Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions and training
sessions. Please remember YNiC will be *closed this Friday (7th)* for us to
complete some essential updates.
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 4th of March, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Wednesday the 5th of March, 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Wednesday the 12th of March, 13:00-15:00.*
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. Please note that sessions are limited to 4
trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
*YNiC Closure for Updates*
YNiC will be closed on *Friday the 7th of February* while we complete some
essential security updates. During this closure, there will be no access to
the scanners, open plan, user support or the remote desktop.
*YNiC Events: Wednesday 12th February*
Our YNiC Seminar and COGS session will begin next Wednesday on the 12th of
February at 11am. *Professor Tony Morland *will be presenting a talk
titled* “Do
population receptive field sizes change as a function of the chromatic and
luminance properties of the stimulus?”. *All staff and students are very
welcome to attend. You can see the rest of the schedule here: https://www.
ynic.york.ac.uk/events/. If you would like to lead one of these sessions,
please get in touch.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions
and closure.
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 4th of February, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Wednesday the 5th of February, 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Wednesday the 12th of February, 13:00-15:00.*
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. Please note that sessions are limited to 4
trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
*YNiC Closure for Updates*
YNiC will be closed on *Friday the 7th of February* while we complete some
essential security updates. During this closure, there will be no access to
the scanners, open plan, user support or the remote desktop.
*YNiC Events*
You can see the schedule for the upcoming semester here: https://www.ynic
.york.ac.uk/events/. If you would like to lead one of these sessions,
please get in touch.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions
and closure.
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 4th of February, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Wednesday the 5th of February, 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Wednesday the 12th of February, 13:00-15:00.*
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. Please note that sessions are limited to 4
trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
*YNiC Closure for Updates*
YNiC will be closed on *Friday the 7th of February* while we complete some
essential security updates. During this closure, there will be no access to
the scanners, open plan, user support or the remote desktop.
*YNiC Events*
You can see the schedule for the upcoming semester here: https://www.ynic
.york.ac.uk/events/. If you would like to lead one of these sessions,
please get in touch.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
YNiC will be closed on *Friday the 7th of February* while we complete some
essential security updates. During this closure, you will be unable to
access the scanners, open plan, user support or the remote desktop.
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello and Happy New Year!!
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions and training
sessions. We still have a few spaces available to present at our
weekly Seminar/COGS sessions, please get in touch if you would like to lead
one of these :)
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 4th of February, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday the 5th of February,
13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that sessions are
limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served
basis.
*YNiC Events*
We would like to say a big thank you to everybody who led a YNiC Seminar or
COGS session last semester, and to all those who attended. You can see the
schedule for the upcoming semester here: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/.
If you would like to lead one of these sessions, please get in touch.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Dear YNiC researchers,
I'm pleased to say we have just been awarded an internal equipment
renewal grant to replace the majority of our PCs in YNiC (stimulus and
open plan PCs), purchase a decent chunk of central storage, and a few
other bits and bobs. This will be purchased and rolled out between now
and July 2025. This should massively improve things at YNiC, so I'm
really grateful to all who contributed to the application but biggest
thanks to Joe Lyons. We'll obviously try to keep disruption to a
minimum, but there is a lot of new devices to setup etc so please bear
with us during this time.
Have a good Winter Break/Christmas/New Year. We look forward to
supporting all the awesome neuroscience you have planned in 2025!
Best wishes,
Aidan
--
*I work 0.8FTE and my working days are Monday-Wednesday and Friday*
===========================================================
Prof Aidan J Horner
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
Co-Director York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC)
Department of Psychology
University of York
York YO10 5DD
https://www.aidanhorner.org/
===========================================================
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions
and details about our holiday closure.
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 7th of January, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 5th of February, 13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*Holiday Closure*
YNiC will close for the holidays on the *20th of December*. While we are
closed, you will not be able to access the scanners or Open Plan area and
there will be no user support. You will however still have access to the
remote desktop. We look forward to seeing everyone in the new year
from the *6th
of January*.
*YNiC Events*
We would like to say a big thank you to everybody who led a YNiC Seminar or
COGS session this semester, and to all those who attended. We look forward
to another full schedule of talks next semester!
We hope you enjoy the holidays and look forward to seeing you in the new
year!!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
We look forward to seeing many of you over at YNiC today at 11am for our
social. There are lots of lovely treats on offer!!
See you there!!!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
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--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
our YNiC Social event and details about our holiday closure.
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 7th of January, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 5th of February, 13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*Holiday Closure*
YNiC will close for the holidays on the *20th of December*. While we are
closed, you will not be able to access the scanners or Open Plan area and
there will be no user support. You will however still have access to the
remote desktop. We look forward to seeing everyone in the new year
from the *6th
of January*.
*YNiC Social: 11th December at 11am*
We will be holding a YNiC social event on Wednesday at 11am. It would be
wonderful to see the many researchers who have been using the centre this
Semester. Please join us for a mince-pie and some light-hearted fun,
festive attire is welcomed (but not mandatory) 🎄
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions
and our YNiC Social event next week.
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 3rd of December, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 4th of December, 13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*No COGS this week*
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have to postpone our
COGS session this week. We will rearrange for the new year!
*YNiC Social: 11th December at 11am*
During the last week of the semester, we will be holding a small YNiC
social event. It would be wonderful to see the many researchers who have
been using the centre this Semester. Please join us for a mince-pie and
some light-hearted fun, festive attire is welcomed (but not mandatory) 🎄
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's Seminar, our YNiC Social event, and potential disruption in
open plan.
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 3rd of December, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 4th of December, 13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*Seminar: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's Seminar will be given by *Chen Chen* with a talk titled
*"**Mind-wandering
during reading"*. Please join us at YNiC for the session, all staff and
students are very welcome. Or you can join via zoom, using the following
link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98826612788?pwd=7Tf69NzjIWE1RWA2rt0wfzu1jzdy1v…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98826612788?pwd%3…>
If you would like to lead a COGS session or give a Seminar talk, please get
in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events
schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Social: 11th December at 11am*
During the last week of the semester, we will be holding a small YNiC
social event. It would be wonderful to see the many researchers who have
been using the centre this Semester. Please join us for a mince-pie and
some light-hearted fun, festive attire is welcomed (but not mandatory) 🎄
*Potential Disruption in Open Plan*
This week there will be PAT testing happening throughout the centre. There
may be some disruption to Open Plan, however we hope this will be minimal.
MRI and MEG will be unaffected, so there will be no disruption to any
planned scans.
*YNiC Fob Access*
We are still in the process of deactivating YNiC fobs associated with
individuals who no longer use the centre. We will do our very best to
ensure that fobs currently in use are not affected, however there is the
chance your fob may get deactivated if it has not been named on the system
correctly, or has been passed between individuals. If your fob no longer
works, we can reactivate it straight away, please just ask at reception or
a member of staff.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hi All,
Jennifer and I have updated the YNIC ethics forms
<https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/research/york-neuroimaging-centre/forms/>.
The information sheet now includes some text about the video-watching study
Beth is running with help from MEG users. If you're not using MEG, or not
contributing to that, you can just remove that section from your
information sheet.
There's also a new study-specific consent form which allows participants to
agree to be contacted about future studies (including the online tasks for
Beth's video-watching study).
So the most current versions are:
Application form - version 10,
Guidance document - version 9.2.
Participant information sheet - version 11,
Study specific consent form - version 10.
Any questions, let us know.
Best wishes,
Fiona
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's COGS sesion, YNiC fob access and our drop-in afternoon.
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 3rd of December, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 4th of December, 13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*COGS: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's COGS session will be led by *Dr Clara Humpston* discussing *"**Can
neuroimaging provide evidence for self-disturbance in schizophrenia?"*. The
session will be based on the following paper, if you would like to have a
look over it in advance:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920996424002044. More
details on the topic can also be found here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920996424003554.
Please join us at YNiC for the session, all staff and students are very
welcome.
If you would like to lead a COGS session or give a Seminar talk, please get
in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events
schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Fob Access*
Over the next couple of weeks we will be deactivating YNiC fobs associated
with individuals who no longer use the centre. We will do our very best to
ensure that fobs currently in use are not affected, however there is the
chance your fob may get deactivated if it has not been named on the system
correctly, or has been passed between individuals. If your fob no longer
works, we can reactivate it straight away, please just ask at reception or
a member of staff.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please join us tomorrow at 11am for this week's YNiC seminar (Wednesday
13th). We have an external speaker *Dr Marc Himmelberg* from New York
University who will be presenting a talk titled *"**Linking cortical
magnification in primary visual cortex to visual perception and neural
encoding"* (see below for the talk abstract).
We look forward to seeing you in YNiC open plan, or via zoom using the
following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98866434382?pwd=Rr68mJPN8g8R0oVbhRQG4Kr1R0ZdKn…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98866434382?pwd%3…>
Many thanks,
Jennifer
-----
Linking cortical magnification in primary visual cortex to visual
perception and neural encoding
Human visual cortex preserves the structure of the retinal image in
cortical maps. fMRI has made it possible to measure these retinotopic maps
from visually evoked activity in the visual cortex, including primary
visual cortex (V1). Cortical magnification (i.e., mm2 of V1 surface
area/deg2 visual space) can be measured by combining fMRI retinotopic maps
with MRI measurements of cortical surface area. Cortical magnification is
greatest at the center of the V1 visual field representation and declines
with eccentricity. Cortical magnification also markedly varies with polar
angle; it is greater at the horizontal than vertical, and lower than upper
vertical meridian of V1 visual field representation. Further, V1 cortical
magnification varies up to 3-fold when comparing among individual
observers. I will present two projects that harness this location- and
observer-dependent variability in cortical magnification to better
understand the link between the organisation of V1 and: (1) visual
perception; and (2) neural encoding. First, I will present work showing
that, when measured as a function of polar angle, V1 cortical magnification
parallels behavioural measurements of contrast sensitivity at the group and
individual level, demonstrating a tight link between brain and behaviour.
Second, I will present recent work showing that a 2D model accounts for
location-dependent variation in V1 neural properties –cortical
magnification and preferred spatial frequency. I will then show that V1
cortical magnification and preferred spatial frequency covary –and scale–
to different extents when measured as a function of eccentricity, polar
angle, and individual observer, demonstrating a link between V1 neural
resources and neural encoding.
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's Seminar, YNiC fob access and our drop-in sessions.
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 3rd of December, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 4th of December, 13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*Seminar (External Speaker): Wednesday, 11am at YNiC *
This week's seminar speaker will be *Dr **Marc Himmelberg* from *New York
University*, with a talk titled *'**Linking cortical magnification in
primary visual cortex to visual perception and neural encoding'*. Please
join us at YNiC for the session, or you can join us via zoom using the
following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98866434382?pwd=Rr68mJPN8g8R0oVbhRQG4Kr1R0ZdKn…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98866434382?pwd%3…>
All staff and students are very welcome.
If you would like to lead a COGS session or give a Seminar talk, please get
in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events
schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Fob Access*
Over the next couple of weeks we will be deactivating YNiC fobs associated
with individuals who no longer use the centre. We will do our very best to
ensure that fobs currently in use are not affected, however there is the
chance your fob may get deactivated if it has not been named on the system
correctly, or has been passed between users. If your fob no longer works,
we can reactivate it straight away, please just ask at reception or a
member of staff.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions and
this week's YNiC COGS session.
*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 will be on *Tuesday the 3rd of December, at 10:00am*. Please
ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 4th of December, 13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*COGS: Wednesday (6th), 11am at YNiC*
This week's COGS session will be led by *Ramaya Balakrishnan,*
discussing *"What
are connectivity gradients and how can they be used to understand cognitive
problems after stroke?"*. Please join us at YNiC for the session, all staff
and students are very welcome.
If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk,
please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC
events schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
*Open Plan Availability*
Teaching will be carried out in open plan throughout Friday. You can still
access the computers, but space may be limited.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's YNiC COGS meeting and our weekley drop-in session.
*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
will be on *Tuesday the 5th of November, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to
contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 6th of November, 13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*COGS: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's COGS session will be led by* Ramaya Balakrishnan*,
discussing *"What
are connectivity gradients and how can they be used to understand cognitive
problems after stroke?"*. Please join us at YNiC for the session, all staff
and students are very welcome.
If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk,
please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full
YNiC events
schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Good morning
Following on from yesterdays email regarding access to the ground floor
kitchen, I expressed our concerns at having to use the upstairs kitchen
and YSPL have agreed that we can continue using the downstairs kitchen.
If you do have a fob though, please can you let me know as over the
years these have just been passed on when people have left. YSPL just
need names so that they can rename the fobs currently in use.
Thanks
Jackie
--
Jackie Mayhew
York Neuroimaging Centre
The BioCentre
York Science Park
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Hello
We had some file system errors overnight which caused the server that
provides /groups and /scratch/groups to crash. After a few reboots, these
mounts are now available again.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Thanks
Joe
Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator
York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York
joe.lyons(a)york.ac.uk
01904 325949 | 01904 325940
Good afternoon
As you may already be aware, Park Central is closing at the end of
October. YSPL are also taking away our access to the ground floor
kitchen and corridor from Monday 04 November. We will instead have
access to the 1st floor kitchen which does not require fob access.
Please could you therefore return your black fob so that we can get a
refund on these.
Thanks
Jackie
Jackie Mayhew
York Neuroimaging Centre
The BioCentre
York Science Park
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
Good morning
Please see below, that MSc students will have tutorials at YNiC on
Fridays, morning and afternoon.
Best wishes
Jackie
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: tutorial meetings on Friday
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:35:02 +0100
From: Silvia Gennari <silvia.gennari(a)york.ac.uk>
To: YNiC Reception <reception(a)ynic.york.ac.uk>
Hello,
I am unsure whether you know that MSc students are having tutorials at
Ynic on Fridays, morning and afternoon. I just wanted to let you know if
people are trying to work in the open plan.
Thanks,
Silvia
--
Silvia Gennari
Department of Psychology
University of York
York, YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's YNiC seminar and our weekley drop-in session.
*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 will be on *Tuesday the 5th of November, at 10:00am*. Please
ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 6th of November, 13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*Seminar: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's seminar will be from *Dr Katya Krieger-Redwood*, with a talk
titled *"Is semantic control different from language and domain-general
executive function in the brain?"*. Please join us at YNiC for the session,
all staff and students are very welcome, or you can join us on zoom using
the following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99486361852?pwd=8SFuihdRsaLfausbN778GSvucJbR7Z…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99486361852?pwd%3…>
.
If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk,
please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC
events schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's COGS session and planned scanner downtime.
*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 will be on *Tuesday the 5th of November, at 10:00am*. Please
ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.
*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held
on *Wednesday
the 6th of November, 13:00-15:00.* 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. Please note that
sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come
first-served basis.
*COGS: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's COGS session will be from myself, where we will discuss *"Brain
stimulation at YNiC: a guide for complete beginners"* looking at the
equipment we have at YNiC and how you could use it. Please join us at YNiC
for the session, all staff and students are very welcome. If you are
interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk, please get
in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk). You can see the full YNiC events
schedule here: www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events.
*Planned Scanner Maintenance*
The MRI scanner will be unavailable between the 15th and 17th (inclusive)
of October, while we have some essential maintenance completed. There will
be no disruption to user support, MEG, access to open plan or the remote
desktop.
*YNiC Drop-In - Wednesday afternoons*
On Wednesday afternoons, there will be a YNiC research tech (or two)
working out in open plan. If you are struggling with something, or would
prefer to ask for help in person, this would be the perfect time to come
and work over in YNiC, have a chat and get some help :)
(This is in addition to our usual support ticketing system, and of course
you can come and knock on the office door at any time!)
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
I will summarise some changes to YNiC policies and procedures below, but
you are all encouraged to review the changed documents listed at the end of
this email for full details.
[ Apologies - MRI operators will receive part of this email in duplicate ]
(1) *How we handle anomalies*: when we see something in a scan that we are
unsure about we will send it for review by a radiologist -- as we have
always done. A minor change to the procedure has been made: we used to
write to the participant who's data had been sent on the same day as we
sent their data for review. We would then write to them again once the
report was returned to us and forwarded to their GP. Now, we will only
write to them on one occasion - after the report has been returned to us.
Feel free to contact me directly if you need clarification to the logic
behind this change - it is not simply to save on postage but mainly to
minimise the potential period of concern or distress caused to participants.
(2) *MRI Level 0 trainees can scan alone with a Level 3 MRI operator*: It
has been decided after extensive review that L0 operators in training can
be accompanied by an experienced L3 without an additional operator in the
MRI scan room. This is a change to policy. This can only be done when
- (a) the L0 in training has completed a first aid certification and
- (b) the L0 has completed initial L0 training and
- (c) there is another qualified L0, L1, L2 or L3 operator (in addition
to the L0 trainee and L3 operator already in the scan room) in the building
who has signed the session screening safety safety and consent form and
certified that they will remain in the YNiC building for the duration of
the MRI session so that they can be called upon if necessary and
- (d) the qualified L0, L1, L2 or L3 who has agreed to stay in the
building must witness the participant being screened and
- (e) 3 signatures are placed on the session screening safety safety and
consent form
- (f) at every scan session while the L0 still in training the L0 should
demonstrate that they can operate that scanner bed and that they know where
the emergency call alarm is.
(3)* Safety and consent forms require printed name and signature*: With
increasing scanner usage and operator numbers it is more necessary than
ever for us to be able to log exactly who was responsible for scanning
session safety. Operators should clearly print their full name and then
sign the session screening safety safety and consent form - new boxes have
been provided.
(4) *Logging changes of operator during a scan*: If there is a change of
operator during scanning (sometime operators will switch to give each other
a break), the incoming operator must also sign the session screening safety
safety and consent form. New fields have been added.
The above summarises the changes reflected in the following 5 policy
documents which will be uploaded to the YNiC website shortly:
-- Anomalous Findings Policy:
https://wiki.pages.ynic.york.ac.uk/UserResources/Policies/ClinicalDiagnosti…
-- MRI Local Rules (latest release v8)
-- MRI Training Scheme (latest release v8)
-- Siemens MRI Console Operation Manual for Level 1 Operators (latest
release v2)
-- MRI Session screening safety safety and consent form (latest release v5)
Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any queries.
Best wishes,
André & the YNiC team
************************************************************************
André Gouws PhD
Lead Technical Specialist
York Neuroimaging Centre and York Diagnostic Imaging
Departmental Safety Advisor - Dept. of Psychology
University of York
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5NY
Working arrangements - please note that I work part time hours and that I
work flexibly so that I am not always available to respond immediately.
