The sensory motor lab has been designed to allow for the study of vision and action. The room was original designed for exploring color vision which is why is has no windows (colour discrimination is best in low light) and it has CRT monitors as they provide far better color representation for research than modern flat screens.
More recently the lab has been adapted to study other topics such as imagery and action. For instance, the wall next to the door can be used to display a dart board so that we can explore which training paradigms lead to the highest performance.