FYI
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We are inviting applications for a PhD position in a DFG-funded project
investigating the neuronal basis of intentional action at the Department
of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.
Candidates are expected to conduct behavioral and fMRI studies. There
are no teaching duties.
The department offers an entirely research-dedicated MRI scanner and
several EEG facilities. We are looking for highly motivated candidates
with a strong interest in Cognitive Neuroscience with a Master or
equivalent degree in Psychology or related fields. We expect the ability
to work independently, excellent statistics knowledge, the willingness
to learn programming languages (Matlab, etc.), and proficient English.
Programming skills and previous experience with fMRI are an advantage.
The position is funded for 3 years (65%). Women and persons with
disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Please send your CV and a
brief statement of research interests by e-mail to Dr. Hannes Ruge
(ruge(a)psychologie.tu-dresden.de) or Dr. Uta Wolfensteller
(uta.wolfensteller(a)tu-dresden.de). Application deadline is November 15
2011.
For further details, please contact Dr. Hannes Ruge
(ruge(a)psychologie.tu-dresden.de) or Dr. Uta Wolfensteller
(uta.wolfensteller(a)tu-dresden.de).
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Halifax (Canada) is recruiting 2 Research Scientists and 1 Post Doc
position for a large-scale research project on the integration of
MEG/EEG and MRI. Available positions include both faculty-level and
trainee-level, involving the IWK Health Centre, the National Research
Council, Elekta Neuromag, and Dalhousie University.
Embedded in Atlantic Canada’s largest health care centres, we manage the
regions state-of-the-art imaging research laboratories including the
Laboratory for Clinical Magnetoencephalography (306 channel MEG/64
channel EEG), the Neuroimaging Research Laboratory (4T MRI/64-channel
MR-EEG, rTMS), and the Biomedical MRI Research Laboratory/ /(3T
MRI/small animal PET/CT).
*Summary*:
The incumbent will plan, manage, carry out and support innovative
neuroimaging research that will advance knowledge and create new
technologies using novel theories and scientific concepts. This will
include developing research protocols involving MEG, EEG, MRI and TMS
for clinical patients and healthy controls, refining and implementing
data acquisition and analysis methods, and disseminating research
findings through presentations and scientific publications. The
incumbent will be a key member of the Institute for Biodiagnostics
(Atlantic), the multidisciplinary team responsible for biomedical
imaging research in Halifax.
*Qualifications:*
-PhD in biomedical engineering, physics, neuroscience, or psychology
-Excellent knowledge of human biomagnetism/electrophysiology and brain
function
-Experience in MEG and/or MRI data acquisition and processing
-Working knowledge of imaging analyses and statistics
-Knowledge of other neuroimaging methods is an asset (e.g., EEG/ERPs and
TMS)
-Demonstrated track record in human neuroimaging research
*To Apply:*
Please forward your CV and statement of research interests to:
Wendy Smith-D’Arcy
MEG/MRI Project Manager
Halifax NS Canada
Email: wendy.smith-darcy(a)iwk.nshealth.ca
<mailto:wendy.smith-darcy@iwk.nshealth.ca>
Dear Users
This afternoon (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) I will be giving a talk on
""Representations of the temporal envelope of sounds in human auditory
cortex: Comparing results from non-invasive MEG "virtual electrodes" and
invasive intracortical electrode recordings".
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique
that provides direct measurements of neural activity with a millisecond
temporal resolution. An important application of MEG "virtual electrode"
analyses is linking non-invasive MEG measurements and invasive
electrophysiological recordings in animals (e.g. Zumer et al., 2010) and
humans (e.g. Hall et al., 2005; Dalal et al., 2008, 2009). In this talk
I will present results from a study that used non-invasive MEG "virtual
electrodes" to try to replicate the results from an invasive
intracortical electrode study (Nourski et al., 2009) on the mechanisms
for encoding the temporal envelope of speech in human auditory cortex.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided after
the talk.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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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
Dear Users
This Thursday (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) I will be giving a talk on
""Representations of the temporal envelope of sounds in human auditory
cortex: Comparing results from non-invasive MEG "virtual electrodes" and
invasive intracortical electrode recordings".
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique
that provides direct measurements of neural activity with a millisecond
temporal resolution. An important application of MEG "virtual electrode"
analyses is linking non-invasive MEG measurements and invasive
electrophysiological recordings in animals (e.g. Zumer et al., 2010) and
humans (e.g. Hall et al., 2005; Dalal et al., 2008, 2009). In this talk
I will present results from a study that used non-invasive MEG "virtual
electrodes" to try to replicate the results from an invasive
intracortical electrode study (Nourski et al., 2009) on the mechanisms
for encoding the temporal envelope of speech in human auditory cortex.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided after
the talk.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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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
Dear Users
Today (4-5 pm in YNiC) there will be a project proposal presentation by
Mark Hymers. The title of the project is "The functional organisation of
the recognition of speech and music". Please see below for the talk
abstract.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided after
the talk.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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Mark Hymers and Rebecca Millman
Abstract:
There is debate in the literature over the extent to which speech and
music perception recruits shared computational systems (e.g. Patel,
2003; Peretz and Zatorre, 2005; Fedorenko et al., 2009; Rogalsky et al.,
2011). The proposed study will use functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(fMRI) and “perceptual pop-out” to determine the neural basis of both
speech and music recognition. Perceptual pop-out is achieved by
presenting a degraded/distorted musical or speech sound that appears
meaningless when heard for the first time but is easily recognisable
after hearing an undegraded/undistorted version of the same sound.
Perceptual pop-put has been used in previous studies of speech
recognition (e.g. Liebenthal et al., 2003; Giraud et al., 2004; Möttönen
et al., 2006) but not, to our knowledge, in studies of melody
recognition. In this study we will take advantage of the effect of
perceptual pop-out for both music (known melodies) and speech (IEEE
sentences) stimuli to control for acoustical differences in the musical
and speech stimuli. This approach will allow us to determine the extent
of organisational overlap in the representation of music and speech
recognition within the same group of participants.
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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
Hello all,
It's that time of year again, when the latest horde of master students
descend. Thursday afternoons for the rest of this term will be very busy
in the open plan area of YNiC. There won't be any free machines, and any
machines logged in will be logged out, so from about 1-3:30 you
shouldn't plan to be using the desktops in YNiC. Apologies for any
inconvenience.
Thanks,
Sam
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Sam Johnson
Science Manager, York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York
http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk
Dear Users
This Thursday (4-5 pm in YNiC) there will be a project proposal
presentation by Mark Hymers. The title of the project is "The functional
organisation of the recognition of speech and music". Please see below
for the talk abstract.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided after
the talk.
Best wishes
Rebecca
******************************************************************
Mark Hymers and Rebecca Millman
Abstract:
There is debate in the literature over the extent to which speech and
music perception recruits shared computational systems (e.g. Patel,
2003; Peretz and Zatorre, 2005; Fedorenko et al., 2009; Rogalsky et al.,
2011). The proposed study will use functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(fMRI) and “perceptual pop-out” to determine the neural basis of both
speech and music recognition. Perceptual pop-out is achieved by
presenting a degraded/distorted musical or speech sound that appears
meaningless when heard for the first time but is easily recognisable
after hearing an undegraded/undistorted version of the same sound.
Perceptual pop-put has been used in previous studies of speech
recognition (e.g. Liebenthal et al., 2003; Giraud et al., 2004; Möttönen
et al., 2006) but not, to our knowledge, in studies of melody
recognition. In this study we will take advantage of the effect of
perceptual pop-out for both music (known melodies) and speech (IEEE
sentences) stimuli to control for acoustical differences in the musical
and speech stimuli. This approach will allow us to determine the extent
of organisational overlap in the representation of music and speech
recognition within the same group of participants.
--
************************************************************************
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
FYI
-------- Original Message --------
The Brain & Psychological Sciences Research Centre (BPsyC) at Swinburne
University, Melbourne, Australia, is seeking candidates for a Senior
Lecturer or Associate Professor in Neuroscience (MEG).
The Centre has recently taken possession of an Elekta Triux MEG scanner,
to complement the existing Siemens 3T Trio MRI, TMS and EEG facilities,
and is seeking to expand the existing MEG expertise within the team.
The position will have the following principal roles: (i) developing,
conducting and advancing research with a focus on magnetoencephalography
(MEG), particularly its clinical applications; (ii) providing
consultation in cognate teaching areas, and (iii) contributing to
administration within the centre under the direction on the Centre
Director and Executive Committee.
Applicants must hold a PhD in a relevant subject along with a strong
track record of peer reviewed publications and success in attracting
competitive external funding.
International applicants will receive relocation support.
For further details please see http://tinyurl.com/3jk24kj
Closing date for applications is 30th October 2011.
For those not familiar with Melbourne, it recently came top in a survey
of the world's best cities in which to live. From the Wall Street
Journal - 'Straddling the Yarra River, Melbourne boasts a European-style
cafe culture of hidden coffee spots and restaurants as well as a passion
for sport, including an annual Formula One grand prix, cricket, rugby
and homegrown Aussie rules football.'
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Will Woods
Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre
Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
Swinburne University of Technology
P.O Box 218
Hawthorn, VIC, 3122
Australia
Phone:(61 3) 9214 5946
Fax: (61 3) 9214 5525
Dear YNiC Users
The list of forthcoming YNiC seminars can be found here:
https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions
As usual I will send reminder emails each week on Monday and Thursday.
Please note that there will not be a seminar this week because it is
Induction Week.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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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
