ynic-users November 2009

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8 participants
16 discussions

by rem

Dear Users This week I will give a talk based on an article that is currently "in press" in NeuroImage. The article is about using magnetoencephalography to investigate the spatiotemporal representation of changes in pitch over time (frequency modulation). YNiC seminars take place from 4-5 pm in YNiC open plan. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca Citation: Rebecca E. Millman, Garreth Prendergast, Padriag T. Kitterick, Will P. Woods and Gary G. R. Green. (2010). Spatiotemporal reconstruction of the auditory steady-state response to frequency modulation using magnetoencephalography. NeuroImage 49, 745-758. Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms involved in the perception of perceptually salient frequency modulation (FM) using auditory steady-state responses (ASSRs) measured with magnetoencephalography (MEG). Previous MEG studies using frequency-modulated amplitude modulation as stimuli (Luo et al., 2006, 2007) suggested that a phase modulation encoding mechanism exists for low (< 5 Hz) FM modulation frequencies but additional amplitude modulation encoding is required for faster FM modulation frequencies. In this study single-cycle sinusoidal FM stimuli were used to generate the ASSR. The stimulus was either an unmodulated 1-kHz sinusoid or a 1-kHz sinusoid that was frequency-modulated with a repetition rate of 4, 8, or 12 Hz. The fast Fourier transform (FFT) of each MEG channel was calculated to obtain the phase and magnitude of the ASSR in sensor-space and multivariate Hotelling's /T/^2 statistics were used to determine the statistical significance of ASSRs. MEG beamformer analyses were used to localise the ASSR sources. Virtual electrode analyses were used to reconstruct the time series at each source. FFTs of the virtual electrode time series were calculated to obtain the amplitude and phase characteristics of each source identified in the beamforming analyses. Multivariate Hotelling's /T/^2 statistics were used to determine the statistical significance of these reconstructed ASSRs. The results suggest that the ability of auditory cortex to phase-lock to FM is dependent on the FM pulse rate and that the ASSR to FM is lateralised to the right hemisphere.

15 years, 7 months

YNiC seminar TODAY

by rem

Dear Users This afternoon (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be two project proposal presentations: 1) Silke Goebel, Department of Psychology "No brain for numbers? Parietal networks involved in number processing and arithmetic in dyslexia/dyscalculia" 2) Eytan Zweig, Department of Language and Linguistic Science "An MEG investigation of scalar implicature calculation" Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca

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SET for Britian

by Michael Simpson

Dear Users, can I flag this up to the young, keen and eager researchers at YNiC. It's a poster competition at the House of Commons, run by the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee. I found it a very useful experience a few years ago. http://www.vmine.net/setforbritain/2010event.asp Michael

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YNiC seminar 26th November

by rem

Dear Users This Thursday (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be two project proposal presentations: 1) Silke Goebel, Department of Psychology "No brain for numbers? Parietal networks involved in number processing and arithmetic in dyslexia/dyscalculia" 2) Eytan Zweig, Department of Language and Linguistic Science "An MEG investigation of scalar implicature calculation" Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca

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FW: [BIC-announce] Fwd: Post Doctoral Fellowship Position - Brain Imaging - Robarts

by Ekaterini Klepousniotou

A post-doctoral opportunity that might be of interest to some. Katerina ****************************************************************** Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Institute of Psychological Sciences University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK Tel: +44 (0)113 3435716 Fax: +44 (0)113 3435749 ________________________________________ From: bic-announce-bounces(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca [bic-announce-bounces(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca] On Behalf Of G. Bruce Pike, Prof. [bruce.pike(a)mcgill.ca] Sent: 20 November 2009 21:26 To: BIC Announce Announce Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: Post Doctoral Fellowship Position - Brain Imaging - Robarts FYI

15 years, 7 months

[Fwd: BNS job alert]

by awe1＠psych.york.ac.uk

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: BNS job alert From: "Dana Samson" <dana.samson(a)nottingham.ac.uk> Date: Fri, November 20, 2009 2:10 pm To: undisclosed-recipients:; -------------------------------------------------------------------------- UCL is currently advertising a *Research Associate post*. The post is for a neuropsychologist or cognitive neuroscientist interested in investigating the neural mechanisms of executive processes in the prefrontal cortex. Closing date: 7 December 2009, 5pm Further details can be found on the BNS website: http://www.the-bns.org/other_jobs.html Dana Samson BNS Membership Secretary -- ________________________________________ Dr Dana Samson School of Psychology University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK http://www.danasamson.me.uk http://www.springlab.org Tel: ++44 (0) 115 846 7433 Fax: ++44 (0) 115 951 5324 This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.

15 years, 7 months

TMS

by Antony Morland

Dear All, The TMS equipment has now moved into the Stimulus Preparation Room, off the open plan area. The door will be locked, but a key may be borrowed from reception to gain access. Please lock the door and return the key when you are finished. Best wishes Tony

15 years, 7 months

YNiC seminar postponed

by rem

Dear Users The ECR forum have organised a "Families in Science" event from 2-5 pm this Thursday that will be held in the Department of Psychology. Therefore there will not be a YNiC seminar this week. Best wishes Rebecca

15 years, 7 months

FW: University of York: Cell and Molecular Biology Lunch Club - Mon 16th November

by Antony Morland

Apologies for cross postings.. _____ From: Lisa Schubert [mailto:lisa.schubert@hyms.ac.uk] Sent: 12 November 2009 10:13 To: Lisa Schubert Subject: University of York: Cell and Molecular Biology Lunch Club - Mon 16th November If you would like to meet with Professor Miesenboeck during his visit, please contact Sean Sweeney (sts1(a)york.ac.uk) CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LUNCH CLUB Monday 16th November 2009, 1.15pm Room K018, Biology Professor Geor Miesenboeck Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, Oxford "The beginnings of optogenetics " Abstract: Light-sensitive proteins encoded in DNA can serve as selective optical interfaces for observing and controlling genetically targeted neurons in functioning circuits, in vitro and in vivo. Light-emitting sensors of neuronal activity (reporting calcium increase, neurotransmitter release, or membrane depolarization) have begun to reveal how information is represented by neuronal assemblies, and how these representations are transformed during the computations that inform behaviour. Light-driven actuators control the electrical activity of central neurons in freely moving animals and establish causal connections between the activities of specific neurons and the expression of particular behaviours. The combination of finely resolved optical field sensing and finely resolved optical field actuation is opening new dimensions for the analysis of the connectivity, dynamics, and plasticity of neuronal circuits, and perhaps even for replacing lost---or designing novel---functionalities. Host: Sean Sweeney (sts1(a)york.ac.uk) -- Centre for Immunology and Infection Department of Biology and Hull York Medical School University of York P O Box 373 York YO10 5YW Tel: 01904 328845 Fax: 01904 328844 www.york.ac.uk/res/cii

15 years, 7 months

YNiC seminar TODAY

by rem

Dear Users 4-5 pm in YNiC open plan. Silvia Gennari will give a talk on "Effects of implied physical effort in sensory-motor and pre-frontal cortex during language comprehension". This talk will be based on the article by Claire Moody and Silvia Gennari that is currently "in press" in NeuroImage. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca Article title: Effects of implied physical effort in sensory-motor and pre-frontal cortex during language comprehension Reference: YNIMG6471 Journal title: Neuroimage Corresponding author: Dr. Silvia P. Gennari First author: Dr. Claire L. Moody Received at Elsevier: 27-JUL-2009 Final version published online: 17-OCT-2009 Full bibliographic details: Neuroimage 49 (2010), pp. 782-793 DOI information: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.07.065

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