Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's Seminar, our YNiC Social event, and potential disruption in
open plan.
*YNiC User Inductions*
If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to
YNiC and/or
an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction
will be on *Tuesday the 3rd of December, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 4th of December, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level
0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a
project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if
you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*Seminar: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's Seminar will be given by *Chen Chen* with a talk titled
*"**Mind-wandering
during reading"*. Please join us at YNiC for the session, all staff and
students are very welcome. Or you can join via zoom, using the following
link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98826612788?pwd=7Tf69NzjIWE1RWA2rt0wfzu1jzdy1v…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98826612788?pwd%3…>
If you would like to lead a COGS session or give a Seminar talk, please get
in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events
schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Social: 11th December at 11am*
During the last week of the semester, we will be holding a small YNiC
social event. It would be wonderful to see the many researchers who have
been using the centre this Semester. Please join us for a mince-pie and
some light-hearted fun, festive attire is welcomed (but not mandatory) 🎄
*Potential Disruption in Open Plan*
This week there will be PAT testing happening throughout the centre. There
may be some disruption to Open Plan, however we hope this will be minimal.
MRI and MEG will be unaffected, so there will be no disruption to any
planned scans.
*YNiC Fob Access*
We are still in the process of deactivating YNiC fobs associated with
individuals who no longer use the centre. We will do our very best to
ensure that fobs currently in use are not affected, however there is the
chance your fob may get deactivated if it has not been named on the system
correctly, or has been passed between individuals. If your fob no longer
works, we can reactivate it straight away, please just ask at reception or
a member of staff.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hi All,
Jennifer and I have updated the YNIC ethics forms
<https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/research/york-neuroimaging-centre/forms/>.
The information sheet now includes some text about the video-watching study
Beth is running with help from MEG users. If you're not using MEG, or not
contributing to that, you can just remove that section from your
information sheet.
There's also a new study-specific consent form which allows participants to
agree to be contacted about future studies (including the online tasks for
Beth's video-watching study).
So the most current versions are:
Application form - version 10,
Guidance document - version 9.2.
Participant information sheet - version 11,
Study specific consent form - version 10.
Any questions, let us know.
Best wishes,
Fiona
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's COGS sesion, YNiC fob access and our drop-in afternoon.
*YNiC User Inductions*
If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to
YNiC and/or
an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction
will be on *Tuesday the 3rd of December, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 4th of December, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level
0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a
project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if
you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*COGS: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's COGS session will be led by *Dr Clara Humpston* discussing *"**Can
neuroimaging provide evidence for self-disturbance in schizophrenia?"*. The
session will be based on the following paper, if you would like to have a
look over it in advance:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920996424002044. More
details on the topic can also be found here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920996424003554.
Please join us at YNiC for the session, all staff and students are very
welcome.
If you would like to lead a COGS session or give a Seminar talk, please get
in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events
schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Fob Access*
Over the next couple of weeks we will be deactivating YNiC fobs associated
with individuals who no longer use the centre. We will do our very best to
ensure that fobs currently in use are not affected, however there is the
chance your fob may get deactivated if it has not been named on the system
correctly, or has been passed between individuals. If your fob no longer
works, we can reactivate it straight away, please just ask at reception or
a member of staff.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please join us tomorrow at 11am for this week's YNiC seminar (Wednesday
13th). We have an external speaker *Dr Marc Himmelberg* from New York
University who will be presenting a talk titled *"**Linking cortical
magnification in primary visual cortex to visual perception and neural
encoding"* (see below for the talk abstract).
We look forward to seeing you in YNiC open plan, or via zoom using the
following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98866434382?pwd=Rr68mJPN8g8R0oVbhRQG4Kr1R0ZdKn…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98866434382?pwd%3…>
Many thanks,
Jennifer
-----
Linking cortical magnification in primary visual cortex to visual
perception and neural encoding
Human visual cortex preserves the structure of the retinal image in
cortical maps. fMRI has made it possible to measure these retinotopic maps
from visually evoked activity in the visual cortex, including primary
visual cortex (V1). Cortical magnification (i.e., mm2 of V1 surface
area/deg2 visual space) can be measured by combining fMRI retinotopic maps
with MRI measurements of cortical surface area. Cortical magnification is
greatest at the center of the V1 visual field representation and declines
with eccentricity. Cortical magnification also markedly varies with polar
angle; it is greater at the horizontal than vertical, and lower than upper
vertical meridian of V1 visual field representation. Further, V1 cortical
magnification varies up to 3-fold when comparing among individual
observers. I will present two projects that harness this location- and
observer-dependent variability in cortical magnification to better
understand the link between the organisation of V1 and: (1) visual
perception; and (2) neural encoding. First, I will present work showing
that, when measured as a function of polar angle, V1 cortical magnification
parallels behavioural measurements of contrast sensitivity at the group and
individual level, demonstrating a tight link between brain and behaviour.
Second, I will present recent work showing that a 2D model accounts for
location-dependent variation in V1 neural properties –cortical
magnification and preferred spatial frequency. I will then show that V1
cortical magnification and preferred spatial frequency covary –and scale–
to different extents when measured as a function of eccentricity, polar
angle, and individual observer, demonstrating a link between V1 neural
resources and neural encoding.
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's Seminar, YNiC fob access and our drop-in sessions.
*YNiC User Inductions*
If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to
YNiC and/or
an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction
will be on *Tuesday the 3rd of December, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 4th of December, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level
0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a
project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if
you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*Seminar (External Speaker): Wednesday, 11am at YNiC *
This week's seminar speaker will be *Dr **Marc Himmelberg* from *New York
University*, with a talk titled *'**Linking cortical magnification in
primary visual cortex to visual perception and neural encoding'*. Please
join us at YNiC for the session, or you can join us via zoom using the
following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98866434382?pwd=Rr68mJPN8g8R0oVbhRQG4Kr1R0ZdKn…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98866434382?pwd%3…>
All staff and students are very welcome.
If you would like to lead a COGS session or give a Seminar talk, please get
in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events
schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Fob Access*
Over the next couple of weeks we will be deactivating YNiC fobs associated
with individuals who no longer use the centre. We will do our very best to
ensure that fobs currently in use are not affected, however there is the
chance your fob may get deactivated if it has not been named on the system
correctly, or has been passed between users. If your fob no longer works,
we can reactivate it straight away, please just ask at reception or a
member of staff.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions and
this week's YNiC COGS session.
*YNiC User Inductions*
If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access
to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our
next induction will be on *Tuesday the 3rd of December, at 10:00am*. Please
ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 4th of December, 13:00-15:00.* Please note that users requesting Level
0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a
project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if
you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*COGS: Wednesday (6th), 11am at YNiC*
This week's COGS session will be led by *Ramaya Balakrishnan,*
discussing *"What
are connectivity gradients and how can they be used to understand cognitive
problems after stroke?"*. Please join us at YNiC for the session, all staff
and students are very welcome.
If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk,
please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC
events schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
*Open Plan Availability*
Teaching will be carried out in open plan throughout Friday. You can still
access the computers, but space may be limited.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
