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Fwd: Ussher Assistant Professor in Functional Neuroimaging
by Gary Green 09 Mar '14

09 Mar '14

Post Title: Ussher Assistant Professor in Functional Neuroimaging Post Status: Five Year Contract Department/Faculty: School of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine Reports to: Head of School of Psychology and Head of Discipline of Psychiatry Salary: Appointment will be made at a maximum of the 8th point of the Lecturer salary scale in line with current Government pay policy Closing Date: No later than noon, Friday 11th April 2014 Please Note: Applications will only be accepted through e-recruitment - https://jobs.tcd.ie <https://jobs.tcd.ie/> Post Summary The Ussher Assistant Professor will carry out teaching and research in the School of Psychology, the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN) and the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine. The successful candidate will carry out teaching and research on brain imaging relevant to disorders of the mind/brain. Background to the Post This post aims to strengthen neuroimaging research in TCIN, the School of Psychology and the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine. The appointee will complement a number of major research projects by Trinity College Dublin (www.tcd.ie <http://www.tcd.ie/>) in the domains of psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience. The aim is to strengthen collaborative links between the two Schools in research and teaching. http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AIG932/ussher-assistant-professor-in-functional-n… -- Joshua Henk Balsters Postdoctoral Fellow Neural Control of Movement Lab Department of Health Sciences and Technology ETH Zurich, Switzerland Y36 M 12 Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zuerich Tel: +41 44 63 56101 email: joshua.balsters(a)hest.ethz.ch <mailto:joshua.balsters@hest.ethz.ch> http://angelaschoellig.academia.edu/JoshuaBalsters

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Fwd: PhD Position in systems neuroscience, Germany
by Gary Green 09 Mar '14

09 Mar '14

The *Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research* with Klaus-Joachim-Zülch-Laboratories of the Max Planck Society and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cologne is seeking applications for a cooperation consisting of a small group of researchers under the supervision of Dr. Marc Tittgemeyer and Prof. Dr. Thomas Münte within the context of the newly established transregional collaborative research centre TR-CRC 134 (“Ingestive Behaviour: Homeostasis & Reward”, Cologne/Lübeck/Hamburg): *PhD Position in systems neuroscience* The project “brain systems involved in food intake“ aims to delineate the neural networks related to ingestive behaviour by combining neuroimaging data with genetical information. The open position is dedicated specifically to the investigation of structural connectivity inferred by diffusion tractography within these networks. We are searching for enthusiastic candidates with a strong interest in systems neuroscience. The ideal candidate is an engineer or computer scientist with a background in the analysis of human neuroimaging data and/or machine learning. Prior experience with the analysis of diffusion MRI data and/or computational modelling is required. Furthermore, candidates are expected to have solid programming skills. The position is available from April 1st 2014, initially for 2 years with the possibility of extension for a further year. The institute provides an excellent multi-disciplinary and interactive research environment with a research-dedicated 3T MRI scanner, PET and EEG facilities, as well as behavioural labs. Interested candidates should submit their application as a single PDF document (including CV, publication list, contact details of two referees and a short statement of research interests) via email. To apply or for further information please contact: Max-Planck-Institut für neurologische Forschung Verwaltung Gleueler Str. 50 50931 Köln personal(a)nf.mpg.de Review of applications will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

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Fwd: Postdoctoral Position for a Computational/Systems Neuroscientist, Germany
by Gary Green 09 Mar '14

09 Mar '14

The *Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research* with Klaus-Joachim-Zülch-Laboratories of the Max Planck Society and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cologne is seeking applications for a cooperation consisting of a small group of researchers under the supervision of Dr. Marc Tittgemeyer and Prof. Dr. Klaas Enno Stephan within the context of the newly established transregional collaborative research centre TR-CRC 134 (“Ingestive Behaviour: Homeostasis & Reward”, Cologne/Lübeck/Hamburg): *Postdoctoral Position for a Computational/Systems Neuroscientist* The project “Investigating hormonal modulation of dopaminergic mechanisms underlying impulsivity” combines computational modelling techniques with human neuroimaging and behavioural investigations, with the goal of obtaining quantitative in vivo markers of dopaminergic transmission and its modulation by hormones. We are searching for enthusiastic candidates with a strong interest in computational neuroscience and/or systems neuroscience. The ideal candidate is a physicist, engineer or computer scientist with a strong background in computational modelling techniques of human neuroimaging data. He/she will be responsible for the methodological part of the project, including modelling and statistical data analysis. Prior experience in fMRI and computational modelling is required. Furthermore, candidates are expected to have solid programming skills (particularly in Matlab). Finally, because of the inter-regional nature of this collaborative project, the position involves regular collaboration meetings and work stays outside Cologne. A certain degree of flexibility with respect to travelling is therefore expected. The position is available from April 1st 2014, initially for 2 years with the possibility of extension for a further 2 years. The institute provides an excellent multi-disciplinary and interactive research environment with a research-dedicated 3T MRI scanner, PET and EEG facilities, and behavioural labs. Interested candidates should submit their application as a single PDF document (including CV, publication list, contact details of two references and a short statement of research interests) via email. To apply or for further information please contact: Max-Planck-Institut für neurologische Forschung Verwaltung Gleueler Str. 50 50931 Köln personal(a)nf.mpg.de Review of applications will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 06 Mar '14

06 Mar '14

Dear Users This afternoon (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be 2 internal project proposal presentations: 1) David Watson "The Role of Image Properties in the Representation of Objects in the Brain" The human ventral visual pathway is known to play an important role in the neural representation of visual objects. Current theories suggest that the organization of the ventral stream is based upon categorical principles. For example, there are regions that are selective for faces and scenes. In this fMRI study we will present images drawn from two categories (faces or houses) but which have also been manipulated in terms of image properties by way of low- or high-pass filtering. Using MVPA we can then directly compare and contrast the relative contributions of category and image information to neural responses in face and scene selective regions. 2) Rebecca Millman "Brain function and dynamics during successful and unsuccessful understanding of speech in noise" Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a natural consequence of ageing. Background noise is a primary complaint of listeners with SNHL. The intensity and complexity of everyday environmental noises, such as background conversations, fluctuates over time. It is thought that young normal-hearing (NH) listeners can cope with a background noise (a masker) that varies over time because they are good at “listening in the dips” of fluctuating noise backgrounds, i.e. whilst the target speech is momentarily unmasked by the noise. Senescent changes in audition and cognition may weaken dip listening through a combination of deficits in peripheral and central auditory processing and higher-level cognitive systems. This project will use neuroimaging to: 1) disentangle the relative contributions of some potential cortical auditory and cognitive deficits to weakened dip listening in SNHL listeners, 2) establish whether there is a cortical neural marker of successful vs. unsuccessful dip listening in the presence of a fluctuating masker and 3) determine whether differences exist in the brain dynamics of NH and SNHL listeners when they are listening to speech in noisy backgrounds. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards. 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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Tecahing in Open Plan
by Mark Hymers 05 Mar '14

05 Mar '14

Dear all, This week, in addition to the MSc teaching on Thursday (1100-1300 and 1400-1600), the Open Plan area will be in use for teaching on Friday from 1000-1200 and 1300-1500. Thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers, York Neuroimaging Centre Please note that my email address is: mark.hymers(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Responses to messages sent to other addresses may be delayed

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Fwd:Post-doc and PhD positions in decision making
by Gary Green 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

*The Centre for Cognition & Decision Making* <http://psy.hse.ru/en/centre>of the Higher School of Economics invites applications for 2 postdoctoral positions and 2 PhD students’ positions. The candidate will join new international team of young researchers studying the brain mechanisms of decision making, social influence and persuasive communication. We investigate neural mechanism of valuation, risk taking and social aspects of decision making. Our group particularly focuses on neurobiological mechanisms of social influence. People are exposed to hundreds of persuasive messages per day in one form or another: from TV commercials to scientific publications. Social influence on our decisions has been a focus of extensive psychological research but has been nearly ignored by neuroscience. Understanding the neuronal mechanisms of effective social influence will help to uncover mechanisms of decision making in various social contexts. Group leader – Prof. Vasily Klucharev <http://www.hse.ru/en/org/persons/84236477/person/klucharev/> The candidate will be encouraged to pursue his/her own research in parallel with working on the Centre’s research projects under supervision of. Prof. Klucharev on a broad range of fundamental and applied problems in decision making and social influence, including neuroscience of persuasion, cognitive dissonance, neuronal plasticity caused by economic outcomes, neurobiology of trust and risk taking, neuroscience of temporal discounting and neuro-law in collaboration with Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives Ecole Normale Supérieure <http://www.gnt.ens.fr/people.php?id=2>,University of Basel - Department of Psychology <http://psycho.unibas.ch/abteilungen/abteilung-details/home/abteilung/econom…>, Center for Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University <http://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/id%28647ef703-8140-4df2-810d-32b5395763…>and Moscow MEG Centre. *Requirements*: A candidate for the postdoctoral research position should hold PhD degree, e.g., in neuroscience, psychology, economics or applied mathematics. Experience with TMS and/or fMRI and/or MEG/and/or multi-channel EEG/MEG/ recordings and data analysis is an advantage. A candidate for the PhD student position should hold MS degree in neuroscience, psychology, economics, applied mathematics or related field of science. Experience with TMS and/or fMRI and/or MEG/and/or multi-channel EEG/MEG/ recordings and data analysis is an advantage. Appointments will be normally made for one with a possibility to extend it for two more years. A CV, research statement and two letters of recommendation should be sent to moiseeva.victoria(a)gmail.com <mailto:Moiseeva.victoria@gmail.com>by March 20, 2014. The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university providing unique research opportunities <http://www.hse.ru/en/science/>. Best wishes, Olga Ph.D. Researcher Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology RAS +79268365593

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RE: ynic-users Digest, Vol 91, Issue 16
by Datta, Avijit 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

Dear Rebecca Aplogies- am teaching in hospital this week (and was last week) Best wishes Avijit -----Original Message----- From: ynic-users [mailto:ynic-users-bounces@ynic.york.ac.uk] On Behalf Of ynic-users-request(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Sent: 20 February 2014 12:00 To: ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Subject: ynic-users Digest, Vol 91, Issue 16 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. YNiC seminar today (rem) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:35:56 +0000 From: rem <rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk> To: ynic users <ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk> Subject: YNiC seminar today Message-ID: <5305BE6C.7090201(a)ynic.york.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Dear Users This afternoon (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be an internal project proposal presentation given by Karla Evans. The title of Karla's talk is "Global image processing". Abstract: Experiments have shown that people can rapidly determine if categories such as ?animal? or ?beach? are present in scenes that are presented for only a few milliseconds. Typically, observers in these experiments report on one pre-specified category. My work shows that observers can rapidly extract information about multiple categories. Moreover, the findings demonstrate task-dependent interactions between accumulating information about different categories in a scene that are in some cases destructive. I believe that the explanation for this destructive interference is that subjects have learned the spatiotemporal statistics of the trials, which indicate that single targets are the norm: the presence of a beach would almost always correlate with the absence of an animal. My goal is to probe the neuronal correlates of this process to better understand the mechanism of non-selective gist categorization. In order to do this I will present a project plan that exploits repetition attenuation in order study the task-dependent interaction during scene categorisation. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards. 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 ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ ynic-users mailing list ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/ynic-users ------------------------------ End of ynic-users Digest, Vol 91, Issue 16 ******************************************

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YNiC seminar 6th March
by rem 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

Dear Users This Thursday (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be 2 internal project proposal presentations: 1) David Watson "The Role of Image Properties in the Representation of Objects in the Brain" The human ventral visual pathway is known to play an important role in the neural representation of visual objects. Current theories suggest that the organization of the ventral stream is based upon categorical principles. For example, there are regions that are selective for faces and scenes. In this fMRI study we will present images drawn from two categories (faces or houses) but which have also been manipulated in terms of image properties by way of low- or high-pass filtering. Using MVPA we can then directly compare and contrast the relative contributions of category and image information to neural responses in face and scene selective regions. 2) Rebecca Millman "Brain function and dynamics during successful and unsuccessful understanding of speech in noise" Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a natural consequence of ageing. Background noise is a primary complaint of listeners with SNHL. The intensity and complexity of everyday environmental noises, such as background conversations, fluctuates over time. It is thought that young normal-hearing (NH) listeners can cope with a background noise (a masker) that varies over time because they are good at “listening in the dips” of fluctuating noise backgrounds, i.e. whilst the target speech is momentarily unmasked by the noise. Senescent changes in audition and cognition may weaken dip listening through a combination of deficits in peripheral and central auditory processing and higher-level cognitive systems. This project will use neuroimaging to: 1) disentangle the relative contributions of some potential cortical auditory and cognitive deficits to weakened dip listening in SNHL listeners, 2) establish whether there is a cortical neural marker of successful vs. unsuccessful dip listening in the presence of a fluctuating masker and 3) determine whether differences exist in the brain dynamics of NH and SNHL listeners when they are listening to speech in noisy backgrounds. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards. 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: PhD position in decision making
by Gary Green 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

PhD position in decision making University of Giessen, Germany Applications are invited for a PhD position in the Psychology department at the University of Giessen, Germany. The position is available from 1 May 2014 through April 2016 and is funded by the project grant “Modulation of value-based decision making by novelty”. Thesalary is on the TV-H E13 scale (65%) for public employees. The project will investigate the influence of contextual novelty on decision-making using fMRI. The department offers an on-site research-dedicated 3T MRI scanner. The successful candidate will collect and analyze fMRI data using computational models of decision-making, present the results at scientific conferences and write scientific papers. We are looking for highly motivated candidates with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in neuroscience, psychology, biology or a related field and with a strong interest in cognitive neuroscience and the ability to work independently. We expect programming skills and proficiency in English; prior experience in computational neuroscience and experience with fMRI are of advantage. Please send your CV, transcripts or degree certificates, a brief statement of research interests and contact details of two referees by e-mail to bianca.wittmann(a)psychol.uni-giessen.de. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. -- Dr. Bianca Wittmann Assistant Professor of Biological Psychology Department of Psychology and Sports Science Justus Liebig University Giessen Otto-Behaghel-Strasse 10F 35394 Giessen Germany Phone: +49- 641 - 99 26 160 Fax: +49- 641 - 99 26 169

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Fwd: Postdoctoral Position within Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience
by Gary Green 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

The job posting is listed at www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/3229 <http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/3229> and informal enquiries should be directed via email to Ms Karen Enright atke242(a)cam.ac.uk <mailto:ke242@cam.ac.uk>. The closing date for applications is 16th March 2014. Best wishes Kirstie _*Research Associate (Fixed Term)*_ /Copied from www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/3229 <http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/3229> / Applications are invited for a post-doctoral researcher to join the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN, www.cam-can.com <http://www.cam-can.com>). This centre brings together a large group of researchers across the University of Cambridge and at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC-CBSU) who aim to relate brain changes to cognitive changes over the adult lifespan (covering ages 18-88). The appointee will work with a unique population-representative sample of 700 adults on whom we have collected extensive cognitive and neuroimaging measures from fMRI and MEG. The role of the post holder will be to conduct multivariate and network analyses of the Cam-CAN 700 dataset to elucidate brain systems changes associated with normal ageing and its associated changes in cognitive function. The appointee will be a physical scientist with a strong interest in neuroscience of cognitive neuroscientist with a strong background in imaging and imaging statistics, and cognitive and/or physiological ageing. Candidates should have, or be in the final stages of obtaining, a PhD in physics, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging methods, applied statistics or cognitive ageing. Knowledge of and experience in advanced imaging analyses, particularly brain connectivity and network analysis is essential, and it would be highly desirable to have some prior experience of MEG/EEG and/or fMRI techniques. Excellent statistical, computer programming (MATLAB and/or Python) and neuroimaging analysis (SPM, Fieldtrip) skills are essential. Candidates should be careful, efficient, be able to communicate effectively, and enjoy working as part of a diverse and energetic interdisciplinary team. Candidates should also be willing to run fMRI and MEG sessions which will require some flexible working to accommodate evening (up to three per week) and Saturday (up to two per month) sessions. The applicant will be based in the Centre for Speech and Language in the Department of Psychology but will work closely with colleagues in the Brain Mapping Unit in the Department of Psychiatry. The post will be appointed at the appropriate point on the University of Cambridge's research associate salary scale, depending on the seniority of the successful candidate. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 September 2015 in the first instance. To apply online for this vacancy, please click on the 'Apply' button below. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form. Applicants should submit a covering letter, CV with full publication list and contact details for three referees. Informal enquiries should be directed via email to Ms Karen Enright at ke242(a)cam.ac.uk <mailto:ke242@cam.ac.uk>. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 25th March 2014. Please quote reference RN02762 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. -- Kirstie Whitaker, PhD Research Associate Department of Psychiatry University of Cambridge *Mailing Address* Douglas House 18b Trumpington Road Cambridge, CB2 8AH *Phone: *+44 7583 535 307 *Website:* www.kirstiewhitaker.com <http://www.kirstiewhitaker.com>

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