NOBODY should discuss, either between themselves or with the participant
scanned, anything they think they may or may not have seen on
that participant's MRI scan. This applies while in the scan room while
someone is being scanned, or after when looking at their data.
Anyone who sees something on a scan can bring any concerns to any member of
YNiC staff. This should be done DISCRETELY (i.e. behind a closed door) as
soon as possible after their scan session - do not call someone to the scan
room or stand in open plan and say "I saw something weird in this person's
brain".
Discussing potentially sensitive details about someone's MRI scan could
constitute a breach of confidentiality and there could be very serious
consequences - Just don't do it.
Please rest assured that we have processes in place to have participants'
scans reviewed by medical professionals if required. And we implement those
processes as discretely as we can. Please help us do that.
Sincerely,
--
André
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*André Gouws PhD*
*Lead Technical Specialist*
*York Neuroimaging Centre and York Diagnostic Imaging*
*Departmental Safety Advisor - Dept. of Psychology*
*University of York*
*The Biocentre*
*York Science Park*
*Heslington*
*YO10 5NY*
The storage nodes have rebooted and are now stable. Please email
support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any further issues.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Thanks
Joe
Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator
York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York
joe.lyons(a)york.ac.uk
01904 325949 | 01904 325940
Hello
We're currently seeing some issues with the storage nodes and are in the
process rebooting them.
We'll update you once they have come online and are stable.
Thanks
Joe
Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator
York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York
joe.lyons(a)york.ac.uk
01904 325949 | 01904 325940
Hello,
We have an upcoming closure due to a bank holiday this coming Monday, an
exciting research seminar will be presented by Clara Humpston, and details
of our latest scheduled training sessions can be found below.
*Bank holidays*
There is an upcoming University-wide bank holidays, so *YNiC will not be
open on **Monday the 27th of May*. Remote desktop access will continue to
be available, but there will be no technical support.
*YNiC Seminar*
*On Wednesday the 5th of June at 1pm *we will host a seminar by *Clara
Humpston* on the subject of "'Structural and functional neural correlates
of anomalous self-experiences in a nonclinical sample".
If you would like to give a talk this semester, please get in touch, there
are no specific requirements; presentations can include previously
collected data, new data, pilot data and/or study plans and ideas. This is
a great way to get feedback in a relaxed and friendly environment. Please
message support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk.
*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 28th of May at 10:00*. 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 Friday the 24th of May,
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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in
order to reserve the scanner booking.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Technical Specialist
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
Dear all,
We wanted to email everyone to remind people of one of the key changes
we have made at YNiC recently, and the rationale for doing this. We used
to always provide two YNiC staff as operators during any bookable
"operator covered hours". Some labs provided at least one level 0
operator, which meant that sometimes YNiC only needed to provide one
operator but the default was always two operators unless otherwise
arranged. This resulted in YNiC staff time being inefficiently used, for
example they would learn last minute that they weren't required for a
specific scan.
We have now moved to a system where the default assumption is that you
provide a level 0 operator during any bookable "operator covered hours".
We have trained as many people as possible since this change, supporting
labs when needed to provide this cover. This has allowed us to increase
the number of bookable hours and provide YNiC staff with more certainty
in relation to when they are scanning.
*Critically, we do not want these changes to prevent people from using
YNiC.* One of the key reasons for making this change is that it frees up
resource to allow us to support those who need it. Instead of providing
support for labs that are able to support themselves, we can now use
YNiC resources in a more effective, efficient, and equitable manner.
*The key point here is that if you want to use YNiC facilities and need
support, we are here to help.* If that means providing two YNiC staff
during scanning then that is possible. Come talk to us and we will do
whatever we can to get your project up and running - we want YNiC used
more often by a more diverse set of researchers.
As always, get in touch with either me, Beth, or Andre if you have any
questions.
Best wishes,
Aidan & Beth
--
*I work 0.8FTE and my working days are Monday-Wednesday and Friday*
===========================================================
Dr Aidan J Horner
Associate Professor in Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience
Co-Director York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC)
Department of Psychology
University of York
York YO10 5DD
https://www.aidanhorner.org/
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Hello everyone,
Tomorrow *Dr Lauren Welbourne* and *Professor Alex Wade* will be presenting
a talk titled *"An analysis of manual and automated techniques for
segmenting lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)"*. This will be an in person
seminar held at YNiC at *1pm*.
If you would prefer to catch the seminar on zoom, please use the following
link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98907791147?pwd=blZnSVBwcnhUZzlOYTY5OVB2S1ZSQT…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98907791147?pwd%3…>
We look forward to seeing many of you *tomorrow at 1pm. *
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Hello,
We have an upcoming closure due to a bank holiday, and an exciting talk
from Lauren and Alex next Wednesday, see below for details and scheduled
training.
*Bank holidays*
There are upcoming University-wide bank holidays, so *YNiC will not be open
on Monday the 6th of May or **Monday the 27th of May*. Remote desktop
access will continue to be available, but there will be no technical
support.
*YNiC Seminar*
*Next Wednesday the 8th of May at 1pm *we will host a seminar by *Lauren
Welbourne and Alex Wade* on the subject of "An analysis of manual and
automated techniques for segmenting lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)"
If you would like to give a talk this semester, please get in touch, there
are no specific requirements; presentations can include previously
collected data, new data, pilot data and/or study plans and ideas. This is
a great way to get feedback in a relaxed and friendly environment. Please
message support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk.
*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 28th of May at 10:00*. 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 Friday the 24th of May,
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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in
order to reserve the scanner booking.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Technical Specialist
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
