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last updated 14 September, 2005

The CORTEX (version 5)

User’s Manual

Laboratory of Neuropsychology, NIMH

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS.. 2

1. Introduction.. 5

1.1 Cortex: A Program for COmputerized Real Time EXperiments. 5

1.2 Getting the latest version of Cortex.. 5

1.3 Technical Support.. 5

1.4 History (you may skip this part) 5

2. Hardware and Software Requirements.. 8

2.1 Two-computer Cortex (REMOTE32) 8

2.1.1 Basic "Send" computer. 8

2.1.2 Basic "Receive" computer. 8

2.1.3 Operating Systems. 8

2.1.4 Graphics cards. 8

2.1.5 Data acquisition cards. 8

2.1.6 Sound cards. 9

2.1.7 Touch screens. 9

2.1.8 Serial connection. 9

2.1.9 Monitors. 9

2.1.10 Software. 9

2.2 Single-computer Cortex without graphics (\REMOTE32\SGL32.EXE) 9

2.2.1 Computer. 9

2.2.2 Data acquisition cards. 10

2.3 Single-computer Cortex with graphics (NNIOS and NUM9GXI) 10

2.3.1 Computer. 10

2.3.2 Graphics. 10

2.3.3 Data acquisition. 10

2.4 Useful Web Sites for Finding the Necessary Hardware and Software. 10

3. Installation.. 11

3.1 Data Acquisition Board Setup. 11

3.1.1 Typical Keithley/Metrabyte DASH-16 settings. 11

3.1.2 Typical PIO24 or CIO-DIO24 settings. 11

3.1.3 Typical Computerboard CIO AD-16, CIO-DAS16/F, and CIO-DAS1602/12 settings. 11

3.1.4 PCI-DAS1602/12 settings. 11

3.1.5 PCI-DIO24 settings. 11

3.2 Graphics Board Setup. 11