The Forgione-Avent-Barber Device

The Forgione-Avent-Barber (FAB) finger pressure stimulator is a pain stimlation device for use in scientific research.

The FAB updates an original design to allow for indepenent computer control of pressure stimulation of each hand, allowing for a much greater range of experimental designs (e.g. deceptive or conditioned placebo designs).

The prototype cabinet and both pistons

• Rationale for the new design
• The hardware
• Software installation
• User guide
• Ethical considerations
• Instructions for participants
• References

Source code for the software is available from the github repository: https://github.com/PlymouthPsychology/fab-controller/