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project presentations
by Antony Morland 26 Jun '17

26 Jun '17

Hello All, We will have Rachel Woodall give a presentation about two upcoming projects this week (4pm Thursday 29th June). Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Large scale data sets
by Jonny Smallwood 04 Jun '17

04 Jun '17

Hello YNIC users, We are trying to gauge interest in the use of large scale data sets by users of the imaging centre. There are a growing number of open access data sets that contain data from large samples of participants with phenotypical data and a range of brain imaging measures (often resting state as well as task data). I have added links to two of these data sets that I have had experience using and publishing data from. It would be very helpful if users who thought that this kind of data would be beneficial to their ongoing work could get in contact with me. This would allow the centre to get a sense of how many people would be interested in using these types of data. Thanks, Jonny http://www.humanconnectomeproject.org/ http://fcon_1000.projects.nitrc.org/indi/enhanced/ -- Jonathan Smallwood, Reader in Psychology / Cognitive Neuroscience Room C023, Department of Psychology, University of York, England. YO10 4PH. Telephone: 01904 324651

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Updates
by Antony Morland 31 May '17

31 May '17

Hello All, As many of you will already know, our GE scanner is back in action. Thank you for your patience. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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GE update
by Antony Morland 22 May '17

22 May '17

Sorry, All, the GE scanner is still poorly. Progress on its diagnosis is being made, however, and we hope GE will get it fixed tomorrow. Best wishes Tony

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Important: Immediate change to booking slot release
by Mark Hymers 19 May '17

19 May '17

Dear all, As many of you will be aware, for around a decade the YNiC booking system has released slots at midnight each day. How far ahead slots are released depends on the project and the nature of its funding source. We have just made an immediate change to the booking system such that slots will now be released at MIDDAY rather than midnight. This change takes effect immediately. We believe that this change should be reflected in the appearance of the web booking system as well as the internal YNiC booking tools used by staff. If anyone spots any issues with the booking system as a result of this change, please email me directly with details and I will investigate. Many thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers, Lecturer in Neuroimaging Methods York NeuroImaging Centre and Department of Psychology University of York, UK Please note that my email address is: mark.hymers(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Responses to messages sent to other addresses may be delayed

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GE Update
by Mark Hymers 19 May '17

19 May '17

Hi all, Another update on the GE scanner. Although the GE scanner looks more like an MRI scanner again, it is still not functional. Diagnostic work carried out today means that we believe that the two parts likely to be responsible have been identified. One part arrived at YNiC this evening and the other is due to be delivered first thing on Monday morning. GE Engineers will be on site on Monday to fit the parts and, hopefully, resolve the issue. Scanning on Monday has been cancelled. Another update should be sent around Monday lunchtime. Thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers, Lecturer in Neuroimaging Methods York NeuroImaging Centre and Department of Psychology University of York, UK Please note that my email address is: mark.hymers(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Responses to messages sent to other addresses may be delayed

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GE Scanner update
by Mark Hymers 18 May '17

18 May '17

Hi all, The attached picture shows the GE scanner just after 5pm. Unsurprisingly, this means that we will not be scanning tomorrow. We are awaiting a part (arriving later this evening) and engineers will be on-site this evening and tomorrow continuing to work on the problem. We are currently discussing the effect that this has had on MSc scanning and will write to students and supervisors once the scanner is available again to let them know what arrangements we are making to make sure we get all of the scanning done. More updates tomorrow. Thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers, Lecturer in Neuroimaging Methods York NeuroImaging Centre and Department of Psychology University of York, UK Please note that my email address is: mark.hymers(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Responses to messages sent to other addresses may be delayed

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Scanner update
by Antony Morland 17 May '17

17 May '17

Apologies, All, another day, another update. The GE engineers replaced a number of parts today, but have still to fix the problem. They return tomorrow to do more work to remedy our problem. I hope to be able to relay more positive news soon. Best wishes Toby

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GE update
by Antony Morland 16 May '17

16 May '17

Hello All, Sorry, still no good news to report. Tomorrow, GE will attend again to replace parts and see if that resolves the issues we are encountering. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Update
by Antony Morland 16 May '17

16 May '17

Apologies, All, the GE engineer was unable to fully resolve the scanner issues yesterday. GE will be at ynic again today to investigate and hopefully resolve the issue. Updates to follow. Best wishes Tony

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Updates
by Antony Morland 15 May '17

15 May '17

Hello All, As some of you may already know, we have had some issues with the GE scanner. GE attended Friday and today. They have made some progress. We are running tests this afternoon to check that data collection can resume from tomorrow. We are resuming testing the MEG scanner in collaboration with York Instruments. More news on this should emerge through June. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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YNiC talk this afternoon
by Alex Wade 11 May '17

11 May '17

Dear YNiC users Our talk today is from a visiting speaker: Marko Nardini from Durham will be talking about "Perceptual inference in the developing brain". Marko has keen interest in perceptual development and his work will be of interest both to our imaging community and to vision and developmental scientists. https://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/staff/?id=11704 4pm at YNiC open plan. Best Alex

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Closure 12th May
by Antony Morland 05 May '17

05 May '17

Dear All, We are having some work done in the MRI suite 12th May, which means the centre will be closed for scanning. Open Plan will be Open, however. YNiC staff will be attending a training event, so there will be no reception or staff cover 12th May. Sorry for the short notice - the contractor only gave us this lead period for the work. Thanks 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 Antony Morland 02 May '17

02 May '17

Hello All, This week we will be hosting two project presentations; Lucilla Lanzoni (from Beth Jefferies's Lab) will talk about 'Effect of cues on semantic retrieval' Xiuyi Wang (from Jonny Smallwood's Lab) will talk about 'Graded constraints in semantic cognition: how do we retrieve knowledge in a flexible way' As usual the seminar will be on Thursday at 4pm (4th May) and refreshments will be provided after the presentations. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK. For support issues email: support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk

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MRI projection screen upgrade
by Andre Gouws 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

We have now upgraded the projection screen material in MRI and this will be the default screen in the scanner moving forward. Many of the existing projects that use "lower-level" calibration routines or are dependent on the use of the polarizer HAVE ALREADY BEEN USING THIS "NEW" SCREEN MATERIAL. Note that the "old" screens are still available for use by existing projects that have already acquired data - just remember that these screens will no longer be pre-loaded into the scanner by default and you will need to load them yourselves. As usual, if you have any queries, please drop me a line. -- André ************************************************************************ André Gouws 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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Updates
by Antony Morland 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

Dear All, Some upcoming events and news from YNiC. The current week marks the start of the MSc project scanning period. This week pilot scans will be performed to check all groups are ready to acquire data starting the week commencing 1st May. The summer terms seminar programme is flexible and will accommodate visiting speakers and project presentations. Two project presentations will take place 4th May and Marko Nardini (Durham) will give the seminar 11th May. Details on both to follow nearer the time. If you would like to present some of your work at YNiC over the coming weeks, please let me or Jonny Smallwood know. We had a successful visit from the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Saul Tendler, on Thursday 20th April. Thanks to all who attended and to those who presented their work. Saul left with an excellent impression of the centre. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK. For queries regarding support at YNiC email: support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk

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Essential IT Maintenance - Thursday 13th April
by Joe Lyons 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

Dear users, Please note that during our soft closure next week, the centre will be closed for the afternoon of Thursday 13th April so we can carry out essential maintenance on our IT systems. Computers in open plan will be available up to 11am. Thanks Joe Lyons Unix Systems Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre

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Lost (found) phone @ YNiC
by Andre Gouws 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

I just found a phone under a desk in open plan - I have left it in the reception office @ ynic (next to the printer) -- André ************************************************************************ André Gouws 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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Important notice
by Claire Fox 11 Apr '17

11 Apr '17

Dear Users, On the 20th of April, Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Saul Tendler will be visiting YNiC. The visit is scheduled to occur between 9.30am and 11.30am, during which time there will be a series of short presentations. You are welcome to attend these presentations, we just ask that you keep noise to a minimum if attending the Centre during this period. Thank you Kind regards, Claire -- Claire Fox Centre Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre The Bio Centre York Science Park Heslington York YO10 5NY Tel: +44 (0)1904 435329 Fax: +44 (0)1904 435356 <%2B44%20%280%291904%20325805> Email: claire.fox(a)york.ac.uk Web: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/ Available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Email disclaimer: http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm

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Fwd: PhD position for Oct 2017
by Antony Morland 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Hello all, Here is an opportunity for a PhD studentship at Cardiff. I was wondering whether you could pass on the following PhD studentship information to any good students you know who are interested in pursuing a PhD using neuroimaging techniques? Thanks! Elisabeth *PhD studentship: Information processing in the social brain* Applications are invited for a fully-funded PhD studentship at the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre and the School of Psychology, supervised by Dr Elisabeth von dem Hagen. The studentship will commence in October 2017. Application deadline: 1 May 2017 For details and information on how to apply, please click on one of the links below: http://psych.cf.ac.uk/degreeprogrammes/postgraduate/research/ https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=83663 Elisabeth von dem Hagen PhD Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) & School of Psychology Cardiff University CUBRIC Building Maindy Road Cardiff CF24 4HQ Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 0151 <+44%2029%202087%200151> Elisabeth von dem Hagen PhD Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) & Yr Ysgol Seicoleg Prifysgol Caerdydd Adeilad CUBRIC Heol Maindy Caerdydd CF24 4HQ Ffôn : +44 (0)29 2087 0151 <+44%2029%202087%200151> http://psych.cf.ac.uk/contactsandpeople/academics/vondemhagen.php -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Updates
by Andre Gouws 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Dear all, 1) The Deputy VC & Provost, Professor Saul Tendler, will be visiting YNiC between 09:30 and 10:30 on Thursday the 20th of April. Please feel free to join us here at the center and showcase your research. 2) The Siemens scanner is now use and a couple of projects are being used to finalize our data acquisition and processing streams, as well as develop our training program. As such we are on schedule to meet our target date to start using the scanner routinely. 3) Reminder: the open-plan area at YNiC will be open for use next week (w/c 10 April) but that no user support will be available as the team will be working on consolidating a number of outstanding issues and internal development projects. 4) Housekeeping: Although we want you to feel "at home" when you're here at YNiC, please be professional. Specific examples this week include (1) always wear shoes when you're in the center (don't walk around in bare feet or socks) and (2) do not use the clinical patient preparations areas (especially the one on the MRI corridor) as communal kitchens. -- André ************************************************************************ André Gouws 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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Fwd: postdoc and PhD opportunities - please share with anyone suitable
by Antony Morland 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Opportunities in Durham ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "NARDINI, MARKO" <marko.nardini(a)durham.ac.uk> Date: 31 Mar 2017 5:06 pm Subject: postdoc and PhD opportunities - please share with anyone suitable To: "NARDINI, MARKO" <marko.nardini(a)durham.ac.uk> Cc: "BEIERHOLM, ULRIK" <ulrik.beierholm(a)durham.ac.uk> Dear colleagues, > > We have vacancies coming up for a post-doc and a PhD student on a 3-year > Leverhulme trust grant, “Learning to perceive and act under uncertainty”, > with myself and Ulrik Beierholm at Durham University. The project aims to > understand how humans learn new sensory and motor mappings and new > perceptual priors for perception and action under uncertainty. The post-doc > will work on behavioural studies with adults and computational modelling, > while the PhD student will address development in childhood. Please share > this opportunity with anyone who might be suitable! The postdoc can be from > anywhere. The PhD studentship is limited to paying UK or EU tuition fees > (which are unaffected by Brexit). Prospective applicants can find all the > details at http://community.dur.ac.uk/marko.nardini/ and are welcome to > contact marko.nardini(a)durham.ac.uk and ulrik.beierholm(a)durham.ac.uk for > any more information. > > Thank you – all the best, > > Marko > > >

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Updates
by Antony Morland 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Hello All, I've received a few questions about our closure on the week commencing 10th April. The centre will be accessible and you can use open plan computers and will be able to operate the scanners. However, YNiC will not be fully staffed and for this reason we will not be able to offer help with scanning or stimulus generation and analysis during this week. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Updates
by Antony Morland 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

Dear All, A few updates: 1) YNiC will be closed for the week commencing 10th April. 2) The Cognitive Neuroscience MSc course was featured in the Guardian's postgraduate supplement - please see the link below. Thanks to Tim Andrews, Jane Hazel and Joe Lyons for their work promoting the course and the centre. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/17/cognitive-neuroscience- postgrads-delving-into-the-mysteries-of-the-mind 3) We continue to pilot the use of the Siemens scanner and it is working well. 4) The GE scanner continues to work well 5) We are still assessing MEG, which is currently offline. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD. Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Weekly YNiC news and events
by andre＠ynic.york.ac.uk 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Hi All, This week, Andre' & Richard will be presenting a session they are calling "Making Pretty Pictures: (more) advanced visualization methods for imaging data". Please join us for the last presentation of term and refreshments afterwards in the YNiC open plan area at 4pm on Thursday. Other news: * Impromptu Project presentation: Sam Berens and Aiden Horner will be presenting a project proposal at 1pm on Tuesday the 14th of March (today) in the YNiC meeting room. Late notice, but feel free to attend if you can. * Repair work on the MEG system continues. * Two pilot projects are now actively acquiring data on the Siemens 3T MRI system - this process is allowing us to fine tune data acquisition protocols and the processing stream for data handling from this scanner. Hope to see you all on Thursday. ************************************************************************ André Gouws 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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