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An interesting editorial in Nature Neuroscience
by Gary Green 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

The following link contains important information for users. A Thursday journal club will consider these issues in detail, in late January. http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v10/n1/full/nn0107-1.html -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5DG http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk tel. 01904 435349 fax 01904 435356 mobile 07986 778954

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Monday seminar - brain and reading
by Andy Ellis 09 Dec '06

09 Dec '06

A reminder that there is an extra seminar on Monday at 12.30 in Psychology A202 (the Venables Room) Prof Tatjana Nazir (Lyon) 'Exploring the cortical networks underlying (visual) word recognition'. All welcome Andy -- Professor Andy Ellis Department of Psychology University of York York YO10 5DD UK Tel. +44 (0)1904 433140 http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/psych/www/people/biogs/awe1.html

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This Friday, 8th December
by Gary Green 04 Dec '06

04 Dec '06

This Friday we have a group of visitors attending YNiC some time between 11 and noon. The visit is extremely important for us and the University. When the Open Plan area is busy there is an exciting atmosphere and it would be good to communicate that to the visitors even if they are only present for a few minutes. If you happened to be planning to use the YNiC facilities this week then please consider doing so on Friday morning as it would help us enormously. Thank you -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5DG http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk tel. 01904 435349 fax 01904 435356 mobile 07986 778954

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MEG benchmarking
by a.morland＠psychology.york.ac.uk 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Dear All, I received three responses (please shout if I have ommitted any) to my enquiry concerning projects (past, present and future) that might assist us all in bench testing MEG analysis. The project details are described below and I am hopeful that each of them will inform us on how best to use the MEG tools that have been developed at YNiC. The projects are also at different stages of development and this is likely to allow at least some work to be done in series rather than us spread ourselves too thinly across three parallel projects. I plan to convene some meetings with each project team and YNiC staff to establish how to move forward on each project. These meetings will take the same form as the brain storming sessions that we are now running for project teams. The first of these was run recently and by all accounts was a successful and enjoyable activity. If you could let me know when (usually a Wednesday afternoon from 4pm) you are available to meet, that would be very helpful. Many thanks for responding. Tony Project: P1010 Title: Seeing the neural basis of the left hemisphere advantage for visual word recognition. Investigators: Ellis and Barca. SLO: Simpson Synopsis: MEG study with good data acquired from at least 11 participants. Left vs right visual field comparison for silent reading of words, scrambled words. Status: Data acquired and partially analysed. Project: P1039 Title: Investigating the magnitude and distance effects in number comparison with MEG. Investigators: Goebel. SLO: Simpson Synopsis: Aim to acquire data from circa 16 participants during number comparisons (and control trials). Status: Acquiring, but ethics and science approval. Project: P1051 Title: Comparing fMRI and MEG; object category selectivity in the visual cortex. Investigators: Lee, Young, Andrews & Johnson. SLO: Johnson Synopsis: 16 participants viewing faces and places. Status: Data not yet acquired, ethics and science applied for.

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Beamforming Day
by Michael Simpson 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Dear all, For those who have registered, the timetable for the Beamforming training day tomorrow is: -------------- 9:15 - 10:00 Review of MEG (Gary Green) 10:10 - 10:50 Introduction to Beamforming (Gary Green) 11:00 - 1:00 Beamforming: A step-by-step guide and workshop (Will Woods) -------------- 1:30 - 2:20 Pitfalls and interpretation issues in MEG (Michael Simpson) 2:30 - 3:30 Virtual Electrodes: A step-by-step guide and workshop (Will Woods) 3:30 - 4:30 MEG Statistics: Group and Single Subject statistics (Gary Green) -------------- Please try to arrive for 9am so that everyone can get a coffee and be seated for a prompt 9.15am start. Also, please bring your own lunch. It will help us to keep to the tight schedule if people don't need to go to the shops at lunchtime to buy food. Thanks Michael -- Dr Michael Simpson Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre Innovation Way York YO10 5DG Tel: 01904 567614 Web: http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk

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Neuroscience North East
by Tim Andrews 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

Dear All, The British Neuroscience Association runs a Neuroscience North East conference each year . This year it will be held in Durham on 14/15 December. The aim of this conference is to give younger neuroscientists (PhD students, postdocs) an opportunity to present their work. If you are interested in presenting a talk or a poster OR fancy a couple of days in Durham, please let me know asap and I will put you in contact with the conference organizers. I have been told that there is free food and drink (incl. beer) and cheap accommodation. Best wishes, Tim -- Dr Tim Andrews Department of Psychology University of York York, YO10 5DD UK Tel: 44-1904-434356 Fax: 44-1904-433181 http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~ta505/ http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/psych/www/admissions/cns/

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advertising for participants
by rem 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear YNiC users A new page (not yet published) will be available on the YNiC website where researchers can advertise for participants. If you would like to advertise your study on the YNiC "Volunteers" page, please provide the following information to either me or your SLO: 1) The project title and a contact name 2) The email address of the contact 3) A few sentences describing your project 4) How long the experiment will take 5) Participant payment There will also be a link to the YNiC "Volunteers" page from the psychology department website. Furthermore, if you have specific requirements of participants (e.g. right-handed, normal vision), we can query the pool of volunteers in the YNiC database to produce a list of suitable volunteers for your study. I will send an email to all the volunteers on the list on the behalf of the user. Users will need to provide details of their study and a contact email so that interested volunteers can contact them directly. If you have any questions about this, please don't hesitate to contact me. 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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Structural study
by Tom Hartley 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear All, I'm pleased to announced that we're about to start a new study which will look at the relationship between the size of the hippocampus and performance on a topographical memory task. The aim is to make use of MRI data collected in connection with previous and ongoing studies. We are looking to make contact with potential participants (healthy adults, aged 18-50) who have already had an MRI scan at YNiC or who will have one over the next 6-9 months. An additional constraint is that they should be available to take part in a brief (15-20 minute) psychological test later in the year. If you have already or are about to conduct a study with suitable participants and are willing to help, we would like to hear from you so that we can begin the process of contacting subjects and identifying studies in which they have participated. We aim to make this as easy for you and the potential participants as possible. There is a also a panel of volunteers who have agreed to be approached regarding future studies at YNiC, and we intend to approach these via the Director. To respond, please use the link below (please be careful not to "reply to all"!): mailto:t.hartley@psychology.york.ac.uk;rch504@york.ac.uk?subject=hvt:I-have- a-study You may yourself have had a scan and be interested in participating - if so, please contact us, and we can then begin the process of tracking down your scan and obtaining permission to analyze the data. There is no need to make a firm commitment at this stage, and as with all such studies, you would be free to withdraw at any time. If this fits you, please use the following link to reply to this message: mailto:t.hartley@psychology.york.ac.uk;rch504@york.ac.uk?subject=hvt:I-have- a-study Further information for potential participants is available at: http://www.neuroindex.org/images/b/bf/HVT_Information_revised.pdf Best wishes, Tom Hartley Rachel Harlow =================================== Dr Tom Hartley Dept. of Psychology t.hartley(a)psychology.york.ac.uk http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~th512 ext 2903

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YNiC Training Survey
by Gary Green 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Dear YNiC Users We would like to get your feedback on when would be the most convenient time to run training sessions. Please can you take a few minutes to tick some boxes and make comments on the online form at https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/user-resources/training-survey We will collate the information in two weeks time thanks -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5DG http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk tel. 01904 435349 fax 01904 435356 mobile 07986 778954

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Booking MEG and MRI
by Gary Green 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Dear ynic-users It is good to see that many of you are now using the online booking form for MEG and MRI. https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/user-resources/booking We hope the new procedure is easier than the old method of using email and/or phone. There is a small problem though which we would like to bring to your attention. When you use the online form, you should still wait for confirmation from Claire Fox by email that your session has been booked. This is because several people could, in theory, attempt to book the same hour. Another problem is that some people are attempting to book a session at night for the next day. This is not practical as we need to ensure that an operator is available, that the scanners are available and that all stimulus delivery issues, ethics, and consent are all in place. Please can we ask users to try and book their sessions before the Thursday of the week before they wish to use the scanners. Of course we do not want the scanners to be idle and the resource to be wasted, so, if you want to make a last minute booking and all the practical aspects of scanning are in place, then please ring Claire to discuss the possibility of using the scanners. The key thing then will be availability of operators. -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5DG http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk tel. 01904 435349 fax 01904 435356 mobile 07986 778954

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