diff --git a/stimuli/AbstractStimulus.py b/stimuli/AbstractStimulus.py
index aa38dc8..649f7d6 100644
--- a/stimuli/AbstractStimulus.py
+++ b/stimuli/AbstractStimulus.py
@@ -6,3 +6,24 @@ class AbstractStimulus:
 
     def value_at_time_in_s(self, time_point):
         raise NotImplementedError("This is an abstract class!")
+
+    def get_stimulus_start_ms(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("This is an abstract class!")
+
+    def get_stimulus_start_s(self):
+        return self.get_stimulus_start_ms() / 1000
+
+    def get_stimulus_duration_ms(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("This is an abstract class!")
+
+    def get_stimulus_duration_s(self):
+        return self.get_stimulus_duration_ms() / 1000
+
+    def get_stimulus_end_ms(self):
+        return self.get_stimulus_start_ms() + self.get_stimulus_duration_ms()
+
+    def get_stimulus_end_s(self):
+        return self.get_stimulus_end_ms() / 1000
+
+    def get_amplitude(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("This is an abstract class!")
diff --git a/stimuli/StepStimulus.py b/stimuli/StepStimulus.py
index f0622ec..cae3bf9 100644
--- a/stimuli/StepStimulus.py
+++ b/stimuli/StepStimulus.py
@@ -21,3 +21,12 @@ class StepStimulus(AbstractStimulus):
             return self.value
         else:
             return self.base_value
+
+    def get_stimulus_start_ms(self):
+        return self.start
+
+    def get_stimulus_duration_ms(self):
+        return self.duration
+
+    def get_amplitude(self):
+        return self.value - self.base_value