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Fwd: Open postdoctoral position at the University Konstanz, Germany
by Gary Green 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

FYI ______________________ *Postdoc position (assistant professor level) in Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology available at the Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz* Closing Date: March 1, 2012 Salary (TVL 13, full-time): *Responsibilities* The Clinical Psychology & Clinical Neuroscience branch of the department (chairs Brigitte Rockstroh, Thomas Elbert) are involved in BSc and MSc programs on Clinical Psychology (introductory and advanced courses) and Neuropsychology (methods and neuropsychological disorders & rehabilitation). The applicant is expected to teach 2 courses (2 hours weekly) per semester. Major research topics of the group relate to neuromagnetic correlates of cognitive and emotional processing in healthy subjects and patients with schizophrenia and stress-related disorders. The applicant is expected to engage in research in these or related fields, exploiting the facilities of the department. Applicants should have a Diploma/MSc in Psychology and a Ph.D. Applicants with a background in neuroscience or experience in neuroscientific methods are welcome. Applicants should be willing to work in an interdisciplinary environment and in a collaborating team, sharing technical know-how and ideas. *Work environment* The University of Konstanz is one of the nine Universities of Excellence in Germany. The Clinical & Clinical Neuropsychology group offers MEG- and EEG-labs, including TMS (neuronavigator), and access to a 1.5 T Phillips MRT at a nearby neurological hospital. The group is further related to a research ward at the Center for Psychiatry and runs a trauma-competence center. It is our mission to conduct fundamental research using neuroscientific methods for understanding psychological disorders. Starting from neuroplasticity-research, our mission is further to develop and evaluate treatment and rehabilitation procedures. The department hosts two junior-research groups (Emmy-Noether-Nachwuchsgruppen) and is tightly linked to the junior scientist promotion programs supported by the Excellence initiative. Please submit applications or contact for further information: Prof. Dr. Brigitte Rockstroh +49-7531-884625 – Brigitte.rockstroh(a)uni-konstanz.de <mailto:Brigitte.rockstroh@uni-konstanz.de> ******************************************* Tzvetan Popov Clinical Psychology University of Konstanz Box 23 78457 Konstanz, GERMANY Phone: 0049-7531-884600 Fax: 0049-7531-884601 Email: tzvetan.popov(a)uni-konstanz.de <mailto:tzvetan.popov@uni-konstanz.de> *******************************************

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Today in YNiC
by Gary Green 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

Dear Colleagues Sir Mark Walport FRS, Director of the Welcome Trust is receiving an honorary degree today from the University of York. He has asked to visit the Imaging centre this afternoon. He will arrive at 3pm and will stay for about 45 minutes. He will then be shown around Chemistry. If you would like to meet Mark and/or discuss an image from your current work, he will be in the Open Plan area at 3pm. PhD and Postdocs are especially encouraged to come along Thanks Gary -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5DG http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg tel. +44 (0) 1904 435349 PA - Claire Fox : +44 (0) 1904 435329 or Claire.Fox(a)ynic.york.ac.uk fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

Dear Users Today (starting *4.30 pm*) Tony Morland will be giving 2 talks: 1) "Obtaining informed consent for MRI experiments: New YNiC policies" 2) "Localisation of BOLD and MEG signals - do they match up?" N.B. MSc students on the Cognitive Neurosciences course must attend the first of these talks. 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: [megcommunity] 2 postdoc and 3 RA positions at the Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
by Gary Green 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

FYI ---------------- Please find job descriptions including MEG research from Toronto for distribution below. Best wishes, Markus *2 postdoc and 3 RA positions at the Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, Canada * *Postdoctoral Fellowship* Neuroeducation and Brain Imaging The Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest The Rotman Research Institute of Baycrest is offering two research fellowships in Neuroeducation and Brain Imaging in the laboratory of Dr. Sylvain Moreno, in collaboration with a team of researchers including other scientists at the Rotman Research Institute (http://research.baycrest.org/rotman) and the University of Toronto. The position is part of a large project aimed at studying brain plasticity and relationships between brain functions on large scale children population, using different learning platforms. The project aimed at identifying the brain mechanisms involved in transfer of learning between cognitive training and executive functions such as memory. The fellow will be exposed to multimodal neuroimaging methodologies such as structural MRI, fMRI, ERP and *MEG*, engineering and modeling methods and diverse data analysis tools. The starting date is Winter/Spring 2012. The duration of the fellowship is one year, with the option of continuing for a second and third year. Bursaries are in line with the fellowship scales of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and include an allowance for travel and research expenses. Applicants should have a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree, and preference will be given to applicants with an M.D., Ph.D. Experience working with children populations is preferred, but candidates with other relevant skills and no experience working with children may be appropriate. Applicants should submit a C.V. and relevant reprints, together with a cover letter describing current research interests and future research goals, and also arrange to have three letters of reference included. Please submit your application and other materials to the following address: Dr. sylvain moreno Lead Scientist Center For Brain Fitness Rotman Research Institute , Baycrest 3560 Bathurst Street, 914 VS Toronto, Ontario Canada M6A 2E1 *Phone:* 416-785-2500 x3642 *Email:* smoreno(a)rotman-baycrest.on.ca *Research Assistant* Rotman Research Institute has three full-time (1 year renewable contract) opportunities for Research Assistant, reporting to Dr. Sylvain Moreno. The positions are part of a large project aimed at studying brain plasticity and relationships between brain functions on large scale children population, using different learning platforms. The project aimed at identifying the brain mechanisms involved in transfer of learning between cognitive training and executive functions such as memory. Research Assistant Rotman Research Institute Full time - 1 Year renewable contract 1.0 FTE - 70 hours bi-weekly The Research Assistants will be responsible for: o Recruitment, coordination, and testing of study subjects o Written and verbal communication with investigators, subjects and family members o Administration of neuropsychological tests to subjects within the context of research o Data scoring, entry and analysis o Brain imaging testing o Preparation of stimuli for studies o Assistance in the preparation of manuscripts for publication Qualifications: o B.A. /B.Sc. in Psychology, Neuroscience or Health Sciences related discipline. o Experience with children populations and neuroimaging are desirable (but not necessary). o Competency in Microsoft Office applications o Competency in SPSS statistical analysis package o Applicants should be willing to make a commitment of min. 1-year Applicants should submit a C.V., together with a cover letter describing current research interests and motivations, and also arrange to have three letters of reference included. Please submit your application and other materials to the following address: Dr. sylvain moreno Lead Scientist Center For Brain Fitness Rotman Research Institute , Baycrest 3560 Bathurst Street, 914 VS Toronto, Ontario Canada M6A 2E1 *Phone:* 416-785-2500 x3642 *Email:* smoreno(a)rotman-baycrest.on.ca Join a dedicated team of staff and volunteers whose vision is to transform the way people learn and to advance education to a new level through the power of research, with a focus on the human brain function.

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YNiC seminar 19th January
by rem 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Dear Users This Thursday (starting *4.30 pm*) Tony Morland will be giving 2 talks: 1) "Obtaining informed consent for MRI experiments: New YNiC policies" 2) "Localisation of BOLD and MEG signals - do they match up?" N.B. MSc students on the Cognitive Neurosciences course must attend the first of these talks. 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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YNiC seminar today
by rem 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Dear Users Today (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) there will be a project proposal presentation given by Markus van Ackeren. The title of the talk is "Cortical Dynamics during Pragmatic Inferences about Action". Please see below for the abstract. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca Abstract: A plethora of studies have shown that understanding the meaning of words recruits modality-specific areas in the brain, beyond classical language regions. For example, reading words denotingactions (e.g., grasp) also engages areas in the brain that are primarily involved in the control of ourmotor system. However, the level at which this neural motor system (NMS) might become importantduring language comprehension is still debated. In some theories, action information is regarded asconstitutive of word meaning. Specifically, this idea entails that the activation in the NMS is drivendirectly by the word-from of a word. However, others have argued that NMS is activated after wordmeaning has been accessed, which suggests that the NMS is either compositional or epiphenomenalto language understanding.One way to dissociate between different theories is to study utterances in which what is said (literalmeaning), and what is meant (speaker meaning) are not the same. For example, the utterance “it ishot here” does not contain any action information by itself. However, taking into account theintention of the speaker (theory of mind), the utterance might be interpreted as an implied requestfor action (e.g., to open the window). In a previous study we used fMRI to show that both a) neuralmotor and b) theory of mind regions are sensitive to implied requests, suggesting that actioninformation becomes important at a level beyond literal sentence meaning.In the current project, we are interested in the dynamics of motor and theory of mind regions duringlanguage comprehension. Specifically, we will use a modified version of the previous paradigm inwhich the listener will be asked to focus either on the literal meaning (Is this a sensible sentence?),or the speaker meaning of the utterance (Does the person want something from you?). Our goal isto analyse the interaction between a set of posterior regions using dynamic causal modelling (DCM).Specifically, the previous study revealed a set of regions in the posterior part of the brain that areassociated with language perception (MTG), theory of mind (pSTS/TPJ), and motor control (IPL/SMG)respectively. There are different ways in which these regions might interact when a person focuseson the speaker meaning of an utterance. For example, we could find a facilitation of forwardconnections from MTG to both pSTS/TPJ and IPL/SMG. Alternatively, the backward connectionbetween pSTS/TPJ and IPL/SMG might be facilitated. -- ************************************************************************ 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: Assistant Professorship - University of Tennessee Medical School
by Gary Green 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

FYI A tenure track Assistant Professor position is immediately available in the Division of Clinical Neurosciences of the University of Tennessee Medical School and the LeBonheur Hospital Neurosciences Institute. Applicants with MEG/EEG experience, and interest in presurgical brain mapping and cognitive neuroscience research, may send a CV, statement of research interest and names of two references to Andrew C. Papanicolaou, PhD (apapanic(a)uthsc.edu <mailto:apapanic@uthsc.edu>).

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YNiC seminar 12th January
by rem 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

Dear Users This Thursday (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) there will be a project proposal presentation given by Markus van Ackeren. The title of the talk is "Cortical Dynamics during Pragmatic Inferences about Action". Please see below for the abstract. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca Abstract: A plethora of studies have shown that understanding the meaning of words recruits modality-specific areas in the brain, beyond classical language regions. For example, reading words denotingactions (e.g., grasp) also engages areas in the brain that are primarily involved in the control of ourmotor system. However, the level at which this neural motor system (NMS) might become importantduring language comprehension is still debated. In some theories, action information is regarded asconstitutive of word meaning. Specifically, this idea entails that the activation in the NMS is drivendirectly by the word-from of a word. However, others have argued that NMS is activated after wordmeaning has been accessed, which suggests that the NMS is either compositional or epiphenomenalto language understanding.One way to dissociate between different theories is to study utterances in which what is said (literalmeaning), and what is meant (speaker meaning) are not the same. For example, the utterance “it ishot here” does not contain any action information by itself. However, taking into account theintention of the speaker (theory of mind), the utterance might be interpreted as an implied requestfor action (e.g., to open the window). In a previous study we used fMRI to show that both a) neuralmotor and b) theory of mind regions are sensitive to implied requests, suggesting that actioninformation becomes important at a level beyond literal sentence meaning.In the current project, we are interested in the dynamics of motor and theory of mind regions duringlanguage comprehension. Specifically, we will use a modified version of the previous paradigm inwhich the listener will be asked to focus either on the literal meaning (Is this a sensible sentence?),or the speaker meaning of the utterance (Does the person want something from you?). Our goal isto analyse the interaction between a set of posterior regions using dynamic causal modelling (DCM).Specifically, the previous study revealed a set of regions in the posterior part of the brain that areassociated with language perception (MTG), theory of mind (pSTS/TPJ), and motor control (IPL/SMG)respectively. There are different ways in which these regions might interact when a person focuseson the speaker meaning of an utterance. For example, we could find a facilitation of forwardconnections from MTG to both pSTS/TPJ and IPL/SMG. Alternatively, the backward connectionbetween pSTS/TPJ and IPL/SMG might be facilitated. -- ************************************************************************ 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: [Eeglablist] Post doctoral fellowship in auditory cognitive neuroscience
by Gary Green 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

FYI ------------------------ *Post-doc for auditory developmental studies with TMS and EEG* We are seeking applicants to nominate for a post-doctoral fellowship award by the Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience (ACN) Network (http://www.acn-create.org/admissions/), in the Auditory Development Laboratory in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University and the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The post-doctoral fellow will work with Dr. Laurel Trainor, and participate in studies concerning the neural mechanisms underlying rhythm processing and their plasticity with music training in adults and children as well as clinical populations, using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG). The studies will be part of collaborative research with Drs. Larry Roberts and Geoffry Hall at McMaster University and Drs. Tomáš Paus, Takako Fujioka, and Bernhard Ross at the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto. Also the ACN provides scientific exchange opportunities through annual summer workshops with trainees and mentors in the other participating laboratories in the Montreal and Toronto areas. We are looking for candidates with a PhD with a strong track record of publication and experience in TMS-related neuroimaging studies and behavioural methods. Please contact Dr. Laurel Trainor (LJT(a)mcmaster.ca <mailto:LJT@mcmaster.ca>) for more details. The deadline for ACN award application is January 20, 2012, so we will begin looking at application in early January. _______________________________________________ Laurel Trainor, Ph.D. Director, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour McMaster University 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1 office: 905-525-9140 x23007 fax: 905-529-6225 http://psycserv.mcmaster.ca/ljt/

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Fwd: JUNIOR FACULTY POSITION: MEG Imaging - Division Neurology Department of Pediatrics University of Cincinnati
by Gary Green 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

FYI Greetings Colleagues, The Pediatric Neuroimaging Research Consortium in Cincinnati is based at Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation and affiliated with the University of Cincinnati. We are currently recruiting to fill 3 faculty positions. Roughly these positions are designed for individuals with skills in the following areas: 1) Neuro-electrophysiology with expertise in the use of MEG for source localization and imaging 2) MR Physics with expertise in ASL/BOLD functional MRI 3) Statistical image analysis with expertise in the use and development of neuroimage analysis tools The advertisement for the MEG position in Pediatric Neurology is attached. Please pass the attached advertisement along to any of your recent graduates or others who know that may be qualified and interested in relocating to southwest Ohio.

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