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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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Fwd: open postdoctoral position
by Gary Green 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

FYI Postdoctoral Position, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA ________________________________ Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA to study neural oscillations and synchrony. The research will focus on the role of oscillatory dynamics in interregional neural communication primarily using MEG (magnetoencephalography). Topics include, but are not limited to, examining interregional synchrony in spontaneous brain activity, in the service of high-level visual perception, and in the service of social visual perception. Investigations will be carried out in healthy adults and in individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Opportunities may also be available to collect data using cortical surface electrodes and subcortical depth electrodes in patients during surgical and presurgical procedures for the treatment of epilepsy. Major experimental methods will include psychophysics, MEG source analysis, time-frequency analysis, interregional coherence analysis, and other time series analyses. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Medicine, Engineering or a related field. Extensive prior experience in neuroimaging or neurophysiology experimental design, data acquisition, data analysis is required. Experience with analysis of electrophysiological data, particularly local field potentials in humans oranimals, is desirable (MEG experience is beneficial, but not necessary). Advanced skills in time series analysis, computer programming, statistics, MATLAB, and/or working with clinical populations are also preferred, but not required. Applicants should have a strong track record of publication. The position is funded for 3 years. Salary will be commensurate on experience and in accordance with the NIH postdoc salary scale (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-067.html). The application should include a letter of interest, a CV, and the names and contact information for 3 researchers who can recommend the applicant. For further information or to submit an application, please contact Avniel Ghuman, Ph.D. at ghumana(a)upmc.edu . The position is available immediately and applications will be considered until the position is filled.

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Fwd: PhD advert
by Gary Green 22 Dec '11

22 Dec '11

PHD projects FYI I would be very grateful if you could forward the attached advert to students or post it in your Institute. Joachim Gross

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Fwd: 10 Postdoc / Research Associate positions in the new Finnish Center of Excellence in Computational Inference
by Gary Green 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

FYI 10 Postdoc / Research Associate positions in the new Finnish Center of Excellence in Computational Inference The new Finnish Center of Excellence in Computational Inference Research (COIN), run by Aalto University and University of Helsinki, announces 10 new postdoc or research associate positions in Computational Inference. The objective of COIN is to push the boundaries of inference in the data-rich world of today and tomorrow, and the COIN consortium brings together several leading researchers in the relevant research area. Successful candidates will work on fundamental questions of inference and in applications in Intelligent Information Access, Computational Molecular Biology and Medicine, Computational History, Computational Climate, Computational Neuroscience and other directions yet to be determined. Applicants with suitable background in machine learning, mathematics, statistics, computational logic, combinatorial optimization or statistical physics are encouraged to apply. For further information, please see http://research.ics.tkk.fi/coin/vacancies.shtml -- Samuel Kaski, Professor, Director Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT Aalto University and University of Helsinki P.O. Box 19215, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland; http://www.hiit.fi/samuel.kaski Tel: +358 9 47028203, GSM: +358 50 3058694, Fax: +358 9 6949768

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YNiC this Friday
by Gary Green 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

YNiC will close early this Friday (16th) as the staff are having their annual lunch. We will be closing at 2pm. Sorry if this causes any inconvenience 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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