Graphical user interface GUI to generate visual stimulation protocols of drifting/static gratings using Psychtoolbox and a DAQ (optional) to get the stimulation type and time in a voltage output.
This program uses two screens: one for visual stimulation and one for setting and controlling the visual stimulation protocol.
MouSee.m
.You need a NI-DAQ to send an analog output to record the type and time of visual stimulation. Output voltage of 0 V means no visual stimulation (gray screen), different values mean different directions. For example, if you choose 8 different directions (0º, 45º, 90º, 135º, 180º, 225º, 270º and 315º) the output voltage will use 8 different levels of voltage in order to identify them (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5 and 4 V).
Note: in our projects where we use black/blue stimuli, we turn off the channels red and green directly from the stimulation monitor.
If you use MouSee, please cite our papers NatComms and/or eLife:
Pérez-Ortega, J., Akrouh, A. & Yuste, R. 2024. Stimulus encoding by specific inactivation of cortical neurons. Nat Commun 15, 3192. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47515-x
Pérez-Ortega J, Alejandre-García T, Yuste R. 2021. Long-term stability of cortical ensembles. Elife 10:1–19. doi:10.7554/eLife.64449
This is an example of the graphical user interface during visual stimulation.