Dear colleagues,
Next week's External Seminar Speaker at the Institute of Psychological Sciences (IPS), University of Leeds is:
Prof. Michael Petrides, Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Unit at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada. The title of his talk is: "Functional specialization for memory within the lateral frontal cortex".
The talk is on Wednesday, February 4 at 4:00 pm in Room G.17 in the IPS and will be followed by a wine reception at the foyer of the Institute. All are welcome.
All the best,
Katerina
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Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou
Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology
Institute of Psychological Sciences
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK
Tel: +44-(0)113-343 5716
Fax: +44-(0)113-343 5749
Hello all,
Just a quick note to let you know about this afternoon's session. The
intention is to very briefly go through the talks that were given at MEG
-UK and mention some of the common themes in terms of the problems
people are experiencing and potential ways of addressing them. In fact
these issues overlap quite heavily with the discussions planned for next
week. We don't really want to preempt that discussion, so this
afternoon's session will probably be quite short, and to some extent a
scene setter for the debate proper on Feb the 5th. That said as ever,
all are welcome.
Thanks,
Sam
Dear Users
This week YNiC staff who attended the recent "MEG UK" conference will
give feedback on this meeting.
This feedback session will take place in YNiC from 4-5 pm.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
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Subject: International MEG Conference, Athens 2009
From: "Fuller, Susan V" <Susan.V.Fuller(a)uth.tmc.edu>
Date: Fri, January 23, 2009 7:02 pm
To: "Papanicolaou, Andrew C" <Andrew.C.Papanicolaou(a)uth.tmc.edu>
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Dear Colleagues:
I am pleased to announce the 3rd biannual conference of the
International Society for the Advancement of Clinical
Magnetoencephalography (ISACM) scheduled for September 4th and 5th 2009
in Athens, Greece. The first meeting in Xylokastro, Greece
(http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/mega2005.htm) in 2005 laid the
foundations of the Society and resulted in the election of an executive
board and the first president, Professor Nakasato, who chaired the
second meeting in August of 2007 in the beautiful Matsushima Bay, Japan
(http://www.knt.co.jp/ec/2007/isacm/). As it was the case with the two
previous meetings, the emphasis of the upcoming one will be on
professional issues of great importance to our young Society, to be
discussed in a series of plenary round tables, and on new clinical
research findings to be presented in the form of posters.
You will find the details of the meeting, the associated social events,
as well as suggestions for enjoying Greece before and after the
conference, on the following website
(http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/ISACM/Welcome.htm).
I am looking forward to seeing you in Athens.
A.C. Papanicolaou
Conference Chairman
The University of Texas Medical School
1333 Moursund Street, Suite H 114
Houston, TX 77030
TEL: (713)797-7571
FAX: (713) 797-7590
Andrew.C.Papanicolaou(a)uth.tmc.edu
<mailto:Andrew.C.Papanicolaou@uth.tmc.edu>
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/
<blocked::http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/>
BNA 20th National Meeting - abstract deadline 31st JANUARY!
There is only two weeks left to submit an abstract and to register at
the early bird fee for the 20th National Meeting of the British
Neuroscience Association (19th 22nd April, 2009)! We are delighted to
be using for the first time The Adelphi, Liverpool, a unique and
historic venue that now offers spacious conference facilities in
addition to its other grand rooms and restaurants. And Liverpool is a
fascinating city, fast emerging as one of the UKs most stylish,
cultured and vibrant conference venues in the UK. So why not come and
enjoy some wonderful science in a truly magnificent city and see for
yourself whats been going on behind the cranes and the hoardings these
past few years.
The scientific programme is an exciting and topical array of seven
world-class plenary speakers, 20 symposia and over 50 themed poster
sessions. For the first time, there are also workshops and a satellite
meeting, all FREE to registered delegates. With an equally exciting
range of peripheral events and social gatherings (yes, therell even be
a Magical Mystery Tour!) this will be a wonderful celebration of
neuroscience on UK soil. Registration fees start from as little as £120
(including refreshments and lunches each day too), and the BNA welcomes
members and non-members alike. Consult www.bna.org.uk/bna2009/ for
further information and all the latest updates.
Important deadlines:
Early registration (reduced fee): 31st January, 2009
Abstract deadline: 31st January, 2009
Bursary applications: 28th February, 2009
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Dear Users
This week's talk on "An Introduction to Minimum Norm Source Analyses"
will be given by Pádraig Kitterick from the Department of Psychology.
The minimum norm solution will soon be available at YNiC. Pádraig's talk
will provide an introduction to minimum norms, including an overview of
what the minimum norm is, how the minimum norm works and the advantages
and limitations of the minimum norm solution.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the list with the External Speakers for this semester at the Institute of Psychological Sciences (IPS) at the University of Leeds.
Our External Speakers Seminar series takes place on Wednesdays at 16:00 in the IPS in Room G.17 and is followed by a wine reception at the foyer of the Insitute.
You are all welcome to attend any talks that are of interest to you.
All the best,
Katerina
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Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou
Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology
Institute of Psychological Sciences
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK
Tel: +44-(0)113-343 5716
Fax: +44-(0)113-343 5749
Dear Users
Today, David Halliday from the Department of Electronics will give a
talk. David's talk will be followed by a YNiC project presentation by
Philip Quinlan and Nikos Andreadis titled "Switching tasks and
anticipating switching tasks: what is the brain doing?".
These events will take place at YNiC from 4-5 pm.
The title of David's talk is "The Noisy Brain – An introduction to time
and frequency domain signal processing techniques for neurophysiological
data".
http://www.elec.york.ac.uk/staff/dh20.html
Abstract: A common feature of neurophysiological signals is the presence
of noise, i.e. the signals have the appearance of random processes. In
addition, records taken under similar conditions do not have a similar
appearance. Analysis of such data therefore requires the use of some
form of statistical analysis. For example sample records of EEG recorded
from different scalp locations may not look alike, but a statistical
analysis may demonstrate that the records share a common underlying
rhythm. The field of time-series analysis provides a conceptual and
mathematical framework within which random signals, including
neurophysiological signals, can be analysed. Two approaches are
traditionally used in the analysis of time series – these are the time
and frequency domain approaches. The frequency domain approach is
generally based on Fourier methods. In the case of two or more
simultaneously recorded signals, an important concept is that of
correlation, the objective being to assess to what extent the activity
in one signal is correlated with that in a second signal. A key
frequency domain parameter in this context is the coherence function,
which provides a normative linear measure of association between two
time series, as a function of frequency. The talk will consider time and
frequency domain analyses of neurophysiological signals, including
coherence functions. These will be developed within a unified framework
where time and frequency domain techniques sit naturally alongside each
other, and can be used as complementary forms of analysis. A number of
extensions will be discussed, which look at alternative measures of
correlation (phase synchronization, causal measures); deal with time
dependency (Wavelets, Kalman filtering) and non linearities (higher
order spectra).
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
Science Liaison Officer
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5DG
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356
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Karl Friston will be talking at a seminar in the Computing Science
Department on the 11th of February at 2pm in CS103
The title is "A new sort of filter"
Full details can be found at
http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/seminars/09Spring/Friston.php
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Gary Green
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
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