Hello,
Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions,
this week's Seminar 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.
*Seminar: Wednesday, 11am at YNiC*
This week's seminar will be from *Professor Beth Jefferies* with a talk
titled *"The default mode of the default mode network".* Please join us at
YNiC for the seminar, all staff and students are very welcome. If you want
to catch the seminar on zoom, please join the meeting using the following
link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95277704825?pwd=3bHoiNsn3GohmDnC1j9akBeaKcmCSL…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95277704825?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).
*Planned Scanner Maintenance*
The MRI scanner will be unavailable between the 15th and 17th (inclusive)
of November, while we have some essential maintenance completed. There will
be no disruption to user support, MEG, access to open plan or the remote
desktop.
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 COGS meeting.
*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 8th of October, 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 9th of October, 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 at 11am at YNiC*
At this semester's first COGS session, we’ll be hosting an ECR roundtable
at *11:00am this Wednesday, October 2nd, at YNiC*. Everyone is welcome —
we’re particularly keen to have PhD students and post-docs join us. We'll
have an informal discussion about the cognitive neuroscience methodologies
each of us is using and/or interested in, and how YNiC can better support
your research.
If you are interested in leading a COGS session or giving a Seminar talk,
please get in touch (jennifer.ashton(a)york.ac.uk).
Have a great week! :)
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hello,
I hope this email finds you well and ready for the new academic year! We're
excited to have a full semester of seminars and COGS discussion groups
lined up at YNiC. Seminars and COGS will take place on alternating *Wednesdays
at 11am* in YNiC. You can see the full schedule here:
https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/events/
Our first seminar will be this *Wednesday*, where *Dr David Pitcher* will
present a talk titled *'**Bilateral TMS disruption of the DLFPC
demonstrates a causal dissociation in brain networks for emotion
processing'*. We welcome all staff and students to attend this talk at
YNiC, or you can use the following link to join us via zoom:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99874616213?pwd=DbFygNiUKH7mmcAAcNE14zcqDOmWja
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99874616213?pwd%3…>.
(We are aware that some students may have teaching that ends at 10:50, we
will start the seminar at 11:05 to allow anyone who would like to attend in
person time to get here).
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hi All,
*For everyone:* we've updated some of the YNIC documents, so please make
sure you use:
- Version 10 of the REC application form,
- Version 10 of the Participant Information Sheet,
- Version 4 of the YNIC Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA).
We'll get all these forms on the website as soon as possible, but they're
attached here as I know some of you are waiting for them.
*For MEG users:* we now have a separate questionnaire for MEG, so you will
use the MEG questionnaire for MEG, the existing one for fMRI and both if
your participant is having MEG and fMRI.
We also now have DPIA approval for the LIDAR system, which involves
acquiring and storing images of the participant's face. Please note that
researchers will have access to the transformation matrix generated with
these images, but only YNIC staff will have access to the images
themselves. Please do not attempt to copy or keep these images! The
procedures are explained in the new DPIA (version 4, attached). If you wish
to deviate from these procedures, you will need to check whether you'll
need to get your own DPIA approval.
Any questions, please let me know.
Best wishes,
Fiona
Hi All,
We will be holding our annual induction of Masters students, next week. Due
to the large number of students involved, the open-plan area will be
unavailable for the duration. Remote services will be available as usual
for you to continue your work.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Technical Specialist
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
Hello,
The IT security updates are now complete and the usual YNiC services are
all available again. Thanks for your patience during this downtime period.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Technical Specialist
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
Hello,
Just a reminder, we will be taking the YNiC IT systems offline on *Thursday
the 5th and Friday the 6th of September *to perform essential security
updates. *This will affect all YNiC IT services including the remote
desktops and the cluster, and no scanning will be available during this
period. *
Cheers,
Rich
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Technical Specialist
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
Hi All,
This would be a great conference for anyone anticipating using our new
OPM-MEG system, see details below.
Cheers,
Rich
MEG-UKI provides a platform for researchers exploring hardware development,
analysis methods, cognitive neuroscience and clinical translation to come
together and discuss their research into Magnetoencephalography.
The Centre for Human Brain Health at the University of Birmingham is
hosting a series of meetings covering a broad range of topics in MEG
research. We hope that hosting these in close proximity will provide
opportunity for broad interdisciplinary conversations as well as saving on
participant time, travel expenses and logistics.
https://uobevents.eventsair.com/meguki/
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Technical Specialist
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
Hello,
We will be taking the YNiC IT systems offline on *Thursday the 5th and
Friday the 6th of September *to perform essential security updates. *This
will affect all YNiC IT services including the remote desktops and the
cluster, and no scanning will be available during this period. *
Please get in touch if you anticipate this causing undue disruption.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Technical Specialist
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
Hello,
Just to remind everyone that we have our final seminar of the academic year
this afternoon* at 2pm. Dr Clara Humpston* will be presenting a talk titled*
“Structural and functional neural correlates of anomalous self-experiences
in a nonclinical sample”*.
Please join us at YNiC to listen to the talk in Open Plan, or catch it on
zoom using the following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95197496363?pwd=G3YGIcV0u6EGQ70tby9N3harnDO7b6…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95197496363?pwd%3…>
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Next Research Coding Club is in Psychology next week if anyone is
interested.
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From: Killian Murphy <killian.murphy(a)york.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 at 11:05
Subject: [research-coding-club-group] Pipelines and Workflow Management -
Wednesday 12th June 14:00
To: Research Coding Club <research-coding-club-group(a)york.ac.uk>
Cc: Alastair Droop <alastair.droop(a)york.ac.uk>
Hi all,
Our next talk will be about *Pipelines and Workflow Management*, presented
by Alastair Droop from the University's Data Science Hub.
It will take place on *Wednesday the 12th of June from 14:00 - 15:00 in
PS/C/003 Lecture Room <https://www.york.ac.uk/map/#locidps-c-003>
(Psychology).* It will also be available online at
*http://bit.ly/YorkCodingClub*
<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.ly/YorkCodingClub&sa=D&source=calen…>
.
Alastair is going to talk us through use cases for and development of
effective workflow management pipelines - reproducible sequences of
well-defined computational tasks. Alastair will be illustrating their use
with Nextflow.
*This will definitely be of interest to* *anybody whose work includes data
analysis*, but these techniques can be applied to a wide range of
computational tasks so do come along if you have the time.
Hope to see you there.
--
Killian Murphy
Research Software Engineer
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
+44 (0)1904 32 3634
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Thanks
Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator
York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York
joe.lyons(a)york.ac.uk
01904 325949 | 01904 325940
Hello,
We have our final seminar of the academic year tomorrow* at 2pm. Dr Clara
Humpston* will be presenting a talk titled* “Structural and functional
neural correlates of anomalous self-experiences in a nonclinical sample”*.
Please join us at YNiC to listen to the talk in Open Plan, or catch it on
zoom using the following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95197496363?pwd=G3YGIcV0u6EGQ70tby9N3harnDO7b6…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95197496363?pwd%3…>
We look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow at 2pm.
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
NOBODY should discuss, either between themselves or with the participant
scanned, anything they think they may or may not have seen on
that participant's MRI scan. This applies while in the scan room while
someone is being scanned, or after when looking at their data.
Anyone who sees something on a scan can bring any concerns to any member of
YNiC staff. This should be done DISCRETELY (i.e. behind a closed door) as
soon as possible after their scan session - do not call someone to the scan
room or stand in open plan and say "I saw something weird in this person's
brain".
Discussing potentially sensitive details about someone's MRI scan could
constitute a breach of confidentiality and there could be very serious
consequences - Just don't do it.
Please rest assured that we have processes in place to have participants'
scans reviewed by medical professionals if required. And we implement those
processes as discretely as we can. Please help us do that.
Sincerely,
--
André
************************************************************************
*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*
The storage nodes have rebooted and are now stable. Please email
support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any further issues.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Thanks
Joe
Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator
York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York
joe.lyons(a)york.ac.uk
01904 325949 | 01904 325940
Hello
We're currently seeing some issues with the storage nodes and are in the
process rebooting them.
We'll update you once they have come online and are stable.
Thanks
Joe
Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator
York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York
joe.lyons(a)york.ac.uk
01904 325949 | 01904 325940
Hello,
We have an upcoming closure due to a bank holiday this coming Monday, an
exciting research seminar will be presented by Clara Humpston, and details
of our latest scheduled training sessions can be found below.
*Bank holidays*
There is an upcoming University-wide bank holidays, so *YNiC will not be
open on **Monday the 27th of May*. Remote desktop access will continue to
be available, but there will be no technical support.
*YNiC Seminar*
*On Wednesday the 5th of June at 1pm *we will host a seminar by *Clara
Humpston* on the subject of "'Structural and functional neural correlates
of anomalous self-experiences in a nonclinical sample".
If you would like to give a talk this semester, please get in touch, there
are no specific requirements; presentations can include previously
collected data, new data, pilot data and/or study plans and ideas. This is
a great way to get feedback in a relaxed and friendly environment. Please
message support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk.
*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 28th of May at 10:00*. 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 Friday the 24th of May,
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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in
order to reserve the scanner booking.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Technical Specialist
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
Dear all,
We wanted to email everyone to remind people of one of the key changes
we have made at YNiC recently, and the rationale for doing this. We used
to always provide two YNiC staff as operators during any bookable
"operator covered hours". Some labs provided at least one level 0
operator, which meant that sometimes YNiC only needed to provide one
operator but the default was always two operators unless otherwise
arranged. This resulted in YNiC staff time being inefficiently used, for
example they would learn last minute that they weren't required for a
specific scan.
We have now moved to a system where the default assumption is that you
provide a level 0 operator during any bookable "operator covered hours".
We have trained as many people as possible since this change, supporting
labs when needed to provide this cover. This has allowed us to increase
the number of bookable hours and provide YNiC staff with more certainty
in relation to when they are scanning.
*Critically, we do not want these changes to prevent people from using
YNiC.* One of the key reasons for making this change is that it frees up
resource to allow us to support those who need it. Instead of providing
support for labs that are able to support themselves, we can now use
YNiC resources in a more effective, efficient, and equitable manner.
*The key point here is that if you want to use YNiC facilities and need
support, we are here to help.* If that means providing two YNiC staff
during scanning then that is possible. Come talk to us and we will do
whatever we can to get your project up and running - we want YNiC used
more often by a more diverse set of researchers.
As always, get in touch with either me, Beth, or Andre if you have any
questions.
Best wishes,
Aidan & Beth
--
*I work 0.8FTE and my working days are Monday-Wednesday and Friday*
===========================================================
Dr Aidan J Horner
Associate Professor in Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience
Co-Director York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC)
Department of Psychology
University of York
York YO10 5DD
https://www.aidanhorner.org/
===========================================================
Hello everyone,
Tomorrow *Dr Lauren Welbourne* and *Professor Alex Wade* will be presenting
a talk titled *"An analysis of manual and automated techniques for
segmenting lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)"*. This will be an in person
seminar held at YNiC at *1pm*.
If you would prefer to catch the seminar on zoom, please use the following
link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98907791147?pwd=blZnSVBwcnhUZzlOYTY5OVB2S1ZSQT…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98907791147?pwd%3…>
We look forward to seeing many of you *tomorrow at 1pm. *
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Hello,
We have an upcoming closure due to a bank holiday, and an exciting talk
from Lauren and Alex next Wednesday, see below for details and scheduled
training.
*Bank holidays*
There are upcoming University-wide bank holidays, so *YNiC will not be open
on Monday the 6th of May or **Monday the 27th of May*. Remote desktop
access will continue to be available, but there will be no technical
support.
*YNiC Seminar*
*Next Wednesday the 8th of May at 1pm *we will host a seminar by *Lauren
Welbourne and Alex Wade* on the subject of "An analysis of manual and
automated techniques for segmenting lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)"
If you would like to give a talk this semester, please get in touch, there
are no specific requirements; presentations can include previously
collected data, new data, pilot data and/or study plans and ideas. This is
a great way to get feedback in a relaxed and friendly environment. Please
message support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk.
*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 28th of May at 10:00*. 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 Friday the 24th of May,
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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in
order to reserve the scanner booking.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Dr Richard Aveyard
Senior Technical Specialist
York NeuroImaging Centre
University of York, UK
Hello,
Just a reminder that *Dr Anna Kuppuswamy* from the University of Leeds will
be giving a YNiC seminar titled *"Post-stroke fatigue - a multi-dimensional
problem or a cluster of disorders? A case for phenotyping post-stroke
fatigue" *at 1pm this afternoon.
This will be held at* YNiC at 1pm*. If you cannot attend, but would like to
catch the talk on zoom, please use the following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91641571784?pwd=aW1PU2QraHVrY3lHSVExQnNsSUd4QT…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91641571784?pwd%3…>
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
(Reposting to ynic-users so apologies if you are seeing this again.)
Hello Everyone,
Tomorrow *Dr Anna Kuppuswamy* from the University of Leeds will be giving a
YNiC seminar titled *"Post-stroke fatigue - a multi-dimensional problem or
a cluster of disorders? A case for phenotyping post-stroke fatigue" *(see
abstract below).
This will be held at* YNiC at 1pm*. If you cannot attend, but would like to
catch the talk on zoom, please use the following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91641571784?pwd=aW1PU2QraHVrY3lHSVExQnNsSUd4QT…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91641571784?pwd%3…>
We really look forward to seeing you *tomorrow at 1pm* (either at YNiC or
online).
Many thanks,
Jennifer
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*Date and Time: *Wednesday 24th April at 1pm
*Location: *YNiC (zoom link available)
*Speaker: *Anna Kuppuswamy
*Title:* Post-stroke fatigue - a multi-dimensional problem or a cluster of
disorders? A case for phenotyping post-stroke fatigue
*Abstract: *The last decade has seen a considerable increase in scientific
interest in poststroke fatigue resulting in studies addressing both the
pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies for reduction of poststroke
fatigue. Of the many emerging concepts, one that urgently needs to be
addressed is identifying clusters/subtypes/phenotypes of poststroke
fatigue. In this talk, I will present a case for three potential
phenotypes, discuss evidence in support of the phenotypes and a proposal
for multidimensional phenotyping as an essential step towards personalised
interventions for post-stroke fatigue.
Hello Everyone,
Tomorrow *Dr Anna Kuppuswamy* from the University of Leeds will be giving a
YNiC seminar titled *"Post-stroke fatigue - a multi-dimensional problem or
a cluster of disorders? A case for phenotyping post-stroke fatigue" *(see
abstract below).
This will be held at* YNiC at 1pm*. If you cannot attend, but would like to
catch the talk on zoom, please use the following link:
https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91641571784?pwd=aW1PU2QraHVrY3lHSVExQnNsSUd4QT…
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91641571784?pwd%3…>
We really look forward to seeing you *tomorrow at 1pm* (either at YNiC or
online).
Many thanks,
Jennifer
---
*Date and Time: *Wednesday 24th April at 1pm
*Location: *YNiC (zoom link available)
*Speaker: *Anna Kuppuswamy
*Title:* Post-stroke fatigue - a multi-dimensional problem or a cluster of
disorders? A case for phenotyping post-stroke fatigue
*Abstract: *The last decade has seen a considerable increase in scientific
interest in poststroke fatigue resulting in studies addressing both the
pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies for reduction of poststroke
fatigue. Of the many emerging concepts, one that urgently needs to be
addressed is identifying clusters/subtypes/phenotypes of poststroke
fatigue. In this talk, I will present a case for three potential
phenotypes, discuss evidence in support of the phenotypes and a proposal
for multidimensional phenotyping as an essential step towards personalised
interventions for post-stroke fatigue.
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD
Senior Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Hi everyone,
Next week's Cogs meeting (Friday 19th April, 11.30am, YNiC) is on
"Learning in the Sleeping Brain" and is led by Vanessa Keller. The session
will focus on this recent paper
<https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/89601#tab-content>, including
some potentially exciting advances alongside some potentially less
convincing claims. Just the kind of thing we love to hear about and discuss!
Cogs meetings are open to undergrads, academics, masters students,
postdocs, research staff, PhD students, YNiC staff and basically anyone
with an interest in cognitive neuroscience at the University of York.
If you'd like to present a session, if you have ideas for topics that would
be good to hear about , or if you want to find out what others are
suggesting please take a look at the discussion board, or email us. We have
another slot coming up on Friday 3rd May (although it's not yet in the
departmental calendar) - no topic or speaker has been firmly identified
yet, so if you are very keen to present please get in touch.
After that we will start looking for presenters and topics for next
semester - which seems a long way off. We look to have a mix of people at
different career stages, from different labs and with different interests,
so wherever you fit in, you'll fit in!
*discussion board: *
*https://cogs.ynic.york.ac.uk/ <https://cogs.ynic.york.ac.uk/>*
*email the organizers (Tom Hartley, Beth Jefferies) by
email at cogs(a)ynic.york.ac.uk <cogs(a)ynic.york.ac.uk>*.
See you all at Cogs!
Tom
============
Dr Tom Hartley (Senior Lecturer)
Dept. of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
+44 1904 322903
https://www-users.york.ac.uk/~th512 <http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~th512>
https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/staff/faculty/th512/
<http://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/staff/faculty/th512/>