Spike Recorder
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About Spike Recorder
When was the first time you heard the sound of a brain cell? Was it in elementary school, high school, or college? Chances are your answer is "never," as we neuroscientists have typically had to go to major research universities and use expensive equipment to learn about and investigate the brain.
With the SpikerBox (available open-source from http://backyardbrains.com) you can now listen to living neurons from insects. With this android app, you can view what the spikes of neurons look like and record it to your phone for later analysis. What used to take up a whole room you now have in your hand, and for cheap. Think of it!
Our first Android release includes both long continuous and threshold views, and you can also tell us about the first time you heard a neuron that updates directly on our website. Join the Neuro-Converts! Do let us know us know about your experiments.
Note: The application normally picks up input through your Android's built-in microphone. If you want to plug directly into your SpikerBox, or any audio device, you need a custom male-to-male headphone cable (a normal one won't work), available from our website. It has to do with routing an output channel to an input channel. We also have instructions if you want to build one yourself.
With the SpikerBox (available open-source from http://backyardbrains.com) you can now listen to living neurons from insects. With this android app, you can view what the spikes of neurons look like and record it to your phone for later analysis. What used to take up a whole room you now have in your hand, and for cheap. Think of it!
Our first Android release includes both long continuous and threshold views, and you can also tell us about the first time you heard a neuron that updates directly on our website. Join the Neuro-Converts! Do let us know us know about your experiments.
Note: The application normally picks up input through your Android's built-in microphone. If you want to plug directly into your SpikerBox, or any audio device, you need a custom male-to-male headphone cable (a normal one won't work), available from our website. It has to do with routing an output channel to an input channel. We also have instructions if you want to build one yourself.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Version contains couple of fixes for bugs introduced in previous version.
Version contains couple of fixes for bugs introduced in previous version.
Version update Spike Recorder was updated to version 1.4.7.8
Version update Spike Recorder was updated to version 1.3.0
Name changed Name changed! Backyard Brains now is known as Spike Recorder.
More downloads Spike Recorder reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
What are users saying about Spike Recorder
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Good analytical for spikes
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The app is crashing in moto g4 plus. Please fix it.
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Keeps crashing (closing) on my Google Pixel. Used to work fine on my old Samsung Galaxy S5
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This app keeps crashing..please help
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I was wondering if there are any other apps out there that are good for studying neuroscience?
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I am using this app to visualize EMG muscle sensor output.They should include other features such as FFT and some basic features
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Easy and intuitive - great design!
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Even when directly plugged into the box, my phone picks up external audio making this app essentially useless.
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it's a wonderful app, I love it.
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Awesome app
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Useful app to go along with your product the SpikerBox
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Really sweet, my kids love it!!!
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In my experience with my university group the app displays very variable performance results between devices (3 androids & 1 iPhone tested). As of this writing we have had difficulty reproducing quality results on any one device, it seems interference or some other factor plays a significant role in app output. Check compatibility beforehand.
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Viva BYB!
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Doesn't tell you how what all of the different functions mean and how to set different things. Resting potential for neurons is at about -60 mV, but starting threshold was at 0 and the amplitude scale is at .42 (in this photo, and doesn't show how to change that...)? Very vague, and a little frustrating.