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 jsPsych
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-jsPsych is a javascript library for creating and running behavioral experiments in a web browser.
-It consists of a set of plugins that can be easily combined to assemble different behvarioral experiments.
+jsPsych is a JavaScript library for creating and running behavioral experiments in a web browser. jsPsych simplifies the process of coding browser-based experiments by providing a set of flexibile plugins that define different kinds of tasks a subject could complete during an experiment. By assembling different plugins together and customizing the parameters of each, it is possible to create many different types of experiments.
 
 
 Documentation
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 Contact
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-jsPsych was created by Josh de Leeuw at Indiana University
+jsPsych was created by Josh de Leeuw (@jodeleeu) at Indiana University.
 
-email Josh at jodeleeu@indiana.edu
+email: jodeleeu@indiana.edu