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The University
of Rochester Sleep & Neurophysiology Research Laboratory is located
on the basement level of the Psychiatry Department. The lab includes a
hotel-like suite, four offices, a conference room, a physical exam room,
and an ERP/Psychophysiology chamber. The suite includes four bedrooms,
two full baths, a control room, a kitchenette, living/dining room and
a laundry room. Two of the bedrooms are RF shielded and two of the bedrooms
have sound insulated catheter portals (for studies that require blood
sampling or for the infusion of radiopharmaceuticals for imaging studies).
The control room contains the electrophysiologic equipment, four computers
dedicated to acquisition of PSG data, two computers dedicated to off-line
data processing (sleep scoring, PSA, and Statistical Analysis) and a one
terabit data server that is utilized in the collection of data as well
as containing a substantial archive of articles and reference material.
In addition to the computers the control room also contains DVD based
recording equipment linked to our therapy rooms. The bedrooms are connected
via intercoms to the control room and the bedrooms can be monitored via
infrared video. The laboratory can also implement cognitive neuroscience
and medical protocols. In addition to routine polysomnographic assessment,
the lab is set up to acquire a broad range of electrophysiologic signals
(i.e., EEG, EMG, EOG, EKG, EGG, GSR) and to undertake a variety of signal-processing
techniques (e.g., PSA, DPA, ERPs). The location within the medical center
provides easy access to medical personnel, biomedical engineering, clinical
laboratories (e.g., Human Clinical Chemistries Laboratory) and other research
laboratories (e.g., Neuroimaging Laboratory, Psychoneuroendocrine Laboratory,
etc.)
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