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YNiC seminar 12th March - external speaker
by Rebecca E Millman 09 Mar '09

09 Mar '09

Dear Users This week the YNiC seminar will be given by Katrin Krumbholz from the Institute of Hearing Research in Nottingham. The title of Katrin's talk is "Feature processing in the human auditory cortex". http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/neuroscience/contact/a-z/G-L/krumbholz_katrin.p… http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/staff/index.php?id=6 Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca -- Dr. Rebecca E. Millman York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park York YO10 5DG Email: rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Tel: 01904 435 5373

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MRI Pulse Programming
by Mark Hymers 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

Dear all, On Monday 9th at 16:00 in the YNiC open plan area there will be a presentation entitled: "An Introduction to MRI Pulse Programming on GE systems" The talk will cover a brief introduction to the MRI scanner hardware and what actually happens when you prescribe a series and press the scan button. The talk will not include (many) code examples but should be of interest to anyone who wishes to start working on pulse sequences. All welcome. Thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers York Neuroimaging Centre

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Funding news
by Antony Morland 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

Dear All, I am delighted to announce that Tim Andrews and Andy Young have been awarded a 3-year project grant funded by Wellcome Trust. The title and abstract of the grant are copied below. I am sure you will all join me in congratulating Tim and Andy on this award. I would also like to thank them for all the hard work they have put in to applying multiple times for external funding. It is reassuring to know and a pleasure to see that all their efforts have now paid off. Tony The Neural Basis of Familiar Face Perception The aim of this proposal is to understand further the neural processes involved in the recognition of familiar faces. It is well established that while people are very good at identifying familiar faces (even from very low quality images), whereas performance in recognition or matching of unfamiliar faces is poor. The main objective of this proposal is to compare and contrast how structural information about familiar and unfamiliar faces is represented in the human brain using fMRI in combination with recent developments in computer graphics and image analysis.

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YNiC seminar 5th March
by rem 03 Mar '09

03 Mar '09

Dear Users This week two Users will be reporting on developments in their MEG projects: 1) Andy Young "Impact of responses on subsequent trials in MEG" 2) Sam Mathias "What are the neural correlates of detecting and naming the direction of changes in pitch?" A number of psychophysical experiments have suggested that simply detecting a change in frequency between pure tones and naming the direction of pitch shifts rely on separable mechanisms. To my knowledge, no neuroimaging studies have investigated this directly. In the presentation I will give a (very) brief outline of the relevant literature and explain the motivation behind my proposal for an MEG study to be conducted at YNiC. 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 5th March
by rem 02 Mar '09

02 Mar '09

Dear Users This week's YNiC seminar (5th March) has been left open for any Users who would like to talk about developments in their neuroimaging projects. There will be another meeting for reporting progress on 19th March. Are there any volunteers who would like to talk about their work on either 5th or 19th March? 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: 2nd Biannual ISACM Conference
by Philip Quinlan 26 Feb '09

26 Feb '09

Perhaps of interest? ******************************************************************** Philip Quinlan E-Mail: ptq1(a)york.ac.uk Department of Psychology FAX: (01904) 433181 The University of York Tel: (01904) 430000 Ext. 3135 Heslington Direct : (01904) 433135 York YO10 5DD U.K. ******************************************************************** Begin forwarded message:

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Jobs for all in Spain
by awe1＠psych.york.ac.uk 25 Feb '09

25 Feb '09

JOBS FOR SENIORS, JUNIORS, AND POSTDOCS -------------------------------------------------------------- RESEARCH FACULTY POSITIONS at the BCBL- Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) <http://www.bcbl.eu> www.bcbl.eu The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) offers senior and junior research staff positions in several areas: language acquisition, production, multilingualism, neurodegeneration of language, language and learning disorders and advanced methods for cognitive neuroscience. The center promotes a rich research environment without teaching obligations with access to the most advanced behavioral and neuroimaging techniques, including MRI 3 Tesla, a whole-head MEG system, four ERP labs, a TMS lab, an eyetracking lab, and several behavioural labs well equipped, as well as to technical support and research personnel (PhD and postdoctoral students). The senior positions are permanent appointments and most likely involving group leading duties. The junior positions have a term of appointment between 3 and 5 years with the possibility of a tenure track. We are looking for experimental scientists with a background in psycholinguistics and/or cognitive neuroscience neighbor areas for the content areas and physics and/or engineers for the methodological areas. All interested in undertaking research in the fields described in <http://www.bcbl.eu> www.bcbl.eu (research). Candidates should have a strong publication track record. A track record in supervising PhD students would be welcomed. Applications should include: (i) a curriculum vitae. (ii) a list of publications. (iii) the names of two referees who would be willing to write letters of recommendation. (iv) examples of published work. (v) a cover letter describing research interests. For more information about the positions and how to apply please check the web page <http://www.bcbl.eu> www.bcbl.eu and click on JOBS. For information about the positions, please contact Manuel Carreiras ( <mailto:m.carreiras@bcbl.eu> m.carreiras(a)bcbl.eu). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS at the BCBL- Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) <http://www.bcbl.eu> www.bcbl.eu The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) offers 2-3 year postdoctoral positions in several areas: language acquisition, production, multilingualism, neurodegeneration of language, language and learning disorders and advanced methods for cognitive neuroscience. The center promotes a rich research environment without teaching obligations with access to the most advanced behavioral and neuroimaging techniques, including MRI 3 Tesla, a whole-head MEG system, four ERP labs, a TMS lab, an eyetracking lab, and several behavioural labs well equipped, as well as to technical support. We are looking for experimental scientists with a background in psycholinguistics and/or cognitive neuroscience neighbor areas for the content areas and physics and/or engineers for the methodological areas. All interested in undertaking research in the fields described in <http://www.bcbl.eu> www.bcbl.eu (research). Candidates should have a strong publication track record. Applications should include: (i) a curriculum vitae. (ii) a list of publications. (iii) the names of two referees who would be willing to write letters of recommendation. (iv) examples of published work. (v) a cover letter describing research interests. For more information about the positions and how to apply please check the web page <http://www.bcbl.eu> www.bcbl.eu and click on JOBS. For information about the positions, please contact Manuel Carreiras ( <mailto:m.carreiras@bcbl.eu> m.carreiras(a)bcbl.eu).

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YNiC seminar 26th February
by rem 23 Feb '09

23 Feb '09

Dear Users This week Silke Goebel will be giving 2 presentations: 1) Feedback from an MEG workshop that was held in Leipzig last year 2) An ASC session on "Investigating Number Processing with MEG - Lost in (Source) Space". 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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4D Neuroimaging
by Gary Green 17 Feb '09

17 Feb '09

Dear fellow MEG users It with great sadness that I heard yesterday of the demise of 4D Neuroimaging corporation. 4D had been producing MEG equipment for 25 years and had been the most stable of the manufacturers. Unfortunately the financial situation has hit their funders very hard and they are no longer able to provide funds such that 4D can continue trading. There is an attempt to set up a service division as most of the parts that comprise a MEG machine are made by third parties. Unfortunately there is no guarantee that this can be achieved. We are carefully considering all of the options and contingencies that will be necessary to keep MEG here in York. I will endeavour to keep you informed of our progress in doing so. At the moment the equipment is working well and research and clinical studies are continuing as normal. Please do not be put off carrying out an MEG study (yet). Our thoughts should be with the staff at 4D. All have been laid off without last months salary, no redundancy or pension. They have been good to us and I am sorry that the relationship will come to an end Gary -- 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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YNiC seminar 19th February
by Rebecca E Millman 15 Feb '09

15 Feb '09

Dear Users This week the remaining MSc students will be giving their project presentations. Here is a list of working titles and the students who will be presenting each talk: The use of illusory visual stimuli to explore human brain connectivity Dandan Jiang Kyriaki Mikellidou Panagiotis Kovanis Viewpoint dependence and topographical memory, fMR adaptation and behaviour Anastasia Pavilidou Sumyah Al Najashi Samyogita Hardikar A comparison of auditory and visual onset interference using MEG: relevance to difficulties in speech perception in multi-talker environments. Gemma Hutchinson Ruihong Tang Chloe Zhang An MEG study of early Broca's area activation during visual word recognition Thomas Dixon Rebecca Atkinson This session will take place in YNiC from 4-5 pm but may run on past 5 pm, depending on the duration of the talks and questions. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca -- Dr. Rebecca E. Millman York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park York YO10 5DG Email: rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Tel: 01904 435 5373

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The power cut
by Gary Green 12 Feb '09

12 Feb '09

You will be pleased to hear that all systems are working here at YNiC following the power cut yesterday. There was slight delay in getting the scanner back on this morning because I couldn't find the fuse! I would like to publicly thank Mark Hymers for the sterling work he did last night in bringing all the systems back on-line so quickly and efficiently. The power cut was a good test of all our systems here and, it seems, that we have not lost any data or emails. Of course cluster jobs will need to restarted. Gary -- 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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Today at YNiC
by Gary Green 12 Feb '09

12 Feb '09

We have an interesting day in YNiC. The Chancellor of the University is visiting at 2pm and then at 4pm we have the poject presentations by the Masters students. Do come along to both. The Chancellor has asked to meet users and I am sure that you will be keen to hear about the new exciting plans for projects this year on the Masters course. Here is a list of working titles and the students who will be presenting each talk: Does language modulate activity in motion perception area V5? Caroline Jennings Gina Humphries Katherine Newling Yiwen Tan The neural basis of familiar face recognition from fMR adaptation Ajay Hallai Nick Arthur Emma Pagett Investigating semantic cognition (TMS) Jamie O'Sullivan Marie Kirk Investigating semantic cognition (Neuropsychology) Jen Wathan This session will take start at 4 pm in YNiC. The talks may run on past 5 pm, depending on the duration of the talks and questions. Everyone is welcome to attend. -- 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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Power outage
by Mark Hymers 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Hi, This evening there was a major power outage affecting YNiC. The Science Park and parts of the University were affected. Most systems were taken down in a co-ordinated manner during the period which the UPSes provided power and we believe that most user-visible systems are now up and running again. It is possible, however, that some areas have been overlooked or that there may be lingering problems. Please let the DSO know if this is the case and they will bring it to the attention of the right staff to deal with it. Any cluster jobs running at the time of the outage will be cleared and will need to be re-run. Please note that we do not intend to bring the cluster up again until tomorrow morning at the earliest and there may be some delay in getting the whole cluster running again. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers York Neuroimaging Centre

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interesting paper
by Silvia Gennari 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

I thought some of you may be interested in this paper The Coding of Color, Motion, and Their Conjunction in the Human Visual Cortex Kiley Seymour,Colin W.G. Clifford,Nikos K. Logothetis, and Andreas Bartels http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(09)00544-2 Silvia Gennari Department of Psychology University of York York, YO10 5DD United Kingdom

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YNiC seminar 12th February
by rem 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear Users This week MSc students will be giving their project presenations. Here is a list of working titles and the students who will be presenting each talk: Does language modulate activity in motion perception area V5? Caroline Jennings Gina Humphries Katherine Newling Yiwen Tan The neural basis of familiar face recognition from fMR adaptation Ajay Hallai Nick Arthur Emma Pagett Investigating semantic cognition (TMS) Jamie O'Sullivan Marie Kirk Investigating semantic cognition (Neuropsychology) Jen Wathan This session will take start at 4 pm in YNiC. The talks may run on past 5 pm, depending on the duration of the talks and questions. 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: This week's seminar at YNiC]
by Gary Green 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

In one hours time do come ------------------------------------ Dear colleagues This week we will discuss the design of a set of MEG and fMRI experiments that could be used to form the basis of a 'gold-standard' dataset that could be used to compare and contrast current MEG analysis techniques as well allow the testing of future analysis algorithms. Andy Young has proposed that we start this exercise by collecting data that would primarily activate sensory cortices as one should be able to predict the outcome. The aim would be to collect data in as 'perfect' a manner as possible and would include the recording of eye movements, EOG and ECG signals. The specific design of the experiments will be discussed this Thursday at 4pm. We will also discuss how we will use a suite of analysis tools to examine different source localisation and reconstruction methods. Examples of how this could be achieved will be presented by members of the YNiC team but the idea is that an analysis task-force would be encouraged to tackle the data. One of the aims is to use this data to refine our data analysis and statistical methods. We hope this will lead to clear guidelines as to the 'best' way to approach MEG experimentation and source analysis. The outcomes will determine how we develop the analysis software framework and will, hopefully, result in even clearer documentation for users as well as publications. Do come and contribute. All welcome Gary -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5DG

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This week's seminar at YNiC
by Gary Green 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

Dear colleagues This week we will discuss the design of a set of MEG and fMRI experiments that could be used to form the basis of a 'gold-standard' dataset that could be used to compare and contrast current MEG analysis techniques as well allow the testing of future analysis algorithms. Andy Young has proposed that we start this exercise by collecting data that would primarily activate sensory cortices as one should be able to predict the outcome. The aim would be to collect data in as 'perfect' a manner as possible and would include the recording of eye movements, EOG and ECG signals. The specific design of the experiments will be discussed this Thursday at 4pm. We will also discuss how we will use a suite of analysis tools to examine different source localisation and reconstruction methods. Examples of how this could be achieved will be presented by members of the YNiC team but the idea is that an analysis task-force would be encouraged to tackle the data. One of the aims is to use this data to refine our data analysis and statistical methods. We hope this will lead to clear guidelines as to the 'best' way to approach MEG experimentation and source analysis. The outcomes will determine how we develop the analysis software framework and will, hopefully, result in even clearer documentation for users as well as publications. Do come and contribute. All welcome Gary -- 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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external speaker-Prof. Michael Petrides
by Ekaterini Klepousniotou 31 Jan '09

31 Jan '09

Dear colleagues, Next week's External Seminar Speaker at the Institute of Psychological Sciences (IPS), University of Leeds is: Prof. Michael Petrides, Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Unit at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada. The title of his talk is: "Functional specialization for memory within the lateral frontal cortex". The talk is on Wednesday, February 4 at 4:00 pm in Room G.17 in the IPS and will be followed by a wine reception at the foyer of the Institute. All are welcome. All the best, Katerina ****************************************************** Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Institute of Psychological Sciences University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK Tel: +44-(0)113-343 5716 Fax: +44-(0)113-343 5749

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Today's YNiC Session
by Sam Johnson 29 Jan '09

29 Jan '09

Hello all, Just a quick note to let you know about this afternoon's session. The intention is to very briefly go through the talks that were given at MEG -UK and mention some of the common themes in terms of the problems people are experiencing and potential ways of addressing them. In fact these issues overlap quite heavily with the discussions planned for next week. We don't really want to preempt that discussion, so this afternoon's session will probably be quite short, and to some extent a scene setter for the debate proper on Feb the 5th. That said as ever, all are welcome. Thanks, Sam

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YNiC seminar 29th January
by rem 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

Dear Users This week YNiC staff who attended the recent "MEG UK" conference will give feedback on this meeting. This feedback session will take place in YNiC from 4-5 pm. 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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International MEG Conference, Athens 2009
by awe1＠psych.york.ac.uk 24 Jan '09

24 Jan '09

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: International MEG Conference, Athens 2009 From: "Fuller, Susan V" <Susan.V.Fuller(a)uth.tmc.edu> Date: Fri, January 23, 2009 7:02 pm To: "Papanicolaou, Andrew C" <Andrew.C.Papanicolaou(a)uth.tmc.edu> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce the 3rd biannual conference of the International Society for the Advancement of Clinical Magnetoencephalography (ISACM) scheduled for September 4th and 5th 2009 in Athens, Greece. The first meeting in Xylokastro, Greece (http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/mega2005.htm) in 2005 laid the foundations of the Society and resulted in the election of an executive board and the first president, Professor Nakasato, who chaired the second meeting in August of 2007 in the beautiful Matsushima Bay, Japan (http://www.knt.co.jp/ec/2007/isacm/). As it was the case with the two previous meetings, the emphasis of the upcoming one will be on professional issues of great importance to our young Society, to be discussed in a series of plenary round tables, and on new clinical research findings to be presented in the form of posters. You will find the details of the meeting, the associated social events, as well as suggestions for enjoying Greece before and after the conference, on the following website (http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/ISACM/Welcome.htm). I am looking forward to seeing you in Athens. A.C. Papanicolaou Conference Chairman The University of Texas Medical School 1333 Moursund Street, Suite H 114 Houston, TX 77030 TEL: (713)797-7571 FAX: (713) 797-7590 Andrew.C.Papanicolaou(a)uth.tmc.edu <mailto:Andrew.C.Papanicolaou@uth.tmc.edu> http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/ <blocked::http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/>

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[Fwd: BNA 2009 - abstract deadline reminder! - 00810799]
by Gary Green 20 Jan '09

20 Jan '09

BNA 20th National Meeting - abstract deadline 31st JANUARY! There is only two weeks left to submit an abstract and to register at the early bird fee for the 20th National Meeting of the British Neuroscience Association (19th 22nd April, 2009)! We are delighted to be using for the first time The Adelphi, Liverpool, a unique and historic venue that now offers spacious conference facilities in addition to its other grand rooms and restaurants. And Liverpool is a fascinating city, fast emerging as one of the UKs most stylish, cultured and vibrant conference venues in the UK. So why not come and enjoy some wonderful science in a truly magnificent city and see for yourself whats been going on behind the cranes and the hoardings these past few years. The scientific programme is an exciting and topical array of seven world-class plenary speakers, 20 symposia and over 50 themed poster sessions. For the first time, there are also workshops and a satellite meeting, all FREE to registered delegates. With an equally exciting range of peripheral events and social gatherings (yes, therell even be a Magical Mystery Tour!) this will be a wonderful celebration of neuroscience on UK soil. Registration fees start from as little as £120 (including refreshments and lunches each day too), and the BNA welcomes members and non-members alike. Consult www.bna.org.uk/bna2009/ for further information and all the latest updates. Important deadlines: Early registration (reduced fee): 31st January, 2009 Abstract deadline: 31st January, 2009 Bursary applications: 28th February, 2009 ***************************************************************

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YNiC seminar 22nd January
by rem 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

Dear Users This week's talk on "An Introduction to Minimum Norm Source Analyses" will be given by Pádraig Kitterick from the Department of Psychology. The minimum norm solution will soon be available at YNiC. Pádraig's talk will provide an introduction to minimum norms, including an overview of what the minimum norm is, how the minimum norm works and the advantages and limitations of the minimum norm solution. 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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Spurious correlations
by ptq1＠psych.york.ac.uk 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

This looks like a very useful place to look for stuff about the recent controversy http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2009/01/voodoo_accusations_f.html Philip.

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External Speakers Seminar-University of Leeds-Psychology
by Ekaterini Klepousniotou 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

Dear colleagues, Please find attached the list with the External Speakers for this semester at the Institute of Psychological Sciences (IPS) at the University of Leeds. Our External Speakers Seminar series takes place on Wednesdays at 16:00 in the IPS in Room G.17 and is followed by a wine reception at the foyer of the Insitute. You are all welcome to attend any talks that are of interest to you. All the best, Katerina ****************************************************** Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Institute of Psychological Sciences University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK Tel: +44-(0)113-343 5716 Fax: +44-(0)113-343 5749

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