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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 10 Mar '25

10 Mar '25

Hello, Please see details below regarding the next YNiC induction, training sessions and YNiC seminar. *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 1st of April, 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 9th of April, 13:00-15:00.* *MEG* Level 0 Training:* Wednesday the 16th of April, 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* Our next YNiC event will be a YNiC Seminar, see details below: When: *Wednesday 12th of March at 11am* Where: *YNiC* Speaker: *Professor Tim Andrews* Title: *"A data-driven approach to exploring the organising principles of visual cognition"* Zoom Link: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92125563550?pwd=Mpz5yOqOMRvkt5FxtMUMWZhcPK5wab… <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92125563550?pwd%3…> 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 [image: University of York]

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 03 Mar '25

03 Mar '25

Hello, Please see details below regarding upcoming induction, training sessions and COGS discussion 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 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 9th of April, 13:00-15:00.* *MEG* Level 0 Training:* Wednesday the 16th of April, 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* Our next YNiC event will be a COGS discussion session, see details below: When: *Wednesday 5th of March at 11am* Where: *YNiC* Speaker: *Dr Katya Krieger-Redwood* Title: *"A very basic introduction to CONN for brain connectivity analysis"* 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

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 24 Feb '25

24 Feb '25

Hello, Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions and training sessions. Please note, there will be no seminar this 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 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: *Thursday the 6th of March, 13:00-15:00.* *MEG* Level 0 Training:* Thursday the 13th 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 Events* Our next YNiC event is a COGS session next Wednesday at 11am. Katya Krieger-Redwood will be discussing "The basics of brian connectivity analysis". 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

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 17 Feb '25

17 Feb '25

Hello, Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions and the first of this semester's seminars. *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: *Thursday the 6th of March, 13:00-15:00.* *MEG* Level 0 Training:* Thursday the 13th 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 Events: This Wednesday (19th February) 11am* Our first YNiC COGS session will be this Wednesday, the 19th of February, at 11am. *Speaker:* Dr André Gouws *Title: *"Working the Workbench: using the HCP workbench for pretty MRI pictures" 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

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YNiC Seminar: 11am Today
by Jennifer Ashton 12 Feb '25

12 Feb '25

Hello, We have our first YNiC seminar of the semester this morning at 11am, it would be lovely to see you over at YNiC, but if you can't make it please join us via zoom. Details are below: *Speaker:* Professor Tony Morland *Title: *“Do population receptive field sizes change as a function of the chromatic and luminance properties of the stimulus?”. *Zoom Link: * https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/93217425099?pwd=nFaCrmmVMBInL1frzSsqhFgK9SlYU5… <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/93217425099?pwd%3…> Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

Hello, Please see details below regarding upcoming inductions, training sessions and the first of this semester's seminars. *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: *Thursday the 6th of March, 13:00-15:00.* *MEG* Level 0 Training:* Thursday the 13th 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 Events: This Wednesday (12th February) 11am* Our first YNiC Seminar will be this Wednesday, the 12th of February, at 11am with an update from the world of Vision science*. * *Speaker:* Professor Tony Morland *Title: *“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

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Reminder: YNiC closure Friday 7th February
by Katya Krieger-Redwood 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

Hello everyone, This is a reminder that YNiC will be closed on *Friday the 7th of February* while we complete some essential security updates. There will be *no access* to the scanners, open plan, user support or the remote desktop (basically, all things YNiC!). Thanks very much, Katya

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reminder: closure this Friday 7/02
by Katya Krieger-Redwood 05 Feb '25

05 Feb '25

Hello everyone, This is a reminder that YNiC will be closed this *Friday the 7th of February* while we complete some essential security updates. There will be *no access* to the scanners, open plan, user support or the remote desktop (basically, all things YNiC, including the cluster!). Thanks very much, Katya

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

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

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

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

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

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

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YNIC Closure - Friday the 7th of February
by Jennifer Ashton 15 Jan '25

15 Jan '25

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

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 13 Jan '25

13 Jan '25

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

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Some festive good news
by Aidan Horner 18 Dec '24

18 Dec '24

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/ ===========================================================

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 17 Dec '24

17 Dec '24

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

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YNiC Social: 11am Today
by Jennifer Ashton 11 Dec '24

11 Dec '24

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 [image: VID_20241211_013356_624-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter(1).gif] -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 09 Dec '24

09 Dec '24

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

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 02 Dec '24

02 Dec '24

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

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 25 Nov '24

25 Nov '24

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

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New ethics forms
by Fiona McNab 22 Nov '24

22 Nov '24

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

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Interruption to water supply
by Jacqueline Mayhew 20 Nov '24

20 Nov '24

Good afternoon On Friday 22 November Estates are changing a water pump which may cause a short interruption to our water supply. Best wishes Jackie

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 18 Nov '24

18 Nov '24

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

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YNiC Seminar this week, Wednesday at 11am
by Jennifer Ashton 12 Nov '24

12 Nov '24

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

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 11 Nov '24

11 Nov '24

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

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 04 Nov '24

04 Nov '24

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

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