Dear Users
This Thursday (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) Silvia Gennari and Liat Levita will
be giving a talk on "Developmental changes in language comprehension:
from adolescents to adulthood"
Abstract:
In this fMRI study we examined how a still immature inhibitory-control
circuitry during adolescence affects language comprehension, and in
particular, the brain mechanisms engaged in semantic inhibition. To this
end, we compared adolescents and adults when reading sentences that
require the inhibition of a dominant interpretation. Behavioral
differences between adults and adolescents were found in behavioral
tasks reflecting poor inhibition. Moreover, significant differences were
observed in the neural networks involved during processing indicating
that adolescents recruit a wider network of regions than adults. Some
regions of this network are specifically linked to inhibition, whereas
others are linked to developmental changes more generally. This suggests
that developmental changes involve shifting functions across brain
regions and tuning the language network towards more focused and
efficient processes.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided after
the talk.
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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The UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC), in the Department of Neurology,
is looking for a candidate interested in post-doctoral fellowship
training in cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, specifically
studying eye movement control in normal aging and neurodegenerative
disease with an emphasis on relating specific oculomotor parameters to
brain structure and function. Appropriate candidates would include
individuals completing a PhD in neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience
or neuroimaging that focused on vision or motor research,
psychophysiology and/or dementia; or MDs with similar skills and
interests. The work would focus primarily on analysis of oculomotor data
in conjunction with structural and functional brain imaging
(event-related and resting state fMRI) data using standard and graph
theory based methods.
The MAC is a large, multidisciplinary group that provides clinical
services and has an extensive research program on aging and
neurodegenerative disease. MAC investigators direct many projects
looking at the clinical, imaging, genetic and pathological features of
aging, typical and atypical neurodegenerative syndromes. The context for
this fellowship would be a studies of longitudinal oculomotor function
in aging and MCI, or progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal
degeneration, but the fellowship would also give broad exposure to
imaging in a variety of other clinical contexts including Alzheimer’s
disease, frontotemporal dementia and other disorders.
1-2 years of salary support are initially available. Interested
candidates should contact Adam Boxer (aboxer(a)memory.ucsf.edu) or Hilary
Heuer (hheuer(a)memory.ucsf.edu) for more information.
UCSF seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community
service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity
and excellence. UCSF is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer. The University undertakes affirmative action to assure equal
employment opportunity for underutilized minorities and women, for
person with disabilities, and for covered veterans
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*CALL FOR PAPERS*
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*First international workshop*
*on segregation and integration in MUSIC and LANGUAGE*
*- Studying the neural mechanisms of spectro-temporal auditory processing -*
24th & 25th FEBRUARY 2012
The University of Tübingen, the Wernhard Reichardt Centre for
Integrative Neuroscience and the MEG Centre Tübingen jointly invite for
the *First International Workshop on Segegration and Integration in
Music and Language*.
The workshops aims at all those who are interested in the neural
mechanisms of music and language processing, especially those which
might be shared by or separated in both modalities.
PhD-students, postdocs and researchers coming from all scientific fields
(psychology, neurology, linguistics etc.) investigating the neural
mechanisms of auditory processing are invited to submit an abstract with
their work. The work has to investigate the auditory processing of
music, language and/or non-speech signals with MEG, EEG, fMRI or other
neuroimaging tools.
Please indicate whether you want to join the poster presentation or if
you are interested in giving an oral talk about your topic.
Abstracts (max. 250 words) for poster or oral presentation can be
submitted to: info(a)simal2012.de <mailto:info@simal2012.de>.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 31. October 2011
More information: www.simal2012.de <http://www.simal2012.de>
We are looking forward to welcome you in Tübingen
/The organising committee/
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INVITED SPEAKERS:
Christo Pantev
Stefan Koelsch
Carsten Eulitz
Daniela Sammler
Jonas Obleser
Ingo Hertrich
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Sebastian Finkel (BA, MSc)
Institute of Medical Psychology and
Behavioral Neurobiology
Medical School
University of Tübingen
Gartenstr. 29
D-72074 Tübingen
Germany
Tel: +49-7071-29-74380
Fax: +49-7071-29-5956
FYI
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We invite applications for a PhD project on incentive motivation in the
Biological Psychology group at the Department of Psychology of the
University of Giessen, Germany.
The project will investigate how motivational stimuli are processed in
the human dopaminergic system and how these processes affect cognition,
in particular long-term memory and decision-making. The work involves
fMRI, genetic analysis and psychopharmacology. Interested candidates are
encouraged to develop computational modelling skills. Additional duties
include teaching an undergraduate seminar on biological psychology (2
h/week, approx. 30 weeks/calendar year).
The department offers a research-dedicated MRI scanner with peripheral
physiology equipment, EEG facilities and access to a genetics lab
through local collaboration. We encourage research visits at
collaborating institutes abroad.
We are looking for highly motivated candidates with a Master’s or
equivalent degree in neuroscience, psychology, biology or a related
field and with a strong interest in cognitive neuroscience. Proficiency
in English is expected; programming skills in Matlab and experience with
fMRI are an advantage.
The position is funded for 1 year (50% TV-H 13), with the possibility of
extension for 2 more years, from December 2011 (starting date is
flexible). The University of Giessen is an equal opportunity employer in
compliance with the German disability laws. Women and persons with
disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Please send your CV,
transcripts or degree certificates, a brief statement of research
interests and contact details of two referees by e-mail to Prof. Dr.
Bianca Wittmann at bianca.wittmann(a)psychol.uni-giessen.de. Applications
will be considered until the position is filled.
For further details, please contact Bianca Wittmann:
Phone +49-641-9926 160
E-mail bianca.wittmann(a)psychol.uni-giessen.de
FYI
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We are inviting applications for a PhD position in a DFG-funded project
investigating the neuronal basis of intentional action at the Department
of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.
Candidates are expected to conduct behavioral and fMRI studies. There
are no teaching duties.
The department offers an entirely research-dedicated MRI scanner and
several EEG facilities. We are looking for highly motivated candidates
with a strong interest in Cognitive Neuroscience with a Master or
equivalent degree in Psychology or related fields. We expect the ability
to work independently, excellent statistics knowledge, the willingness
to learn programming languages (Matlab, etc.), and proficient English.
Programming skills and previous experience with fMRI are an advantage.
The position is funded for 3 years (65%). Women and persons with
disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Please send your CV and a
brief statement of research interests by e-mail to Dr. Hannes Ruge
(ruge(a)psychologie.tu-dresden.de) or Dr. Uta Wolfensteller
(uta.wolfensteller(a)tu-dresden.de). Application deadline is November 15
2011.
For further details, please contact Dr. Hannes Ruge
(ruge(a)psychologie.tu-dresden.de) or Dr. Uta Wolfensteller
(uta.wolfensteller(a)tu-dresden.de).
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Halifax (Canada) is recruiting 2 Research Scientists and 1 Post Doc
position for a large-scale research project on the integration of
MEG/EEG and MRI. Available positions include both faculty-level and
trainee-level, involving the IWK Health Centre, the National Research
Council, Elekta Neuromag, and Dalhousie University.
Embedded in Atlantic Canada’s largest health care centres, we manage the
regions state-of-the-art imaging research laboratories including the
Laboratory for Clinical Magnetoencephalography (306 channel MEG/64
channel EEG), the Neuroimaging Research Laboratory (4T MRI/64-channel
MR-EEG, rTMS), and the Biomedical MRI Research Laboratory/ /(3T
MRI/small animal PET/CT).
*Summary*:
The incumbent will plan, manage, carry out and support innovative
neuroimaging research that will advance knowledge and create new
technologies using novel theories and scientific concepts. This will
include developing research protocols involving MEG, EEG, MRI and TMS
for clinical patients and healthy controls, refining and implementing
data acquisition and analysis methods, and disseminating research
findings through presentations and scientific publications. The
incumbent will be a key member of the Institute for Biodiagnostics
(Atlantic), the multidisciplinary team responsible for biomedical
imaging research in Halifax.
*Qualifications:*
-PhD in biomedical engineering, physics, neuroscience, or psychology
-Excellent knowledge of human biomagnetism/electrophysiology and brain
function
-Experience in MEG and/or MRI data acquisition and processing
-Working knowledge of imaging analyses and statistics
-Knowledge of other neuroimaging methods is an asset (e.g., EEG/ERPs and
TMS)
-Demonstrated track record in human neuroimaging research
*To Apply:*
Please forward your CV and statement of research interests to:
Wendy Smith-D’Arcy
MEG/MRI Project Manager
Halifax NS Canada
Email: wendy.smith-darcy(a)iwk.nshealth.ca
<mailto:wendy.smith-darcy@iwk.nshealth.ca>
Dear Users
This afternoon (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) I will be giving a talk on
""Representations of the temporal envelope of sounds in human auditory
cortex: Comparing results from non-invasive MEG "virtual electrodes" and
invasive intracortical electrode recordings".
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique
that provides direct measurements of neural activity with a millisecond
temporal resolution. An important application of MEG "virtual electrode"
analyses is linking non-invasive MEG measurements and invasive
electrophysiological recordings in animals (e.g. Zumer et al., 2010) and
humans (e.g. Hall et al., 2005; Dalal et al., 2008, 2009). In this talk
I will present results from a study that used non-invasive MEG "virtual
electrodes" to try to replicate the results from an invasive
intracortical electrode study (Nourski et al., 2009) on the mechanisms
for encoding the temporal envelope of speech in human auditory cortex.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided after
the talk.
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 Users
This Thursday (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) I will be giving a talk on
""Representations of the temporal envelope of sounds in human auditory
cortex: Comparing results from non-invasive MEG "virtual electrodes" and
invasive intracortical electrode recordings".
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique
that provides direct measurements of neural activity with a millisecond
temporal resolution. An important application of MEG "virtual electrode"
analyses is linking non-invasive MEG measurements and invasive
electrophysiological recordings in animals (e.g. Zumer et al., 2010) and
humans (e.g. Hall et al., 2005; Dalal et al., 2008, 2009). In this talk
I will present results from a study that used non-invasive MEG "virtual
electrodes" to try to replicate the results from an invasive
intracortical electrode study (Nourski et al., 2009) on the mechanisms
for encoding the temporal envelope of speech in human auditory cortex.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided after
the talk.
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 Users
Today (4-5 pm in YNiC) there will be a project proposal presentation by
Mark Hymers. The title of the project is "The functional organisation of
the recognition of speech and music". Please see below for the talk
abstract.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided after
the talk.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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Mark Hymers and Rebecca Millman
Abstract:
There is debate in the literature over the extent to which speech and
music perception recruits shared computational systems (e.g. Patel,
2003; Peretz and Zatorre, 2005; Fedorenko et al., 2009; Rogalsky et al.,
2011). The proposed study will use functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(fMRI) and “perceptual pop-out” to determine the neural basis of both
speech and music recognition. Perceptual pop-out is achieved by
presenting a degraded/distorted musical or speech sound that appears
meaningless when heard for the first time but is easily recognisable
after hearing an undegraded/undistorted version of the same sound.
Perceptual pop-put has been used in previous studies of speech
recognition (e.g. Liebenthal et al., 2003; Giraud et al., 2004; Möttönen
et al., 2006) but not, to our knowledge, in studies of melody
recognition. In this study we will take advantage of the effect of
perceptual pop-out for both music (known melodies) and speech (IEEE
sentences) stimuli to control for acoustical differences in the musical
and speech stimuli. This approach will allow us to determine the extent
of organisational overlap in the representation of music and speech
recognition within the same group of participants.
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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
Hello all,
It's that time of year again, when the latest horde of master students
descend. Thursday afternoons for the rest of this term will be very busy
in the open plan area of YNiC. There won't be any free machines, and any
machines logged in will be logged out, so from about 1-3:30 you
shouldn't plan to be using the desktops in YNiC. Apologies for any
inconvenience.
Thanks,
Sam
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Sam Johnson
Science Manager, York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York
http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk