Backyard Brains

FAQ 13

• Where do I put the battery?
• How do I turn it on?
• How to reload the code or reprogram my SpikerBox or Arduino?
• Can I use Arduino Mega instead of the Uno?
• Can I use your images, media & schematics?

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Purchase Order & Shipment questions 7

• What is a purchase order anyway?
• How can I place a PO?
• Do you take purchase orders (PO)?
• How do I get a quote?
• I have a PO number, can I place an order?

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Complain & Return Policy 2

• Why did I have to pay Fedex more money to get my package?
• How can I return the products?

Experiments 4

• How to record the activity of sensory neurons
• EMG recordings of subvocal muscle activity
• EMG recordings of Frontalis & Corrugator contraction
• Can I do electrophysiology experiment on Oyster Mushrooms

FAQs about HHI 9

• Does HHI work the same as the Muscle Spikerbox?
• How to troubleshoot my TENS 3000 unit?
• How to modify the cable for TENS unit?
• Why I'm experiencing pain & muscle tension when using HHI?
• Difference between Envelope & Raw signal?

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Code and board problems 4

• How to troubleshoot the Arduino board
• When I plug electrodes into the SpikerShield and flex my muscle, nothing happens.
• How to reattach the HHI board to Arduino Uno?
• Why is my HHI only giving buzz?

FAQs about H&B SpikerBox 1

• What is H&B SpikerBox?

Stimulation FAQs about H&B SpikerBox 6

• How is electric dipole created in our eyes?
• How can I generate Alpha waves with EEG?
• Can I analyse signals in real time with my H&B SpikerBox
• What's the EEG sampling frequency?
• What's the difference between H&B & Muscle SpikerBox?

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Connection Problems with Heart&Brain SpikerBox 7

• I'm having difficulty connecting my H&B SpikerBox with SpikeRecorder
• How do I properly attach the Head Band?
• Is the Heart&Brain SpikerBox robust enough against patients' move?
• Can I use the Heart and Brain SpikeBox to record insect action potentials?
• COM port doesn't show at all?

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FAQs about Plant SpikerBox 5

• From which type of metal plant's electrode is made of?
• What is the section area of a plant's electrode?
• How to analyze Plant spikes?
• Can I digitize plant's signals/spikes?
• What is the purpose of "Ready" button on Plant SpikerBox?

Connection with Plant SpikerBox 5

• How to connect Plant Spikerbox with my PC?
• Does Plant SpikerBox send a stimulus of 9 volts to the mimosa plant using a relay?
• Can I connect Plant Spikerbox and HHI?
• Can I use Muscle SpikerBox to record signals from plants?
• What is the output type of Plant SpikerBox?

Experiments with plants 3

• Can I experiment with other plants?
• What type of equipment is needed for a plant experiment
• Can I electrically stimulate the Mimosa plant?

Code problems with Plant SpikerBox 1

• How to upload the code onto Plant SpikerBox

FAQs about Muscle SpikerBox & Pro 2

• What's the difference between Muscle & Neuron SpikerBox ?
• What is Muscle SpikerBox Pro?

Connection with Muscle SpikeBox & Pro 6

• Can I combine Muscle SpikerBox Pro & MATLAB?
• Muscle SpikerBox & Pro Troubleshooting steps
• Connecting Muscle SpikerBox and Arduino Uno
• How to combine two Muscle Spikerboxes together
• My Muscle SpikeBox Pro isn't recognized using micro to USB C cable by my Mac?!

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FAQs about Neuron SpikerBox & Pro 3

• Why I'm picking up the noise during recordings?
• What's the difference between Neuron SpikerBox & Neuron SpikerBox Pro?
• Can the Neuron Spiker Box be used as the EMG Spiker Box?

Connection & Experiment troubleshooting 1

• I'm having trouble getting spikes with Conduction Velocity experiment

Connection with SpikeRecorder 6

• How do I connect to SpikeRecorder?
• Why I'm getting sound interferences?
• Where is the mV scale?
• Where can I find a manual?
• How to create & find Spike Recorder's log files

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Data analysis and export 5

• How to make Spike Analysis in Spike Recorder?
• How to export data to Google Sheets & OpenOffice
• How to implement MatLab & Python 3
• Can I zoom into graph analysis?
• How to make a video of spikes in Spike Recorder

Support documents 4

• Spike Recorder for PC/Mac/Linux
• Spike Recorder for iOS
• Spike Recorder for Android
• Spike Recorder for Chromebook

FAQs about RoboRoach 7

• What type of bugs can I use instead of cockroaches?
• Can RoboRoach connect over Bluetooth instead of App?
• Can the cockroaches multiply during the experiment & afterwards?
• What's the best way to dispose of the cockroaches?
• Can the backpack be reused from roach to roach?

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RoboRoach Surgery Tips 2

• Tips & notes about RoboRoach surgery
• What do you need to know about RoboRoach electrodes

FAQs about Extensions 6

• Why do I need a Faraday's cage?
• How do I fix bad alligator clips?
• How does the Hammer work?
• If I use Spikerbox pro with the Reaction timer, would I be able to get reaction time and co-activation data simultaneously?
• Is there an option for cable leads(banana plugs) instead of aligator ones?

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FAQ 5

• How many electrode patches are there in Remote Labs Kit
• Is the Reaction Timer necessary for Remote Labs experiments?
• Can I change or add different content into the Remote Labs kit?
• What do I get besides standard offer from Remote Labs?
• Is there an option to add questions/study material into students handbook?

Connection FAQs 1

• How to combine Muscle SpikerBox Pro & Heart&Brain Spikerbox

FAQs 1

• How to assemble my DIY Muscle SpikerBox?