[Eeglablist] EYE-EEG: New plugin for combined eye-tracking & EEG

[Olaf Dimigen]

Dear list,

we are pleased to release the Beta version of "EYE-EEG", 
a new EEGLAB plugin for simultaneous eye-tracking & EEG.

Recording high-resolution eye movements with the EEG is useful 
both in traditional research contexts (e.g., for fixation control,
microsaccade detection, pupillometry) and studies of natural vision 
(e.g., fixation-related brain potentials).

EYE-EEG is intended to facilitate joint analyses of both data types. 
It adds the following functions to EEGLAB:

-- import and synchronize eye-tracking data (from EyeLink/SMI)
-- add gaze position & pupil size as extra channels
-- control fixation, objectively reject trials with blinks/saccades
-- detect (micro)saccades with an adaptive velocity-based algorithm
-- add saccades & fixations as new time-locking points to EEG.event
-- automatically identify ICA components that covary with gaze
-- compute fixation-related potentials (FRPs)

The Beta version can be downloaded here: 
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/eyetracking-eeg

Some information on combining eye-tracking & EEG is found here: 
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/eyetracking-eeg/tutorial.html

Reference:
Dimigen et al. (2011). Coregistration of eye movements and EEG
in natural reading: Analyses & Review. JEP:Gen, 140, 552-572

We hope you find this tool useful and welcome any
feedback and bug reports.

Olaf Dimigen
Humboldt University

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Olaf Dimigen
Biological Psychology Group
Humboldt University at Berlin, Germany
Tel. +49-30-2093-99126
Email: olaf.dimigen at hu-berlin.de