Millisecond

Millisecond is a software publisher specializing in tools for psychological research, best known for its flagship product, Inquisit, a psychological experiment software platform used by researchers in academic, clinical, and applied settings. Inquisit is designed to help scientists design, administer, and analyze computerized behavioral experiments with a high degree of precision, which is essential in fields where reaction times and response accuracy are measured in milliseconds. The software supports the creation of a wide range of experimental paradigms commonly used in cognitive psychology, social psychology, neuropsychology, and related disciplines, including tasks that measure attention, memory, decision-making, implicit attitudes, and executive functioning. Researchers can present visual and auditory stimuli, record keyboard, mouse, and other input responses, and collect detailed timing data suitable for rigorous statistical analysis. Inquisit also offers a library of pre-built, standardized tests based on well-established paradigms in the research literature, allowing laboratories to replicate classic studies or deploy validated measures without programming them from scratch. Experiments can be administered on local machines in laboratory environments or delivered over the web, enabling remote data collection from participants outside the lab, an increasingly important capability for modern research workflows. The product serves universities, research institutions, government agencies, and organizations conducting human subjects research, and it is frequently cited in peer-reviewed publications. By focusing on a single, well-developed product rather than a broad catalog, Millisecond has positioned itself as a specialist provider whose software addresses the demanding methodological requirements of experimental psychology, offering researchers reliable stimulus presentation, accurate response measurement, and flexible experimental control across desktop and online testing environments.