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LabVIEW
Eye movement analyser
Often in oculomotor research the same tools are repeatedly used to process
data coming from different acquisition systems. For example, eye movement
data can be obtained using IR, EOG, VOG, 2 or 3 field scleral search
coil systems. Head movement data can be obtained using a potentiometer,
watson rate sensor, ascension device, flock of birds, optotrak, 2 or
3 field scleral search coil system embedded in a a mouthpiece/helmet.
Each new addition of an acquisition system usually involves modifying
exsiting software (typically written in Matlab or S-Plus) in piecemeal
fashion. Often the code becomes difficult to maintain after extensive
modification, especially when different authors are involved. In addition,
the typical user interface in these applications is text-driven, a distinct
disadvantage when dealing with the large datasets typical in the oculomotor
field i.e. a user can better detect a bad trial when the data is displayed
graphically.
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The
system we provide has a graphical user interface and is built in a modular
philosophy so that a LabVIEW programmer can add modules as needed.
These modules will process the data and make it available to the main
program in the form of a structured element. Once the eye and head movement
data is made available to the main program it can be displayed, cut,
appended, filtered, binned, desaccaded, averaged, latency and gain and
phase values can be calculated. Data can be further processed using
additional user defined modules. Processed data can be saved, exported
and printed.
To download a Eye Movement Analyser (EMA) program and manual or .pdf version of the Eye Movement Analyser Manual only, please select the link here, or select the download manual above. The microsoft file is in a .zip file containing other important software files. The .pdf is of the manual only.
To download the LabVIEW 7.0 software, select the link above. This link will take you to National Instruments Website.
The
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery is pleased to offer
a two year Residency in Neurotology. The primary goal of our training
program is to produce a clinician-investigator with sufficient technical
and experimental design skills to independently initiate a program of
clinical service and research as an academician in Neurotology.
Johns
Hopkins division of SLP is proud to be the only Maryland provider of
the SpeechEasy™.
For more information or an appointment with Kim Webster, M.A., CCC-SLP
call 410-955-7895 or e-mail rmcdona8@jhmi.edu.
SUPPORT
for PEOPLE with ORAL and HEAD and NECK CANCER
What: Support and help for patients and/or caregivers of patients
with oral, head and neck cancer.
When: 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.
Next meeting is February 13th. Our speaker is Tori Keyton, CRNP, nurse
practitioner in the dept. of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck surgery
at JH. She will talk about, “When to ask your primary care Dr.
vs. when to ask your ENT-medical questions before, during or after treatment.”
Please join us for questions, discussion and sharing on any topic related
to your head and neck cancer treatment.
Bring your helpful hints, questions and comments. Refreshments provided
thanks to Atos Medical!
Purpose: A patient-directed self-help organization dedicated
to meeting the needs of Oral and Head and Neck Cancer Patients. There
are short topics presented each month by guest speakers. There is time
for sharing information and asking questions related to your experience
and recovery. This group is co-sponsored by Kim Webster a speech pathologist
at JH and Dwayne Arehart, a head and neck cancer survivor. We do not
dispense medical advice but use the time to help each other by sharing
what we know and have experienced.
Who: This monthly group is for patients or caregivers with head
and neck cancer at ANY stage of disease or recovery and their families/significant
others.
Where: Johns Hopkins Green Spring Station, 10755 Falls Road,
Lutherville, MD 21093
Conference room in Pavilion II (Enter through Women’s Board coffee
bar, signs will be posted)
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For
more information, Call Kim 410-955-1176 or Dwayne 717-615-7464
Upcoming meetings: March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, 2008.
Johns Hopkins, along with 7 other clinical centers in the US, is conducting a study comparing the effectiveness of giving oral steroids versus delivering steroids directly into the middle ear to treat adults who have experienced one-sided sudden hearing loss. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is an ear emergency in which the hearing in one ear decreases dramatically within 72 hours with no apparent cause. Both oral and injection steroids have been shown to help improve the hearing in SSNHL. This study will determine if both treatments are equal in
improving hearing.
www.suddendeafness.org
To determine if you are eligible for the study, we will:
- need to see you within 14 days of your hearing loss,
- perform a hearing test to see if you qualify for the study,
- interview you to see if you are otherwise in good health,
- draw some blood to see if there could be a medical reason for your hearing loss, and to follow any possible side effects of therapy, and
- obtain an MRI scan to make sure there is no physical reason for your hearing loss.
If you meet the study's criteria and consent to participate, you will be randomized to receive oral steroids for 2 weeks or two injections of steroids per week for 2 weeks.
We will obtain hearing tests at 1 and 2 weeks after you enroll, and again at 2 and 6 months after enrollment.
Please call us at our toll-free number 1-866-240-2576 if you have had sudden hearing loss within the past 14 days and are interested in participating in this study.
Please contact
Nancy Smith, PA-C
phone: 7-4983
email: nsmith2@jhmi.edu
