit screen Switch to Session Overview and back Enter exit full screen mode Show secondary screen on primary monitor Show primary screen on secondary monitor Screen shortcuts user defined Object actions Select Video Files screen Multi media DVD Navigation screen Decrease smoothing of signal Increase smoothing of signal Editing actions Edit screen Refresh screen Edit script in the Screen Sequence Editor Save screen Copy an object Paste an object Undo changes Session actions Open a session in the Client and Session Database Start a recording Pause play in replay mode Add event marker Auto event marker Frequency Control Panel screen Feedback actions Z Score Configuration screen Toggle threshold visible invisible Toggle threshold active not active Analysis actions Print data report Segment Marker Shortcut Keys screen Channel actions Input configuration in the Sensor Input Configuration Channel selection in Select Channels 1 Basics Shortcut L Esc Tab F Shift lt Shift gt F1 F12 Shortcut V M Shift S S Shortcut E R Q Ctrl S Ctrl C Ctrl V Ctrl Z Shortcut O Enter Spacebar Enter Spacebar Shift C Shortcut Z Shortcut P Y Shor
138. w one select File gt Save channel SET as in the top menu It is not recommended to overwrite default channel sets Create a new channel set when making changes and connect them to the screens Save the channels file in the channels folder of BioTrace Back up channel sets Saved channel sets can easily be copied to a removable disk or another medium Open the folder Channels in the BioTrace directory J Channels Select the channels file s Click the right mouse button and choose to copy the file s to a removable disk a Removable Disk Restore channel sets Copy the channels file s Paste the file s into the Channels folder of BioTrace on the hard disk Local Disk C BioTrace Channels Within BioTrace the channel sets can now be loaded 8 Inputs amp Channels 127 MIND Data processing When editing the type of data processing basic knowledge of physiological signals and statistics is required Go to Configuration gt Channel set config in the top menu or press the C key Or right click an object and select Connect to data channel v Connect to data channel This will open the Select channels screen Select a channel and click Edit to open the Editing channel screen laisi iai FI EE E ET Tee 1 Toj fa Lids Leg te d Me Papisah Category of dataprocessing e Linear Algebra Coherence amp Correlation Digital Filters General Signal Processing Frequency Analysis FF
139. will initially display and then slowly fade in the text with another color Set in Font Settings Select the following types of text can be selected Show STANDARD text default Show HELP texts in this object Show Calibration results Show Artifact status Show TRIAL cue text nest task Show TRIAL result last task Show TRIAL statistics all triala Show InestructionPrompt text Right click the object and click Select Image to select a background image for the text box For other basic editing options please refer to chapter 6 Editing 6 Objects 67 MIND The Image Object Place a new object by selecting the following item in the Object Toolbar This object displays a static image that can be used for instruction as information or as a background image Image objects support JPG and PNG images Right click the image object and select Select Image Select Image This will show the image selection dialog box Select an item from the list PREMIE No imaget 1020eeg clean pg 10 20 paste jog ADHD classroom jpg Alpha theta training jpg ANS jpg Ansiety cagnitions jpg Anmiety fear jpg Arrow own jog Arrowl p ipg Artenal emporaliz jpg back muscles jpa backpain jpg beach jpg Description Bodytemperature jpa l Erain _3D jpg Alignment Elbo BP s pg BY P finger jpa BY P head jpg BY P Sensor placement jpg BY P signal jpa Cardiovascular jpg Inset all edg

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