Acquisition of Instrumentation to Study the Effects of Odors on Sleep Quality and Post-Sleep Performance

惠灵耶稣会大学心理学系的心理生理学实验室将购买设备，用于建设睡眠研究实验室。主要设备将包括Biopac MP100数据采集系统和Samadhi光声衰减室。Biopac MP100数据采集系统是一个灵活、易于使用的模块化系统，旨在执行数据收集和分析。该软件允许实时和离线记录、分析和数据过滤。该软件还提供了肌电、脑电、心电图、EOG、体积描记、诱发反应、心血管血流动力学、肺功能、运动生理学、睡眠研究、体外药理学和心理生理学的分析工具。附件部件包括硬件单元、计算机卡、手册、电缆、变压器、电极引线、皮肤电流响应传感器、脉搏血压计传感器、呼吸努力传感器、空气流量传感器、反应计时器、耳机、压力传感器、变量程压力传感器、刺激器、血压袖带、听诊器、手测力计和多导线电缆。三摩地光声衰减室是一种轻便的便携式衰减室，旨在为外部光、声音和其他可能扰乱正常睡眠的刺激提供障碍。灯光和温度控制配件使参与者的睡眠环境尽可能舒适，同时安装了观察摄像头、双向对讲系统和视频记录设备，以提供对参与者的持续监控和记录。PI将使用这种设备来评估气味管理对以下方面的影响：(1)睡眠期间的生理变化，(2)睡眠质量和持续时间的测量，以及(3)睡眠后认知表现和清醒的测量。这些设备还将被其他系教员用于促进关于社交隔离、回声定位、儿童精神病理学和认知图谱的研究。这一设备将增强目前系的研究能力，并扩大系的能力，为本科生提供有意义的和技术先进的研究经验。

The Psychophysiology Laboratory within the Department of Psychology at Wheeling Jesuit University will purchase equipment for the construction of a sleep research laboratory. The primary equipment will consist of a BioPac MP100 Data Acquisition System and Samadhi Light and Sound Attenuation Chamber. The BioPac MP100 Data Acquisition System is a flexible, easy-to-use modular system designed to perform data collection and analysis. The software allows for recording, analysis, and data filtering in real time and off-line. The software also provides analysis tools for EMG, EEG, ECG, EOG, plethysmography, evoked responses, cardiovascular hemodynamics, pulmonary function, exercise physiology, sleep studies, in-vitro pharmacology, and psychophysiology. Accessory components include the hardware unit, computer cards, manuals, cables, transformers, electrode leads, galvanic skin response transducer, pulse phethysmograph transducer, respiratory effort transducer, air flow transducer, reaction timer, headphones, pressure transducer, variable range force transducer, stimulator, blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, hand dynamometer, and multi-lead cables. The Samadhi Light and Sound Attenuation Chamber is a lightweight, portable chamber designed to provide barriers to external lights, sounds, and other stimulation that might otherwise disrupt normal sleep. Light and temperature control accessories make the sleep environment as comfortable as possible for the participants, while observation cameras, a two-way intercom system, and video recording devices are installed to provide for constant participant monitoring and recording. The PI will use this equipment to assess the impact of odorant administration on (1) physiological changes during sleep, (2) measures of sleep quality and duration, and (3) measures of post-sleep cognitive performance and wakefulness. The equipment will also be used by other departmental faculty members in facilitating studies on social isolation, echo-location, child psychopathology, and cognitive mapping. This equipment will enhance current departmental research capabilities and extend the department's ability to afford undergraduates with meaningful and technologically advanced research experiences.