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Cluster issues
by Antony Morland 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

Hello All, We are having intermittent faults on some of the blades that make up our cluster. Given that jobs submitted can fail and we also want to ensure no damage is done to the cluster, we are taking it off line for the time being. I am very sorry for inconveniences that may arise. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD Head of the Centre for Neuroscience, Hull-York Medical School. Deputy Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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Operator cover over the summer
by Antony Morland 12 Jul '16

12 Jul '16

Dear All, As you may already know a new Siemens scanner has been installed. Also, we have hired a new radiographer, Jane. These are both very good pieces of news for the centre. However, over the summer we will need to run acceptance testing procedures on the new scanner and also ensure that our radiographers and other YNiC Staff MRI operators are trained to use the new scanner. The acceptance testing and training will impact on our provision of operator covered slots on the GE system. Over this week and last we have not scheduled operator cover, but have resumed normal operator cover form 18th July. We will give as much notice as we can about reductions in operator cover. If during periods when operator cover is reduced and you need a YNiC to scan, please get in touch with us and we will do our best to fit you in. Thanks for your understanding. Best wishes Tony -- Antony Morland, PhD Head of the Centre for Neuroscience, Hull-York Medical School. Deputy Director, York Neuroimaging Centre Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.

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security update
by Ross Devlin 11 Jul '16

11 Jul '16

Hi all, It would appear that we may have a 'fault' associated with the new extension fire doors. They triggered an alarm at the weekend. Therefore until further notice when locking the department in the evening please do not set the alarm in the MRI corridor. Doors should be locked on the computer as per normal and the alarm should be set in MEG and open plan as usual. I will update you all when normal procedures can be resumed. Ross

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security
by Ross Devlin 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

Hi all, As the builders are no longer on site, we can now lock the MRI corridor and its enclosed offices and set the alarm at night. There are two additional doors which should be 'locked' on the computer system '1st new extension' and '2nd new extension'. Many thanks Ross

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interesting paper
by Gary Green 29 Jun '16

29 Jun '16

http://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/early/2016/06/27/1602413113.abstract.html?… Functional MRI (fMRI) is 25 years old, yet surprisingly its most common statistical methods have not been validated using real data. Here, we used resting-state fMRI data from 499 healthy controls to conduct 3 million task group analyses. Using this null data with different experimental designs, we estimate the incidence of significant results. In theory, we should find 5% false positives (for a significance threshold of 5%), but instead we found that the most common software packages for fMRI analysis (SPM, FSL, AFNI) can result in false-positive rates of up to 70%. These results question the validity of some 40,000 fMRI studies and may have a large impact on the interpretation of neuroimaging results. They state "Our principal finding is that the parametric statistical methods work well, if conservatively, for voxelwise inference, but not for clusterwise inference. We note that other authors have found RFT clusterwise inference to be invalid in certain settings under stationarity (21, 30) and nonstationarity (13, 33). This present work, however, is the most comprehensive to explore the typical parameters used in task fMRI for a variety of software tools. Our results are also corroborated by similar experiments for structural brain analysis (VBM) (11–13, 39, 40), showing that cluster-based P values are more sensitive to the statistical assumptions. For voxelwise inference, our results are consistent with a previous comparison between parametric and nonparametric methods for fMRI, showing that a nonparametric permutation test can result in more lenient statistical thresholds while offering precise control of false positives (13, 41). " Would be worth discussing at a ynic seminar later in the summer Gary -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg

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Fixing pesky file permission problems
by Andre Gouws 28 Jun '16

28 Jun '16

We are aware that many of you who use shared project folders often encounter the situation where a file in that folder is not accessible to all members of the group. We have prepared some guidance on how to avoid this happening. In addition, we have prepared a (semi) automated procedure that will any user with access to a group folder to reset the permissions in that folder so that all files can be shared by all users. This procedure involves running a script in a command terminal -- a script that resets the permissions in the entire group directory for all users. For information, please log into the YNiC wiki with your YNiC login and view the guidance at: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/docs/ITPages/FilePermissions -- 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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Biocentre fire alarm test
by Gary Green 21 Jun '16

21 Jun '16

Hi All, Apologies for the short notice; however, would you please be advised that following further changes to the fire alarm system within the Biocentre MRI Extension; it will be necessary for me to re-witness the system in operation on Wednesday 22nd June 2016 between the hours of 16.30pm & 18.30pm approximately. Due to the nature of the test being that the alarms will need to be activated; so to avoid anyone leaving the building, on each activation and it may need to be carried out on a number of occasions; the alarm will only sound for a short period of time (30 seconds approx). Although it is anticipated that a smooth operation of the above will be carried out successfully; should the alarm sound continuously for more than 1 minute, then all precautions need to be taken and all personnel should leave the building and go to their designated muster point. It is also assumed that these tests may at some point effect the Fire Alarm System in CHyM; although these will be alerts rather than full sounder activation; however, once again, should the alarms sound for more than 1 minute; the same will apply to the occupants of CHyM and all personnel should make their way out of the building as appropriate. In order to assist in making the end user / operatives aware, I will be affixing notices at the entrance doors of both the Biocentre and CHyM Buildings advising of this test on Wednesday afternoon (22/6/16). -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg

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Two seminars at YNiC this week
by Gary Green 15 Jun '16

15 Jun '16

There will be two ynic seminars this week. First we have an extra seminar by Andy Ioannides from the Lab for Human Brain Dynamiocs, Nicosia. This seminar will be at noon on Wednesday the 15th in BO20 and the title is "Understanding sleep and its implications for specific health conditions" the abstract is below The second seminar is at the normal time of 4pm on Thursday also in BO20 That seminar will be given by Jody Culham from Western and the title is "The treachery of images":Why the brain responds differently to real objects than photos " Her seminar abstract is "Psychologists and neuroimagers commonly study perceptual and cognitive processes using images because of the convenience and ease of experimental control they provide. However, real objects differ from pictures in many ways, including the availability and consistency of depth cues and the potential for interaction. Across a series of neuroimaging experiments, we have shown that the brain responds differently to real objects than pictures, both in terms of the level of activation and the pattern. Now that these results have shown quantitative and qualitative differences in the way the brain processes real objects and images, the next step is to determine which aspects of real objects drive these differences. " ----------------------------- Andy Ioannides abstract is "Some 20 years ago, Michel Jouvet, motivated by the early PET scanning studies of the sleeping brain wrote in the concluding chapter of his book The paradox of sleep - the story of dreaming “… the majority of researchers are waiting with bated breath for the results of studies combining PET scanning, ‘functional’ magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), magnetoencephalography and tomographic electroencephalography.” The developments in the last two decades have fully vindicated this statement. The talk will first review published work obtained from real time tomographic analysis of the first whole night MEG recordings of sleep that focused on changes in regional brain activations and connectivity between areas related to eye movements and [1] and changes in regional spectral content in each sleep stage and especially during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep [2]. The rest of the talk will present unpublished results from further and more detailed analysis of the same data. focusing on light sleep (NREM1 and NREM2) and discuss the new findings in the context of current ideas about the role of K-complexes and spindles in sleep maintenance and memory consolidation and how these may relate to pathology. " References: [1] Ioannides, A.A., Corsi-Cabrera, M., Fenwick, P.B.C., del Rio Portilla, Y., Laskaris, N.A., Khurshudyan, A., Theofilou, D., Shibata, T., Uchida, S., Nakabayashi, T., Kostopoulos, G.K., 2004. MEG tomography of human cortex and brainstem activity in waking and REM sleep saccades. Cereb. Cortex 14, 56–72. [2] Ioannides, A.A., Kostopoulos, G.K., Liu, L., Fenwick, P.B.C., 2009. MEG identifies dorsal medial brain activations during sleep. Neuroimage 44, 455–468. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.09.030 -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg

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YNiC talks today
by Junior Whiteley 09 Jun '16

09 Jun '16

Dear users, Two talks will be given today at 4pm in B020. Mladen Sormaz will help us understand the contents of this thoughts on resting state brains in a talk entitled: ‘Understanding the content of thought’ Charlotte Murphy will then dazzle us with her eloquence and sagacity via a talk entitled: ‘Distinguishing stimulus independence from representation’ As always there will be refreshments in C Block reception after the talks. We look forward to seeing you there. All the best, Junior -- Junior Whiteley York Neuroimaging Centre junior.whiteley(a)ynic.york.ac.uk

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Looking after equipment in the TMS lab
by Bruce Keefe 07 Jun '16

07 Jun '16

Please can I remind all TMS operators and anyone using the TMS lab to take due care when using and putting away the TMS coils. Today we have found that four of the tracking spheres on the coil trackers needed replacing. The retroreflective surface on the spheres is delicate and will wear if touched or knocked. This will lead to inaccurate tracking for your experiments as the centre of the sphere will be misestimated by the Brainsight system. Further, this suggests that the coil trackers are getting knocked which is not ideal as these are delicate, precision instruments. It is important that you check the spheres on the coil trackers each time you run an experiment. If you find they are damaged please talk to Andre or myself. We can then help you replace the markers and order more as required to make sure experiments can continue to run smoothly I have attached a photo of one of the damaged spheres from today for reference Thanks Bruce [image: Inline images 1]

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Symposium Announcement: Computational Modelling of the Visual System
by Marc Himmelberg 07 Jun '16

07 Jun '16

Dear All, I am pleased to announce that Department of Psychology will be hosting the Computational Modelling of the Visual System symposium as a part of the NextGenVis Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network. The symposium is scheduled for Saturday, 17th September 2016 and will take place at Kings Manor, York. Keynote speakers for the symposium are Aviv Mezer (The Hebrew University, IL), Bob Dougherty (Stanford, USA) and Geoff Aguirre (University of Pennsylvania, USA). *Registration:* If you would like to register to attend there is a fee of £32 - this fee covers symposium registration, tea and coffee, and lunch. If you wish to pay with your M-Code budgets, please note that it will be attributed to the *next* financial year. If you would like to register, please send your name to marc.himmelberg(a)york.ac.uk. You will be required to send your work order or M-Code to finance at the start of August. Alternatively, cheques and cash are acceptable. *The registration deadline is 30th June.* Best, Marc and Barbara -- Marc Himmelberg PhD Student PS/C224, Department of Psychology University of York York, YO10 5DD UK

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easycaps for EEG
by Gary Green 01 Jun '16

01 Jun '16

Dear Users YNiC used to have a set of headcaps for use with EEG. These were of different sizes for children up to adults. The complete set has been removed from the box in the MEG area that is labelled for these caps. I am sure that they were borrowed for a perfectly good scientific reason but we would like them back. No questions will be asked Gary -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg

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Fwd: Fwd: RE Biocentre - Fire Alarm Test - Thursday 2nd June 2016
by Gary Green 01 Jun '16

01 Jun '16

Hi All, Apologies for the short notice; however, would you please be advised that the witnessing of the fire alarm system within the YNiC MRI Extension has been re-scheduled for Thursday 2nd June 2016 between the hours of 16.00pm & 18.30pm approximately. Due to the nature of the test being that the alarms will need to be activated; so to avoid anyone leaving the building, on each activation and it may need to be carried out on a number of occasions; the alarm will only sound for a short period of time (30 seconds approx). Although it is anticipated that a smooth operation of the above will be carried out successfully; should the alarm sound continuously for more than 1 minute, then all precautions need to be taken and all personnel should leave the building and go to their designated muster point. It is also assumed that these tests will at some point effect the Fire Alarm System in CHyM; although these will be alerts rather than full sounder activation; however, once again, should the alarms sound for more than 1 minute; the same will apply to the occupants of CHyM and all personnel should make their way out of the building as appropriate. In order to assist in making the end user / operatives aware, We will be affixing notices at the entrance doors of both the Biocentre and CHyM Buildings advising of this test on Thursday afternoon (2/6/16). Gary Green

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celebration of 150th paper
by Gary Green 26 May '16

26 May '16

I thought you would be pleased to hear that the 150th paper associated with the Imaging Centre has just been accepted. A good excuse for a party I suggest Gary -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg

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MRI delivery
by Gary Green 24 May '16

24 May '16

Dear Colleagues I am pleased to announce that the new MRI scanner is now in the magnet room and the RF cage has been sealed. Commissioning is now under way. For those of you who watched the first installation 11 years ago, this one was considerably faster. From lifting out of the lorry, the magnet was in the building less than 40 minutes later. No bumps or scratches. Two pictures are now available on the ynic website showing the magnet coming out of the lorry and being prepared to be pushed (all 13 Tons of it) into the building. Gary -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg

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Fwd: Re: RE Biocentre - Fire Alarm Test - Tuesday 24th May 2016
by Gary Green 24 May '16

24 May '16

Please note =================== Hi All, Would you please be advised that we are now reaching the completion of the Biocentre's MRI Extension project; with this in mind, would you please be advised that I will be testing the operation of the fire alarm system on Tuesday 24th May 2016 between the hours of 14.00pm and 17.00pm. Due to the nature of the test being that the alarms will need to be activated; so to avoid anyone leaving the building, on each activation and it may need to be carried out on a number of occasions; the alarm will only sound for a short period of time (30 seconds approx). Although it is anticipated that a smooth operation of the above will be carried out successfully; should the alarm sound continuously for more than 1 minute, then all precautions need to be taken and all personnel should leave the building and go to their designated muster point. It is also assumed that these tests will at some point effect the Fire Alarm System in CHyM; although these will be alerts rather than full sounder activation; however, once again, should the alarms sound for more than 1 minute; the same will apply to the occupants of CHyM and all personnel should make their way out of the building as appropriate. In order to assist in making the end user / operatives aware, I will be affixing notices at the entrance doors of both the Biocentre and CHyM Buildings advising of this test on Tuesday afternoon (24/5/16). Hi Nick / / Gary G / Vicky, Could you please assist by sending out an email to all personnel within the two buildings. Should you have any queries regarding the above, please do not hesitate in giving me a call. Regards Kevin **Kevin Roberts** ****Contract Supervisor - University of York Mobile: 07494 425807 / kevin.roberts(a)york.ac.uk <mailto:kevin.roberts@york.ac.uk> Tel: 01904 325104 Ext: 5104 Estates Services University of York Providence House Innovation Close York YO10 5ZF *P****Please consider your environmental responsibility - think before you print!*

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YNiC Cluster maintenance
by Paul Elliott 23 May '16

23 May '16

Dear all, Tomorrow afternoon (24th May) the YNiC compute cluster will be taken off-line to investigate a problem that is currently limiting available capacity on the cluster. The work will begin at 1pm and will last up to 5 hours. During this time any jobs submitted to the queue will be held and will automatically run when service is resumed. Jobs submitted after 8am tomorrow morning will be held so that they are not running at 1pm when the work commences and any jobs running at 1pm will be stopped. Thanks, Paul. -- Paul Elliott, UNIX Systems Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York

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Magnet delivery
by Gary Green 23 May '16

23 May '16

Dear Colleagues The new MRI machine arrived early this morning. The crane is also here and the lift into the new building should start some time after 9.15 and should be complete an hour later. Gary -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg

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Fwd: RE Biocentre - Fire Alarm Test - Tuesday 24th May 2016
by Gary Green 23 May '16

23 May '16

Apologies for this but we need to test the fire alarm system to the new MRI suite. This will happen tomorrow afternoon. The tests will be short bursts of the alarm. There is no need to leave the building. If the alarm is continuous then that is not a test and it is a real alarm. I apologise for any inconvenience caused Gary --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg Hi All, Would you please be advised that we are now reaching the completion of the Biocentre's MRI Extension project; with this in mind, would you please be advised that I will be testing the operation of the fire alarm system on Tuesday 24th May 2016 between the hours of 14.00pm and 17.00pm. Due to the nature of the test being that the alarms will need to be activated; so to avoid anyone leaving the building, on each activation and it may need to be carried out on a number of occasions; the alarm will only sound for a short period of time (30 seconds approx). Although it is anticipated that a smooth operation of the above will be carried out successfully; should the alarm sound continuously for more than 1 minute, then all precautions need to be taken and all personnel should leave the building and go to their designated muster point. It is also assumed that these tests will at some point effect the Fire Alarm System in CHyM; although these will be alerts rather than full sounder activation; however, once again, should the alarms sound for more than 1 minute; the same will apply to the occupants of CHyM and all personnel should make their way out of the building as appropriate. In order to assist in making the end user / operatives aware, I will be affixing notices at the entrance doors of both the Biocentre and CHyM Buildings advising of this test on Tuesday afternoon (24/5/16). Hi Nick / / Gary G / Vicky, Could you please assist by sending out an email to all personnel within the two buildings. Should you have any queries regarding the above, please do not hesitate in giving me a call. Regards Kevin **Kevin Roberts** ****Contract Supervisor - University of York Mobile: 07494 425807 / kevin.roberts(a)york.ac.uk <mailto:kevin.roberts@york.ac.uk> Tel: 01904 325104 Ext: 5104 Estates Services University of York Providence House Innovation Close York YO10 5ZF *P****Please consider your environmental responsibility - think before you print!*

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new MRI machine
by Gary Green 18 May '16

18 May '16

Dear Colleagues I hope you will be pleased to hear that we are close to accepting the new MRI scanner and building. Over the next few weeks there are some important events that you may be interested in or want to note This week the decoration of the inside of the building is completed and the final stages of installation of electrics, air con, fire alarm and security should be reached. Monday the 23rd : MRI delivery. Crane on site at 7.30am, delivery starts at 8am. They expect to complete by 2pm. Heavy rain is predicted, of course. Tuesday the 24th : the MRI access route will be bricked up and a door installed. The RF cage will be completed. Wednesday the 25th : commissioning of the MRI magnet begins. This includes attaching to the power supply, installing all the MRI equipment, attaching all the cooling systems. Importantly (for those on site) Tuesday the 31st : The MRI is topped up with Helium. Large Helium dewars will be wheeled along the MRI corridor. Tuesday the 31st : The first ramp of the magnet to 3Tesla starts. This allows the shimming of the magnet. The magnet is then taken back to earth's field, adjustments are made and it is taken back up to 3 Tesla. although the risk is small, this is the time when a quench can occur. If that happens, large amounts of Helium gas is released and the field, momentarily extends out beyond the 0.5milliTesla line. Later that day: MRI the final phase commissioning starts. 6th June : The handover of the building starts. On that day the operation of the building is demonstrated (air con, power, plumbing, security, alarms,...) 8th June : MRI testing by our team begins. 9th June : final acceptance tests of all the building operations is completed 10th June : Building handover. Issues still to be resolved Integration into the IT system Editing of local rules for MRI use Applications training (likely to be late July) Pulse programming training (date being negotiated - this is in Carolina, US) Installation of parahydrogen generator Installation of polariser Installation of stim PC(s) and stimulus delivery Hope that helps Gary -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg

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Fwd: Reminder - Research Seminar TODAY
by David Halliday 09 May '16

09 May '16

Reminder - Today P/L002 1-2PM The Human Connectome: Linking Brain Network Features to Healthy and Pathological Information Processing Monday 9 May 2016, 1.00PM to 14:00 *Speaker: *Professor Marcus Kaiser, Newcastle University Synopsis Our work on connectomics over the last 15 years has shown a small-world, modular, and hub architecture of brain networks [1,2]. Small-world features enable the brain to rapidly integrate and bind information while the modular architecture, present at different hierarchical levels, allows separate processing of various kinds of information (e.g. visual or auditory) while preventing wide-scale spreading of activation [3]. Hub nodes play critical roles in information processing and are involved in many brain diseases [4]. Nonetheless, general observations of human brain connectivity, or of patients at the group-level, have so far had little impact on understanding cognition, or deficiencies in cognition, in individual subjects. As a result, human connectome information is not used as a biomarker for diagnosis or a predictor of the most suitable treatment strategy. After discussing the organisation of brain networks, we will show how connectivity can be used to determine the disease type of individual dementia patients. An important aspect of these brain networks is their spatial organisation in terms of the length of fibre tracts and the location of brain regions [5]. However, simply observing connectivity is insufficient as small changes in network organisation might lead to large changes in network behaviour (dynamics) [6]. We therefore show how simulations can be applied to predict regions that are involved in neural processes. For epilepsy, simulations show us which regions are involved [7], which treatment approach should be used, and whether surgical intervention will be successful or not. We conclude with the role of simulations in understanding the developmental origin of diseases as determining these origins will again inform diagnosis and treatment ( http://www.greenbrainproject.org/ ). These are first steps towards using connectome-based computer simulations as a tool to understand normal and pathological processing in individuals. Developing models that are based on anatomical information will be crucial to define the most suitable intervention [8]. [1] Martin, *Kaiser*, Andras, Young. Is the Brain a Scale-free Network? SfN Abstract, 2001. [2] Sporns, Chialvo, *Kaiser*, Hilgetag. Trends in Cognitive Science, 2004. [3] *Kaiser* et al. New Journal of Physics, 2007. [4] *Kaiser* et al. European Journal of Neuroscience, 2007. [5] *Kaiser* et al. PLOS Computational Biology, 2006. [6] *Kaiser*. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013. [7] Hutchings, Han, Keller, Weber, Taylor, *Kaiser*. PLOS Computational Biology, 2015. [8] Wang, Hutchings, *Kaiser*. Computational Modelling of Neurostimulation in Brain Diseases. Progress in Brain Research, 2015. *Biography* *Marcus Kaiser* studied biology and computer science at the Ruhr-University Bochum and the Distance University Hagen finishing with a master degree in 2002. He obtained his PhD, funded by a fellowship from the German National Merit Foundation, from Jacobs University Bremen in 2005. He is initiator and co-director of the Wellcome Trust PhD programme in Systems Neuroscience and leader of the UK INCF Special Interest Group in Image-based Neuroinformatics. He authored the first major review (Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2004; cited 1,300+ times) and more than 50 other publications in the field of brain connectivity. Research interests are understanding the link between structure and function by modelling brain development, neural dynamics, and therapeutic interventions (see http://www.dynamic-connectome.org/ ). *Location: *PL002 -- Miss Helen Fagan Graduate Admissions and Demonstrator Coordinator ******************************************** Department of Electronics University of York Heslington York YO10 5DD Telephone: 01904 324485 Fax: 01904 323224 Email: helen.fagan(a)york.ac.uk *Follow us on:* Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/electronicsyork) Twitter (https://twitter.com/ElectronicsYork) Weibo (http://www.weibo.com/ElectronicsYork <http://www.weibo.com/ElectronicsYork?is_hot=1>) Pinterest (https://uk.pinterest.com/deptelecyork/) EMAIL DISCLAIMER http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm <http://www.elec.york.ac.uk/EqualityDiversity/award1.png>

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This weekend at YNIC
by Gary Green 06 May '16

06 May '16

Dear Colleagues This weekend, starting tonight, the power and data cables for the new MRI scanner will be installed in the Centre. This means that the floor tiles will be lifted and large cables will be being dragged throughout the whole of the open plan, reception and MRI corridor. We would be grateful if you did not use the Centre this weekend or this evening. For key holders - there are special security arrangements in place this weekend so please do not use the normal alarm setting points or security computer. If for any reason you do come in and the alarm goes off, do not try and reset it but please ring me on 07881913004 Thanks Gary -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg

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Seminar on: The Human Connectome
by David Halliday 05 May '16

05 May '16

The following seminar in Electronics may be of interest to this list The Human Connectome: Linking Brain Network Features to Healthy and Pathological Information Processing. Speaker: Professor Marcus Kaiser, Newcastle University *Monday 9 May 2016, 1-2PM, P/L002, Exhibition centre* More details at http://www.york.ac.uk/electronics/events/current_events/kaiser/ If anyone would like to speak to Marcus before/after the seminar please let me know. Regards, David.

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YNiC talk today at 4pm
by Junior Whiteley 28 Apr '16

28 Apr '16

Dear Users, Today at 4pm (in B020, Psychology), Richard Vernon will give a project presentation on: "Exploring intermediate shape representations in the Lateral Occipital Cortex" Everyone is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served in reception afterwards. Best wishes, Junior -- Junior Whiteley York Neuroimaging Centre junior.whiteley(a)ynic.york.ac.uk

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YNiC Seminar Today
by Bruce Keefe 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

Today at 4pm in B020 Sam Strong will be giving a talk entitled: "The functional dissection of motion processing pathways in the human visual cortex: An fMRI-guided TMS study" Sam has traveled all the way from Bradford so it would be great if you could come to support her :-)

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