title: A computer program for sequencing and presenting complex sounds for auditory neuroimaging studies.
abstract: This paper describes a computer program, named ASAP (audio sequencing and presentation), that runs on IBM PC compatible hardware with a Microsoft Windows operating system and has been specially designed for facilitating auditory neuroimaging studies. The program's main characteristics are: (1) the ability to generate sequences of complex sounds; (2) an easy-to-use, graphical user interface; (3) full compatibility with Microsoft Windows 95 or later and Windows NT version 4.0 or later software; (4) precise timing of selected sound sequences; (5) the capability of triggering other devices; (6) the capability of being triggered to deliver stimuli; (7) support for both monotic and dichotic sound sequences; and (8) rudimentary support for the simultaneous presentation of pictures/text and sound.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown Institute for Cognitive and Computational Sciences (GICCS) and the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3970 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington DC, 20007, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kieckhefer
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kanwal
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D016287:Computer Peripherals; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008838:Microcomputers; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface