Psychology Software Tools uses Ascension Technology's Flock of Birds in MoTrak, our Head Motion Tracking System.  Ascension's Flock of Birds enables MoTrak to monitor how much an MRI participant moves while a simulated scan is in process.  This data is used to train a participant on how much motion is too much, ultimately minimizing critical data loss. 

Anthony Zuccolotto, President and CEO of Psychology Software Tools, Inc., states that PST chose the Flock tracker because it provides the best response accuracy for six degrees-of-freedom data.  It also has the highest quality sensitivity of motion.  Zuccolotto adds, "Coincidentally, and independent of our decision, this tracker was less expensive than other tracking products providing six degrees-of-motion sensing.  Improved quality scan data for fMRI researchers is a direct result of Ascension's Flock of Birds."

Jack Scully, Ascension's Vice-President for New Business Development adds, "Ascension trackers are expanding research and diagnostic possibilities for physicians and medical researchers worldwide.  PST's MoTrak and MRI Simulator are good examples of how 3D tracking helps target and improve the efficiency of fMRI research procedures."

Click here to read our full joint press release with Ascension Technology.

PST is pleased to announce the Gold Release of the Head Motion Tracking System - MoTrak.

In the simulator, the participant can simultaneously be habituated to the MRI environment, while being trained to remain still via feedback from the MoTrak system.

Learn more about the benefits of MoTrak!

New features include:

• Configurable window format that allows the user to customize display
• Preservation of last configuration at start-up and easy restore to default
• Movie display to show researcher if participant is able to see movie in “bore”
• Movie time recorded in log file
• Scroll to specific part in movie before playing
• Multi-monitor support
• Improved configuration support
• Improved error handling
• Improved display at start-up
• Improved log file support
• New documentation

E-Prime Extensions for fMRI is now available!

Thank you to all who participated in the Preview Release. The Preview Release will expire June 30th 2009.

Click here to order the full version of EEfMRI.

ISO 13485:2003 certification ensures that companies provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. In order to obtain the certification, PST has demonstrated its ability to successfully implement a comprehensive management system for the design and manufacturing of medical devices that meet these regulatory requirements.

Read our Press Release.

In response to valuable customer feedback, PST has decided to extend the preview release of EEfMRI for further testing and development.

To continue using EEfMRI without disruption, download the extended Preview Release.

Contact us at sales@pstnet.com for more information or to request a quote.

We look forward to seeing you at the following 2009 conferences:

Spring/Summer 2009

Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) April 30 - May 2 -Chicago, IL, USA

Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) June 18 - 22 -San Francisco, CA, USA

American Psychological Association (APA) August 6 - 9 -Toronto, Canada

Fall 2009

Society for Neuroscience (SFN) October 17 - 21 -Chicago, IL, USA

Psychonomics Society (PS) November 19 - 22 -Boston, MA, USA

Society for Computers in Psychology (SCiP) November 19 -22 -Boston, MA

Psychology Software Tools, Inc. is pleased to announce that the E-Prime Extensions for fMRI (EEfMRI) Preview Release is now available for download.

The EEfMRI Preview Release can be downloaded here

E-Prime® Extensions for fMRI is software specifically designed to integrate with E-Prime behavioral experiments. The E-Prime® Extensions for fMRI software provides the user with the ability to view post-run participant performance data, synchronize the start of the experiment with the first scanner trigger pulse (additional hardware needed), and implement a user defined menu function.

It also allows the user to interrupt/halt an experimental run and return back to the menu to restart.

Online ordering for E-Prime is now available through the PST Shopping Cart. The PST Shopping Cart permits 24 hour, 7 day a week ordering capability, with various shipping options available.

Phone and fax orders are still accepted. Choose the purchasing option that suits your needs!

The ability to purchase other PST products through our shopping cart will be coming soon. To order E-Prime online, visit http://store.pstnet.com or view the E-Prime product page and click the Pricing tab.

PST is pleased to announce E-Prime 2.0 Release Candidate is available. For more information, please visit http://support.pstnet.com/forum/Topic573-12-1.aspx on the PST User Forum.

E-Prime 1.2 is the combination of all of the E-Prime 1.1 service packs with some additional fixes and improvements.

E-Prime 1.2 can be downloaded from the Download section of E-Prime Web Support. Please refer to E-Prime 1.2 Changes for more information

Psychology Software Tools is pleased to announce that the E-Prime 2.0 BETA has been released. A new area of E-Prime Web Support has been added to register and download the E-Prime 2.0 BETA.

To learn more about the E-Prime 2.0 BETA, please visit these links:

• E-Prime 2.0 BETA area in Web Support
• E-Prime 2.0 BETA FAQ
• E-Prime 2.0 Product Page
• PST User Forum

PST is pleased to announce that the PST User Forum is available.

The PST User Forum is a free service provided by PST where end users can discuss any of PST's products and share information about paradigms, installation, configuration, etc.

Please visit the PST User Forum to start sharing information with your colleagues. You may later visit the PST User Forum by clicking the Support link on the toolbar at the top of any PST web page

A listing of publications that used E-Prime have been added to our website for your review.

These publications include articles published in journals and papers/posters that were presented at conferences. Click here to view the E-Prime publications.

If you would like to include your publication in our listing, please submit a reference to your publication along with a link to your article.

You may also send us your article in PDF format.