ynic-users May 2009

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by rem

Dear Users There will be no YNiC seminar today as Gary can't be here. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ 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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Research Fellow position in Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds

by Ekaterini Klepousniotou

Dear colleagues, Please find attached the advertisement for a Post-doctoral Research Fellow position in the EEG lab in the Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, UK. Please encourage any of your students who are eligible to apply. All the best, 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

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external speaker TODAY

by rem

Dear Users Today Suresh Muthukumaraswamy from the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) will be giving a talk on "Gamma oscillations in human visual cortex: Function, physiology and relationship to BOLD" from 4-5 pm in YNiC open plan. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca Here is Suresh's web page: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/psych/contactsandpeople/researchstaff/muthukumaras… and here is the abstract for his talk: "I review a number of studies conducted at CUBRIC using magnetoencephalography to investigate gamma oscillations (> 30 Hz) in human visual cortex. Firstly we demonstrate that gamma band responses are sensitive to a number of bottom-up stimulus parameters including spatial and temporal frequency, colour, contrast, motion and stimulus type. Studies comparing both BOLD and gamma are then considered. These data demonstrate that while BOLD and gamma responses demonstrate considerable spatial coincidence they are markedly different in their response across parametrically varied stimulus dimensions. This functional decoupling implies that gamma band oscillations as recorded by MEG are not sufficient to generate a BOLD response and that MEG can be sensitive to certain stimulus parameters that BOLD is not. Gamma band responses in individuals can be shown to be quite variable in terms of frequency and amplitude across individuals but that these effects are highly repeatable across recording sessions. Our data also demonstrate how this variability in gamma band responses and BOLD can be accounted for by measuring GABA concentration with magnetic resonance spectroscopy." -- ************************************************************************ 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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Mental Capacity Act

by Gary Green

Dear Users From time to time PIs and users will wish to carry out non-invasive imaging research on individuals who may have a condition, or have limited cognitive ability, that makes it difficult for them to understand questions, respond appropriately or in their own best interests. The Mental Capacity Act which was put into practice in 2007 seeks to provide protection for such individuals. We are required to take actions to ensure that we comply with this act in the interests not only of the individual but also of the research worker or staff assist with that research. A list of the 12 things that you need to know about the act can be read at http://www.sabp.nhs.uk/serviceusers-carers/MentalCapacityAct A very useful document, prepared by the BPS, "Conducting research with people not having the capacity to consent to their participation - a practical guide for researchers" can be found here http://www.bps.org.uk/downloadfile.cfm?file_uuid=AC678329-1143-DFD0-7E20-4E… -- Gary Green Director York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5DG http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk tel. +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004

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YNiC seminar 21st May: External speaker

by rem

Dear Users This week Suresh Muthukumaraswamy from the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) will be giving a talk on "Gamma oscillations in human visual cortex: Function, physiology and relationship to BOLD" from 4-5 pm in YNiC open plan. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca Here is Suresh's web page: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/psych/contactsandpeople/researchstaff/muthukumaras… and here is the abstract for his talk: "I review a number of studies conducted at CUBRIC using magnetoencephalography to investigate gamma oscillations (> 30 Hz) in human visual cortex. Firstly we demonstrate that gamma band responses are sensitive to a number of bottom-up stimulus parameters including spatial and temporal frequency, colour, contrast, motion and stimulus type. Studies comparing both BOLD and gamma are then considered. These data demonstrate that while BOLD and gamma responses demonstrate considerable spatial coincidence they are markedly different in their response across parametrically varied stimulus dimensions. This functional decoupling implies that gamma band oscillations as recorded by MEG are not sufficient to generate a BOLD response and that MEG can be sensitive to certain stimulus parameters that BOLD is not. Gamma band responses in individuals can be shown to be quite variable in terms of frequency and amplitude across individuals but that these effects are highly repeatable across recording sessions. Our data also demonstrate how this variability in gamma band responses and BOLD can be accounted for by measuring GABA concentration with magnetic resonance spectroscopy." -- ************************************************************************ 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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RE: Bernstein meeting ynic-users Digest, Vol 34, Issue 5

by Datta, Avijit

The website indicates that abstract submission deadline for the Bernstein meeting has been extended to may 31st Dr. Avijit Datta MD MRCP Consultant Respiratory Physician Hon. Clinical Reader York Hospital Foundation Trust YORK, YO31 8HE United Kingdom Tel: +44 904 725839 Fax: +44 904 726338 -----Original Message----- From: ynic-users-request(a)ynic.york.ac.uk [mailto:ynic-users-request@ynic.york.ac.uk] Sent: 14 May 2009 12:00 To: ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Subject: ynic-users Digest, Vol 34, Issue 5 Send ynic-users mailing list submissions to ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/ynic-users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ynic-users-request(a)ynic.york.ac.uk You can reach the person managing the list at ynic-users-owner(a)ynic.york.ac.uk When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of ynic-users digest..." Today's Topics: 1. [Fwd:Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience (BCCN*2009) (abstract submission open)] (Gary Green) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 08:10:21 +0100 From: Gary Green <gary.green(a)ynic.york.ac.uk> Subject: [Fwd:Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience (BCCN*2009) (abstract submission open)] To: ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Message-ID: <4A0BC3DD.6030606(a)ynic.york.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience (BCCN*2009) http://bccn2009.org/ We would like to announce that abstract submission to the BCCN 2009 is now open. Abstract submission closes: 17 May 2009 at 23:59 UTC. We expect high-level contributions and are looking forward to an excellent single-track program with interesting talks and posters about current research in Computational Neuroscience and Neurotechnology. Confirmed invited speakers are: Jozsef Fiser (Brandeis) Wulfram Gerstner (EPFL) Amiram Grinvald (Weizmann) Gilles Laurent (Caltech) Klaus Obermayer (BCCN Berlin) Mriganka Sur (MIT) About the conference: The Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience (BCCN) strives to be the major European Conference on Computational Neuroscience and Neurotechnology. It has grown out of the annual Symposium of the German National Bernstein Network for Computational Neuroscience, which has been held since 2005. Now in its 5th year, organized by the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), it has been opened as an international conference. We expect around 300 international participants from the areas of Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Physics, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Engineering and related fields. Selected abstracts will be published in the journal Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. Best posters, talks, and demonstrations will be awarded with a total sum of 1500 Euros (supported by the Deutsche Telekom Laboratories). The meeting is open for contributions from all relevant areas of computational neuroscience including, but not limited to: learning and plasticity, sensory processing, motor control, reward system, brain computer interface, neural encoding and decoding, decision making, information processing in neurons and networks, dynamical systems and recurrent networks, and neurotechnology. This year's meeting will have an emphasis on all aspects of vision. MAIN MEETING: 30 September - 2 October, 2009 Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany PHD STUDENT-SYMPOSIUM: 3 October, 2009 Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies Frankfurt am Main, Germany IMPORTANT DATES: Abstract submission opened: 4 May 2009 Abstract submission deadline: 17 May 2009 Demonstration proposals deadline: 15 June 2009 Notification of acceptance: 13 July 2009 Early registration closes: 15 August 2009 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: General Chair: Jochen Triesch Program Chairs: Jorg Lucke, Gordon Pipa, Constantin Rothkopf Demonstrations Chair: Cornelius Weber Publications Chair: Junmei Zhu Finance Chair: Cornelius Weber Publicity Chair: Prashant Joshi PhD Student-Symposium Chair: Cristina Savin Local Arrangements Chair: Gaby Schmitz IT Support: Alex Achenbach, Marc Henniges, Thomas Weisswange We are looking forward to welcoming you in Frankfurt!

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[Fwd: YNiC Today

by Gary Green

Dear Users This week (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be a talk on hyperpolarisation given by Gary Green and Simon Duckett. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ 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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[Fwd:Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience (BCCN*2009) (abstract submission open)]

by Gary Green

Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience (BCCN*2009) http://bccn2009.org/ We would like to announce that abstract submission to the BCCN 2009 is now open. Abstract submission closes: 17 May 2009 at 23:59 UTC. We expect high-level contributions and are looking forward to an excellent single-track program with interesting talks and posters about current research in Computational Neuroscience and Neurotechnology. Confirmed invited speakers are: Jozsef Fiser (Brandeis) Wulfram Gerstner (EPFL) Amiram Grinvald (Weizmann) Gilles Laurent (Caltech) Klaus Obermayer (BCCN Berlin) Mriganka Sur (MIT) About the conference: The Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience (BCCN) strives to be the major European Conference on Computational Neuroscience and Neurotechnology. It has grown out of the annual Symposium of the German National Bernstein Network for Computational Neuroscience, which has been held since 2005. Now in its 5th year, organized by the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), it has been opened as an international conference. We expect around 300 international participants from the areas of Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Physics, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Engineering and related fields. Selected abstracts will be published in the journal Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. Best posters, talks, and demonstrations will be awarded with a total sum of 1500 Euros (supported by the Deutsche Telekom Laboratories). The meeting is open for contributions from all relevant areas of computational neuroscience including, but not limited to: learning and plasticity, sensory processing, motor control, reward system, brain computer interface, neural encoding and decoding, decision making, information processing in neurons and networks, dynamical systems and recurrent networks, and neurotechnology. This year's meeting will have an emphasis on all aspects of vision. MAIN MEETING: 30 September - 2 October, 2009 Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany PHD STUDENT-SYMPOSIUM: 3 October, 2009 Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies Frankfurt am Main, Germany IMPORTANT DATES: Abstract submission opened: 4 May 2009 Abstract submission deadline: 17 May 2009 Demonstration proposals deadline: 15 June 2009 Notification of acceptance: 13 July 2009 Early registration closes: 15 August 2009 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: General Chair: Jochen Triesch Program Chairs: Jorg Lucke, Gordon Pipa, Constantin Rothkopf Demonstrations Chair: Cornelius Weber Publications Chair: Junmei Zhu Finance Chair: Cornelius Weber Publicity Chair: Prashant Joshi PhD Student-Symposium Chair: Cristina Savin Local Arrangements Chair: Gaby Schmitz IT Support: Alex Achenbach, Marc Henniges, Thomas Weisswange We are looking forward to welcoming you in Frankfurt!

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YNiC seminar 14th May

by rem

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This afternoon in open plan

by Sam Johnson

Hello all, Sorry for the late notification, but this afternoon between 1:45 and 3:45 there will be a group of Psychology A-level teachers visiting the centre. They will be spending most of their time in the scan rooms, but there will be a couple of talks in open plan, though they won't be using the computers. Thanks, Sam -- Sam Johnson Science Manager, York NeuroImaging Centre University of York http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk

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