TopicSoftware

2010

1. Free Software for Academics
   14 July 2010Software Tools dropbox

   Below is a list of tools I find useful or interesting. Caveat: I use Windows XP on my current work machine. Some of the listed tools are available only for Windows, others are geared at bringing…

2. File Renaming in Bulk with Ant Renamer
   22 July 2010Software Tools

   fMRI scans produce an awful lot of data. Depending on whether you're getting you scanner to output 3D or 4D data, you can end up with one file per measurement, or file per scan. If you're…

3. Experimenting with dropbox
   16 August 2010Software dropbox Matlab

   Dropbox is a fantastically versatile piece of software based on seamless integration of user-defined folders with ' the cloud '. Much has been written about how it can be used for general computing, e.g. from Lifehacker…

4. Backing up fMRI data manually
   16 September 20101 commentfMRI Moving Software Tools

   Whilst Windows easily copies lots of data, it struggles when you ask it to copy lots and lots and lots of data. Teracopy is a neat file copying utility that provides peace of mind as you…

2011

1. Another mosaic
   14 November 20112 commentsImages Software

   The image below is to be used to showcase my research in the department foyer. Click to enlarge It is an adaptation of a panel from a figure in my Journal of Neuroscience paper . The…

2012

1. Marsbar error in pr_stat_compute
   1 February 2012Software SPM Tweaks Marsbar Matlab

   Do not duplicate I ran into the following error when trying to use a script to make Marsbar extract betas Error in pr_stat_compute at 34 Indices too large for contrast structure This problem occurred when I…

2. Raspberry Pi and the lab of the future
   29 February 20125 commentsSoftware Technology Matlab

   Raspberry Pi schematic from I think the Raspberry Pi is going to be fantastic, for reasons summed up very nicely by David McGloin - the availability of such a cheap and versatile barebones technology will kickstart…

3. Web-based Cognitive Psychology Experiments
   23 May 20123 commentsCoding Software Technology

   This year, I decided to learn how to present cognitive psychology experiments online. Five months in, I'm happy with my progress. Since the second-year of my PhD, when I spent a couple of weeks getting nowhere…

4. Modifying DrawFormattedText to allow offset of horizontal centering
   6 June 2012Coding Psychtoolbox Software Tweaks Matlab

   To present stimuli for my experiments in the lab, I use Psychophysics Toolbox (Psychtoolbox) in conjunction with Matlab. One limitation of Psychtoolbox is that the included DrawFormattedText function does not allow text to be horizontally centered…

2013

1. Using the Raspberry Pi to Run Cognitive Psychology Experiments
   1 February 20132 commentsCoding Software Technology Tools

   The Raspberry Pi (photo credit: Wikipedia) A few months ago, I suggested that Raspberry Pis could be used as a barebones experiment presentation machine . Since then I have got my hands on one and tinkered…

2. Google Reader dies. I rage.
   14 March 2013Software Tools

   I am heavily reliant on Google Reader for how I keep up with scientific literature. I have customised RSS feeds for PubMed search terms . I have RSS feeds for journal tables of contents. I access…

2016

1. Copying and Verifying Copied Files
   22 January 2016Housekeeping Software Tools

   Over the past couple of days, I have been archiving published fMRI projects, and copying data from SD cards to start new ones. I have written previously about ways in which I have copied and verified…