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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 06 Apr '20

06 Apr '20

Hi all I hope everyone is staying safe and well. As you may have seen, the University is adding an extra two days to the Easter holiday this weekend, so the University will be closed from Wednesday 8th to Monday 13th April. Therefore, YNiC user support will also be unavailable over that period. You will still be able to use the remote desktop, if you wish. More hard work from Joe, Mark and Rich last week means that we've now increased our remote desktop capacity even further. However, to ensure that everyone can make use of the remote desktop, please note that any large analyses must *only *be run on the cluster, and not directly on the remote desktop. Any users that do not use the remote desktop responsibly will have their sessions terminated by our IT team, so please adhere to this restriction. Please see the information and further page links here: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/docs/ITPages/Cluster. I hope you are able to enjoy some work-free time over the bank holiday weekend! In the meantime, if you are experiencing any technical issues please send us a ticket at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk, with screenshots and details of the errors. All the best Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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YNiC Journal Club - today 4pm
by Lauren Welbourne 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Hi everyone Apologies for the delay in sending you the paper for this week. Alex Wade will be presenting the attached paper by Tyler, Lani and Hwang (2018), Ultrasonic modulation of neural circuit activity, Current Opinion in Neurobiology. The link to the google hangout is here: https://meet.google.com/mzy-titj-yrq Last week we had a little chat at the start, but mainly had cameras and mic's off so that it was easier to hear the presenter, so we'll go for that method again this time. See you (sort of) at 4pm! Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 30 Mar '20

30 Mar '20

Hi everyone I hope everyone is doing OK? As you might expect, we don't really have much YNiC news for you these days! If you experience any issues with the remote desktop that cannot be resolved by the troubleshooting section on the wiki ( https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/docs/ITPages/RemoteDesktop), please send us a ticket to support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk and include screenshots and details of the error. For any other assistance, please make sure you also use the support ticket system, rather than an individual's email address, so we can make sure messages don't get missed. We had a great Journal Club last Thursday, presented by Theo, and we hope to keep these going. Please let me know if there is a paper you find interesting and would like to present. This is the link to the google hangout, for Thursdays at 4pm: https://meet.google.com/mzy-titj-yrq . We haven't got a paper for this week yet but I'll keep you posted. Take care, Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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YNiC Journal Club
by Lauren Welbourne 26 Mar '20

26 Mar '20

Hi everyone For those that are interested, we are starting a YNiC Journal Club on Thursday's at 4pm during this period of social distancing and isolation. This week, Theo has selected the following paper: Andrew Quinn et al (2018) Task-Evoked Dynamic Network Analysis Through Hidden Markov Modeling https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2018.00603/full This event link should (hopefully) show you a link for joining a 'hangout', so follow that at 4pm on Thursday if you'd like to join us for a chat about the paper (or just for some social interaction!). Unfortunately we can't provide refreshments for this virtual event, but feel free to bring your own along. All the best, Lauren Title: YNiC Journal Club When: Thu 26 Mar 2020 16:00 – 17:00 United Kingdom Time Joining info: Join Hangouts Meet https://meet.google.com/mzy-titj-yrq Who: * Lauren Welbourne- creator

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 23 Mar '20

23 Mar '20

Hi everyone I hope everyone is managing OK with social distancing and the various challenges that it creates. Joe and Mark have been working hard to increase our remote desktop capacity for users - we had a few teething issues which have been mostly resolved. If you haven't yet connected to the remote desktop please make sure you read the instructions here https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/docs/ITPages/RemoteDesktop, and ensure you are first connected to the University VPN before connecting to the YNiC remote desktop; note that we have extended access to all users now. As usual, if you are experiencing any issues with the remote desktop that cannot be resolved by the troubleshooting section in the above page, please send us a ticket to support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk and include screenshots and details of the errors you are experiencing. Please be reminded that YNiC is closed to users, and projects that have been impacted by the cancelled scans should submit a scan reimbursement form to support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk, if they haven't already done so (you can find this form at the bottom of this page https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/forms ). YNiC staff are working from home but we are doing a daily check-in of the centre, as well as essential maintenance work on the scanners twice a week. Stay safe everyone, and wash your hands. :-) All the best Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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Update to remote access
by Antony Morland 18 Mar '20

18 Mar '20

Dear all, We have identified an issue with the latest X2Go remote desktop client which prevents people from connecting to their remote sessions. To work around this issue, you will need to use a specific version of the client rather than the latest one. We have updated the wiki page with details for new users (https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/docs/ITPages/RemoteDesktop) For existing users, you can check which version of the X2Go client you have by going to Help -> About X2Go Client. The version number will be listed there as 4.x.y.z. If you do not have 4.1.2.0 or 4.1.2.1, please follow the re-install instructions below. * On Windows, find "Add or Remove Programs" in System settings, find "X2go Client for Windows" and choose Uninstall * On Mac, right click on the X2goClient application and "Move to Trash" Now re-install the correct version. For Windows, this is 4.1.2.0 and for Mac this is 4.1.2.1. We have included direct links below, but you can also navigate to https://code.x2go.org/releases and then find the correct version from there. If using a Mac, please ensure to get the right version for your Mac OS version. * Windows: https://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-win32/x2goclient/releases/4.1.2.0-201… * Mac 10.13 or later: https://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-macosx/x2goclient/main/4.1.2.1/x2gocl… * Mac 10.11 or 10.12: https://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-macosx/x2goclient/main/4.1.2.1/x2gocl… * Mac 10.9 or 10.10: https://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-macosx/x2goclient/main/4.1.2.1/x2gocl… Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks, -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Fwd: Update
by Antony Morland 17 Mar '20

17 Mar '20

Dear All, The email below was sent earlier today by acting HoD of the Department of Psychology, Tim Andrews. We will adopt the recommendation not to conduct research at YNiC because of the face-to-face contact with volunteer participants. All scans booked tomorrow and onwards will not be performed. We have been in touch with all teams that have bookings today. I know this is frustrating, but there is no choice in this matter given the government advice concerning non-essential contact, as Tim rightly outlined in his message. Scans booked will receive reimbursement of time as per policy. If you are affected please complete the scan reimbursement form available of the ynic website and return it to support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. We will be back in touch when we have any updates about when scanning can resume. In the meantime, remote access has been extended to all users to allow work to be done at home. Best wishes Tony ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Tim Andrews <timothy.andrews(a)york.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 at 12:57 Subject: Update To: All Staff and PhD Students <all-psyc-group(a)york.ac.uk> Hello everyone, I am sure that you are all concerned about recent events. I don't have any additional recommendations except to heed the advice that we are getting from government and university. There has been a lot of hard work going on in the university to update students and staff about how to deal with the current issues, but also to plan for the future. I would just like to update you on work going on in the department. We have been working hard to make sure that key staff have remote access, so we can continue with current assessments. There is a lot of ongoing work to plan for online teaching and assessment next term. Additional provision has also been provided by servers in YNiC, so staff can work remotely. I would like to thank all the people who have been working hard on this. I have consulted with colleagues in the department about face-to-face testing of participants. Given that the advice is to avoid all unnecessary social contact, we recommend stopping face-to-face testing for the foreseeable future. We are looking into how we can help with data collection by moving to online testing. We are likely to be encouraged to work at home where possible in the near future. Please take the time to make sure that you have all you need for this. We may need to think imaginatively about how we can make best use of our time given the circumstances. Finally, please take care of yourself and each other. Also, take the time to look out for vulnerable people in the community. It is going to be a very worrying time for them. However, let's hope that things will get better soon. Best wishes, Tim -- Tim Andrews Department of Psychology University of York York, YO10 5DD UK Tel: 44-1904-324356 Fax: 44-1904-323181 http://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/staff/faculty/ta505/ -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Remote access
by Antony Morland 17 Mar '20

17 Mar '20

Dear all, Due to recent events, we are aware that more staff and students will be needing to work remotely than is usually the case. To enable everyone who uses YNiC to work in as flexible a way as possible at this time, we have temporarily added more resource to our remote desktop setup and removed the restrictions which normally limit its use to those at PhD level and above. For those (including students) who have not used the remote desktop setup before, you will need to take the following steps: 1. Register for and set up access to the University VPN https://www.york.ac.uk/it-services/services/vpn (if you are a YNiC user who does not have a UoY account, please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk and we will make alternate arrangements) 2. Set up the X2Go remote desktop application. We have a comprehensive guide here: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/docs/ITPages/RemoteDesktop Note that you will need to log in to the YNiC website in order to read the documentation (see the link at the top right of the website). 3. When you wish to connect to the remote desktop service, you will need to connect to the University VPN and only then connect to the remote desktop service. We have set up a single page for users with information about remote working at YNiC. This page is at: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/docs/RemoteWorking We would ask that support issues are filed in the usual way, by emailing support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. In addition, staff will be monitoring the "Town Square" channel on the YNiC Discuss server at: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/discuss We will continue to monitor performance of the remote systems over the next few days and will do our best to match the service capacity with the demand from staff and students. -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Open plan closed today
by Antony Morland 17 Mar '20

17 Mar '20

Hello All, We will be closing open plan today. Remote access will be set up for all users this morning. Instructions on how to use the remote access will follow. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 16 Mar '20

16 Mar '20

Good morning everyone We just have a few reminders for users today. Firstly, as most of you will already be aware, YNiC open plan has hand sanitiser and surface wipes available for use. Should you wish to use them they can both be found near the coffee machine. Secondly, we would like to remind operators of our policy for cleaning scanner equipment between participants - please ensure this is always done after every participant is scanned. We also have a sink and hand sanitiser available in each scanner control room, as well as in the MRI corridor. *Closure:* Over the Easter period we will have a 'soft closure' from *Thursday 2nd April until Friday 17th April*. During this time there will be no operator cover provided and no user support, but users are still welcome to use open plan and book the scanners in the non-operator covered slots. *Level 0 operator Training:* Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place after the closure on Wednesday* 22nd April at 9:30am*. Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. All users that wish to be operator trained must have First Aid training. Please ensure that this has been completed, or is booked in, before contacting us to arrange training. Email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that places are limited and are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC User Inductions:* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction date will be Wednesday 1st April at 9:30am. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. Hope you have a good week! Kind regards Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Good afternoon everyone *24 hour access* Many of you will be pleased to know that YNiC users will now have *24hr access to open plan*. If you use the building after 5pm or before 8:30am, please use the main YNiC entrance, and the toilet that is in that entrance hall (between YNiC and CHyM). You will need to have both your YNiC fob AND your University card with you to get into the building - use your University card on the black card reader on the outside door, and then use your YNiC fob as usual on all other YNiC doors. Please be reminded that we keep a First Aid kit on the bookshelf to the right of the coffee machine, and that you can call security if you need emergency assistance on 01904 323333 - this number will be on display on the notice board. We will review this access over the coming weeks; if you have any questions or concerns please contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk (operators will receive a separate email shortly detailing the new key-holder process). *YNiC Science Social* The next Science Social will be given by Andre Gouws, on "Optimising FSL and a few other tricks to make data processing easier, more efficient and less problematic", and will take place this* Thursday 12th March at 4pm*. At the Science Social events we have pizza and drinks, so we look forward to seeing many of you there! For a list of the upcoming Thursday sessions, please visit https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions. *Closure:* Over the Easter period we will have a 'soft closure' from *Thursday 2nd April until Friday 17th April*. During this time there will be no operator cover provided and no user support, but users are still welcome to use open plan and book the scanners in the non-operator covered slots. *Open Plan Teaching:* Please be reminded that teaching will take place in YNiC open plan at *9am-1pm this Wednesday*. During this time, the area will be closed to anybody not involved in the teaching. *Level 0 operator Training:* Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place after the closure on Wednesday* 22nd April at 9:30am*. Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. All users that wish to be operator trained must have First Aid training. Please ensure that this has been completed, or is booked in, before contacting us to arrange training. Email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that places are limited and are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC User Inductions:* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction date will be Wednesday 18th March at 10am. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. Hope you have a good week! Cheers Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 02 Mar '20

02 Mar '20

Good afternoon everyone I mainly have reminders and updates for you today, but I also wanted to let users know that a couple of places have become available on a group *First Aid training course* this Thursday 5th March, which a number of the YNiC staff are attending (don't worry, noone's training expires before the 5th!). Places will be filled on a first-come first-served basis (I can pass on details for payment later), and it would be beneficial for any users that intend to begin operator training in the coming months. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to reserve one of the remaining places. *Booking system changes:* The updates to the booking system have now been made; when making bookings you will see that you need to specify both the 'Operator' (must be Level 1 or above) and the 'Co-Operator' (must be a Level 0 or above) when you book. All other functionality for booking scans remains the same. Note that this update does *not* reflect any changes in policy or procedure; as before, two operators must be present at all times in the control room while a participant is being scanned (one or both of the operators must be a Level 1 or above). If you are booking in an operator covered slot, you can specify whether you will need both/one/none of the YNiC operators. If you are using your own operators, then the 'Operator' must be a Level 1 or above who is listed on the project as an operator, and the 'Co-Operator' can be anyone that is listed on the project as a co-investigator and has current Level 0 (or above) status (the project PI can add individuals as co-investigators via PTS https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/pts/, but to make a co-investigator a listed Level 1 operator on a project the PI will need to request this via a support ticket). As with the previous system, once the booking has been made you won't be able to amend the operators, so if any changes need to be made you must email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to request amendments. We will update the wiki information shortly, but if you experience any problems or have any questions please do let us know at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. *Closure:* Over the Easter period will have a 'soft closure' from *Thursday 2nd April until Friday 17th April*. Over this period there will be no operator cover provided and no user support, but users are still welcome to use open plan and book the scanners in the non-operator covered slots. *First Aid Training* As previously communicated, as of this month any operator without a valid First Aid Certificate on record will not be able to act as an operator on any scan *until the training certificate is received by YNiC*. Once received, please bring the certificate to reception to be copied and scanned, and your account will be updated. *Open Plan Teaching:* Please be reminded that teaching will take place in YNiC open plan at 12-4pm this Tuesday and Friday. During these times, the area will be closed to anybody not involved in the teaching. *Level 0 operator Training:* Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place after the closure on Wednesday* 22nd April at 9:30am*. Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. All users that wish to be operator trained must have First Aid training. Please ensure that this has been completed, or is booked in, before contacting us to arrange training. Email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that places are limited and are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC User Inductions:* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction date will be Wednesday 18th March at 10am. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. Hope you have a great week! Kind regards Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 24 Feb '20

24 Feb '20

Good afternoon everyone, We have some important information for you today (honestly!). *Closure:* Over the Easter period will have a 'soft closure' from *Thursday 2nd April until Friday 17th April*. Over this period there will be no operator cover provided and no user support, but users are still welcome to use open plan and book the scanners in the non-operator covered slots. Please note that during this period there may be days when there is no Level 3 operator available for authorising contraindications for scanning, therefore it is important that participants are screened well in advance of the scan to identify contraindications and obtain the necessary signature(s). *Booking system changes:* We are updating the booking system; changes will come into effect from next Monday 2nd March. The main change you will see on the Project Tracking System when booking scans, is that there will be an additional operator dropdown list so that you can select the second operator. If you are booking in operator-covered slots you can select one or both operators as YNiC operators (or neither if you don't require any YNiC operators). If you are using your own operators, then the 'primary operator' must be a Level 1 or above who is listed on the project as an operator, and the second operator can be anyone that is listed on the project and has current Level 0 (or above) status (the project PI can add individuals to projects via PTS https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/pts/). As with the previous system, once the booking has been made you won't be able to amend the operators, so if any changes need to be made you must email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to request amendments. We will update the wiki information shortly, but if you experience any problems or have any questions please do let us know at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. All other functionality for booking scans remains the same. *Reminder - First Aid Training:* All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may wish to coordinate their operators to attend training on the same day, at a location of your choice. *We will be enforcing this requirement from 1st March 2020*. Any operator (including L0) who does not have a valid First Aid Certificate will not be permitted to act as an operator until YNiC has the certificate on file. *Project Presentation:* This week we have a project presentation from Gabriela Ravela on Thursday 27th Feb at 4pm in YNiC open plan, titled: "Neural correlates of face perception in people with developmental prosopagnosia". Talks are followed by refreshments. We hope to see you there! For a list of the upcoming Thursday sessions, please visit https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions. *Open Plan Teaching:* Please be reminded that teaching will take place in YNiC open plan at 12-4pm this Friday. During these times, the area will be closed to anybody not involved in the teaching. *Level 0 operator Training:* Our March training date is now full, so the next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place after the closure on Wednesday* 22nd April at 9:30am*. Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that places are limited and are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC User Inductions:* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction date will be Wednesday 26th February at 10am. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. Hope you have a great week! Cheers Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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Fwd: MEGUK 2020
by Antony Morland 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

Conference announcement and encouragement below. Best wishes Tony ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dr N.E. Adams <nea26(a)cam.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 at 13:52 Subject: MEGUK 2020 To: Antony Morland <antony.morland(a)york.ac.uk> Dear Tony I just thought I'd drop you a line about MEGUK 2020 (6th-7th Apr), as we are currently in the call-for-abstracts phase. This year's conference in Cambridge is designed to be more for the students benefit, but I wanted to make sure that all the wonderful PIs at York who are interested in MEG were aware of the conference, and letting their postdocs and students know about it. Students are encouraged to submit poster and talk abstracts (there are, of course, poster prizes). It's a great place to showcase what they are working on to a friendly community of peers. If you would like to filter these links across to them, I'd be much obliged: https://meguk.ac.uk/events/meguk-2020-in-cambridge/ http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/conferences/meguk2020/ All the Best Tallie -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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This week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 17 Feb '20

17 Feb '20

Hi all Just a couple of reminders for you this week, plus a project presentation: *Project Presentation - Thursday 4pm:*This week we have a project presentation from Bronte McKeown on Thursday 20th Feb at 4pm in YNiC open plan, titled: "Exploring differences in neural activity between left of bang and right of bang threatening situations". Talks are followed by refreshments. We hope to see you there! For a list of the upcoming Thursday sessions, please visit https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions. *Open Plan Teaching:* Please be reminded that teaching will be taking place in YNiC open plan at 12-4pm this Tuesday and Friday. During these times, the area will be closed to anybody not involved in the teaching. *Reminder - First Aid Training:* All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may wish to coordinate their operators to attend training on the same day, at a location of your choice. *We will be enforcing this requirement from 1st March 2020*. Any operator (including L0) who does not have a valid First Aid Certificate will not be permitted to act as an operator until YNiC has the certificate on file. *Level 0 operator Training:* Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place on Wednesday 11th March at 10am-12pm. Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC User Inductions:* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction date will be Wednesday 26th February at 10am. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. Hope you have a great week! Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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Ring found
by Jacqueline Mayhew 13 Feb '20

13 Feb '20

Hi all I also have had a silver ring handed in to reception! Jackie -- Jacqueline Mayhew Centre Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre University of York The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5NY Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435346 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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Watch
by Jacqueline Mayhew 13 Feb '20

13 Feb '20

I have a watch which was handed in today, found in open plan. Please come and collect from reception. Thanks Jackie -- Jacqueline Mayhew Centre Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre University of York The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5NY Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435346 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 10 Feb '20

10 Feb '20

Hi everyone We have a few updates for you this week, before the regular notices about training and inductions. *Scales for both MRI Scan Rooms:* Following suggestions from some of our users, we have purchased a second set of weighing scales, so that we now have scales in each scan room. The original scales have been moved from the MRI corridor to the Siemens control room, and the new scales are in GE (on this set, simply tap your foot on the edge of the unit to 'wake up', and wait until zero is displayed before asking your participant to step on). *Expiry of operator-covered slots:* Please be advised that any unused operator-covered slots will expire at midnight 2 working days before the slot, e.g. for slots on a Thursday you would need to book before the end of the day (11:59pm) on the Tuesday. This will enable YNiC staff to effectively carry out other centre responsibilities, with advanced notice of the cover required. It should be noted that scan bookings should always be made at least a day before the scan session, with the participants also added to the booking 24hrs in advance. *Reminder - First Aid Training:* All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may wish to coordinate their operators to attend training on the same day, at a location of your choice. *We will be enforcing this requirement from 1st March 2020*. Any operator (including L0) who does not have a valid First Aid Certificate will not be permitted to act as an operator until YNiC has the certificate on file. *Level 0 operator Training:* Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place on Wednesday 11th March at 10am-12pm. Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC User Inductions:* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction date will be Wednesday 26th February at 10am. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. That's everything folks! Hope you have a great week! :-) Kind regards Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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Reminder: YNiC Monthly Science Social Today
by Lauren Welbourne 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

Hi everyone Don't forget that we have the first YNiC Science Social of 2020 this afternoon: *4pm in YNiC Open Plan*. This session will be on MEG data processing using Brainstorm. Pizza will be provided! Hope to see you there. Kind regards Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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Working in the YNiC MRI environment during pregnancy
by Andre Gouws 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

(Sorry for cross posting - active operators have already received this) While we do not scan patients or research participants who are pregnant, we are aware that there may be times when staff, operators and technicians who themselves are pregnant may be required to enter the inner controlled area (the "scan room") as part of their working routine. We have taken advice from published guidance and from the University of York Radiation Officer* and have adjusted our policies and procedures to reflect good working practices to manage such situations and minimize risk. (* While MRI does not expose persons to ionizing radiation, the use of MRI is governed by IRMER guidelines). The key points to note are summarized in section 5.6 of the Local Rules for MRI Operators (v6.0) and reads as follows: --------------------- Pregnancy and work in the inner controlled area It is the responsibility of an operator or any member of staff who requires access to the inner controlled area to notify the YNiC Director when they are pregnant. Individuals who are pregnant are permitted to operate the MRI scanners, including taking participants into and out of the controlled area, that is the scanner room. However, they may not remain in the controlled area (the scanner room) during a scan. To be clear that means that operators who are pregnant must not act as chaperones in the scanner room. In the later stages of pregnancy, emergency removal of individuals from the scanner is likely to prove a challenge to pregnant operators in terms of manual handling. We will work with operators to ensure that they will not be expected to operate when their capacity to perform manual handling is limited by pregnancy. This policy has been developed in order to conform with recommendations outlined in the British Institute of Radiology's publication 'Pregnancy and Work in Diagnostic Imaging Departments - 2nd Edition'. -------------------------- If you have any queries please do contact us. Best wishes, -- André ************************************************************************ André Gouws PhD Manager of Imaging Services York Neuroimaging Centre University of York The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5NY Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435327 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Hi everyone I've just got a couple of reminders for you today. *Monthly Science Social Seminar:* The next Science Social will be on MEG data processing using Brainstorm, and will take place this* Thursday 6th February at 4pm*. At the Science Social events we have pizza and drinks, so we look forward to seeing many of you there! For a list of the upcoming Thursday sessions, please visit https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions. *Open Plan Teaching:* Please be reminded that teaching will be taking place in YNiC open plan at 12-4pm on Friday this week. During these times, the area will be closed to anybody not involved in the teaching. *Level 0 operator Training:* Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place on Wednesday 11th March at 10am-12pm. Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may wish to coordinate their operators to attend training on the same day, at a location of your choice. *YNiC User Inductions:* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction date will be Wednesday 12th February at 10am. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. Hope you have a great week! Kind regards Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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REMINDER: YNiC guest talk 2pm Today - Dr Elena Mikulskaya
by Lauren Welbourne 29 Jan '20

29 Jan '20

Hi everyone Just a reminder that we have a talk by Dr Elena Mikulskaya at 2pm this afternoon in YNiC open plan. Talk title: “Psychophysical And Neural Correlates Of Visual Processing In Cannabis Users” We hope to see you there! Kind regards Lauren ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Richard Aveyard <richard.aveyard(a)york.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 12:45 Subject: Re: YNiC guest talk 29/1/2020 - Dr Elena Mikulskaya -RESCHEDULED To: All Staff and PhD Students <all-psyc-group(a)york.ac.uk> Apologies all, The talk by Dr Elena Mikulskaya has been rescheduled to *14:00 on Wednesday the 29th of January.* Cheers, Rich On Thu, 23 Jan 2020 at 13:22, Richard Aveyard <richard.aveyard(a)york.ac.uk> wrote: > Dear all, > > Next week YNiC will be hosting a short talk by Dr Elena Mikulskaya on the > subject of > > “Psychophysical And Neural Correlates Of Visual Processing In Cannabis > Users” > > The talk will be held at *16:00 on Wednesday the 29th of January in the > YNiC open plan area,* all are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be > provided afterwards. > > Cheers, > > Rich > > > -- > Dr Richard Aveyard > Senior Research Technician > York NeuroImaging Centre > University of York, UK > -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Research Technician York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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IMPORTANT: Coronavirus advice - user update
by Antony Morland 29 Jan '20

29 Jan '20

Dear All, The University of York has shared advice concerning the Coronavirus in the email message copied below. I am distributing it to all users to ensure those users outwith the University are informed. I can also add that there are multiple points in YNiC, where alcohol-based hand rub is available and users are encouraged to use these cleansers to reduce the risk of infection transmission. Best wishes Tony Dear colleagues As you will be aware, the Coronavirus is a new infection detected in Wuhan, China. The University is monitoring the situation and sharing the guidance issued by Public Health England. The University expects staff and students to follow that guidance. To date there have been no confirmed cases in the UK and the risk is still considered low. However, Public Health England have issued new advice yesterday. *Advice for Travellers from Wuhan*If you have returned from Wuhan in the last 14 days: - stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with other flu viruses - telephone the NHS helpline on 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the city - contact your department and explain the situation *Please follow this advice even if you do not have symptoms of the virus.* If you develop a fever, difficulty breathing or a cough, you should continue to follow the advice above. Please do not leave your home until you have been given advice by a medical professional. *Advice for everyone else* *Precautionary measures*Advice from Public Health England to reduce exposure to and transmission of the virus include: - Frequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water - Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands - Cover mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing and sneezing - Bin the tissue immediately and wash hands - Avoid close contact with anyone who has a fever and cough *Symptoms*Common signs of infection include fever, coughing, sneezing, shortness of breath or breathing difficulties. *What to do if you think you may have the virus*If you develop symptoms and you have had contact with someone who has recently been in the affected areas of China, you should telephone the NHS 111 helpline. If you are registered with a GP (such as Unity Health) you may make an appointment but should phone ahead and explain your situation before visiting the practice. Anyone who needs medical advice but is not registered with a GP should phone the NHS helpline by dialling 111. *Travel*The UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office <https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/china> has advised against all travel to Wuhan and Hubei Province and have *advised against all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China*. In addition, Chinese authorities have introduced travel restrictions in a number of cities in Hubei province. Public Health England also advises anyone travelling to China to avoid contact with sick people, animals, animal markets and to maintain good hygiene. *Travel reminder*Staff and students travelling on authorised University business outside of the UK *must *log their trip on the Travel Log and adhere to travel risk assessment requirements <https://www.york.ac.uk/admin/hsas/safetynet/Insurance/travel_insurance.htm> . *Student Support*Students were sent this same email and were also advised to contact the University’s Student Hub in addition to telephoning 111 if they have been in Wuhan in the past 14 days, or if they are worried about friends and family and need support. *Additional information*World Health Organisation advice <https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-…> on protecting yourself and others Public Health England <https://www.gov.uk/government/news/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-and-avian-flu-ad…> updates World Health Organisation <https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019>updates Best regards Heidi Fraser-Krauss Deputy Registrar and Director of Corporate and Information Services -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

Hi everyone We've got a couple of announcements for you this week: *Guest Speaker Wednesday 29th @ 2pm:* This week YNiC will be hosting a short talk by Dr Elena Mikulskaya on the subject of: “Psychophysical And Neural Correlates Of Visual Processing In Cannabis Users” The talk will be held at *14:00 on Wednesday the 29th of January in YNiC open plan,* all are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided afterwards. *Monthly Science Social Seminar:* On the first Thursday of every month YNiC hosts a 'Science Social' at 4pm in YNiC open plan. Topics include imaging methods, software, and analysis techniques, but we also encourage users to volunteer to present anything that they think may be of interest (email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to volunteer). Pizza and drinks will be provided! The next Science Social will be on MEG data processing using Brainstorm, and will take place on* Thursday 6th February at 4pm*. We look forward to seeing many of you there! For a list of the upcoming Thursday sessions, please visit https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/thursday-sessions. *Open Plan Teaching:* Please be reminded that teaching will be taking place in YNiC open plan at 12-4pm on Tuesday and Friday this week. During these times, the area will be closed to anybody not involved in the teaching. *Level 0 operator Training:* Our next scheduled Level 0 training session is now fully booked. The next session will take place on Wednesday 11th March at 10am-12pm. Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may wish to coordinate their operators to all attend training on the same day, at a location of your choice. *YNiC User Inductions:* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction date will be Wednesday 12th February at 10am. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. Hope you all have a great week! Kind regards Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Lauren Welbourne 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

Hi everyone We have a few notices for you today. *PyMVPA* The python package pyMVPA 2 is now available for use. If you experience any errors please send details to it-support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. *Draft Email to Participants* Please ensure that you use the updated draft email for participants, now found on the website (https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/forms). Many thanks to Jamie Cockcroft for highlighting that the previous draft email was still available! *Level 0 operator Training* Our next scheduled Level 0 training session will take place on Wednesday 5th February at 10am-12pm. Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session, and include which scanner you wish to be trained on. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. All operators must attend an 'Emergency First Aid at Work' one-day training course. Courses should be organised by the project PI with a relevant training provider (e.g. St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross); these providers can also run group training sessions (8 or more people) on-site, so labs may wish to coordinate their operators to all attend training on the same day, at a location of your choice. *YNiC User Inductions:* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction date will be Wednesday 12th February at 10am. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. Hope you all have a great week! Cheers Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY

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