Suggested Stimulus File Changes
In SigGenRZ, we supply a tone example called TonePip.sig. For mouse models, most
customers like this as a starting point with two edits:
Most mouse researchers
fi
nd that the best responses are achieved with a 2-4 ms
stimulus. A 2.5 ms duration is most commonly used. Make this change as shown below
in red. Click on the Duration variable and change the Default/Start from
5
to
2.5
, then
click OK.
Most mouse researchers
fi
nd that the best responses are achieved with a 0.2 to 0.8 ms
gate time. A 0.2 ms gate is most commonly used. Make this change as shown below in
orange. Click on the Gate Time variable and change the Default/Start from
2
to
.2
, then
click OK.
We recommend saving this resulting tone pip with a new name, such as
"Mouse_TonePip.sig"
or similar.
Going back to BioSigRZ, you must open your .acf
fi
le made in the previous section
("Template_ToneABR.acf"). Click on Setup
→
Stimulus
→
Ch1, then change the Primary
fi
le
from "TonePip" to the new
fi
le (
"Mouse_TonePip.sig"
) by pressing the browse button and
selecting the new
fi
le (see below circled in red). Click OK, and then OK again and then save
the resulting
fi
le as "Template_ToneABR.acf" or similar as discussed in the previous section.
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