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High winds - closure of our main entrance
by Claire Fox (secretary for Gary Green) 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

Dear all, Due to the high winds, we have been informed by the York Science Park Facilities Manager *NOT* to use The YNIC/CHyM entrance door. There is a notice on the front door but please advise anyone you are expecting, to use the Park Central cafe entrance and walk through the Bio centre to YNiC. Keyfob access for YNiC entrance / exits will be deactivated this afternoon to allow CHYM staff and visitors access through the Bio Centre. There is sufficient concern that further sheet metal could be blown off the Bio centre roof so please *do not* use the YNiC entrance. Thank you for your cooperation. Best wishes, Claire -- Claire Fox PA to Professor Gary Green The York Neuroimaging Centre Innovation Way Science Park York YO10 5NY Tel: 01904 435329 Fax: 01904 435356 Email:Claire.fox@ynic.york.ac.uk Website:https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/ E-mail disclaimer: http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm

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Re: Registration, Safety, Consent, Anomaly policy changes
by Gary Green 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

Dear Users There have been some significant changes to some key YNiC policies, procedures and documentation. These changes are briefly described here. 1) The anomalous finding policy has changed fundamentally. The new policy is intended to be more transparent to participants and researchers. The new procedures can be found on this page https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/information/policies 2) This new policy has required changes to be made to the following documentation i) Clinical Diagnostic Policy ii) RGC Guidance iii) Participant registration and consent forms All of these new documents are available on the wiki. All scanning will be conducted using the new documentation. 3) Participant registration and General Consent form. This is now a single A4 page. It is version controlled. Once signed by a participant it is stored both electronically and in paper form in the YNiC reception office. If the form is modified in the future all participants will be required to complete the new version before being scanned again. Scanning will only be performed if there is a signed version of the 'current' Registration and Consent form available. 4) Participant Safety and Consent form. This form has undergone significant reworking. The safety form will now be completed at each attendance and the participant will verify their address and their GP's address as part of completing the form. At booking it is now possible to insert the R number of the participant. If this is done, customised safety and consent forms are automatically created and made available, at reception, for collection by the research team on the day of the scan This step has the advantage that the safety form is explicitly completed and signed by all concerned for all attendances (as would be the case in a clinical setting) and ensures that, in the event of changes to the safety form, the participant always completes an up to date and appropriate form. Upon completion of the scan these forms will be digitised and stored securely. The paper version will then be destroyed. Therefore, to reiterate, all participants will be required to complete the new Registration and consent form. You will still be required to bring both the 'Registration and Consent form' and the completed 'Safety and Consent' form with you to the scanner. Note, you still need to complete your own project specific consnet form and the administration of this remains the responsibility of the project research team. A summary can be found here https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/docs/ProceduralInfo Please keep an eye on this page as we will be adding further information in the near future

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Fwd: job offer-full professor biological psychology, bielefeld, germany
by Gary Green 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

Professor Bielefeld University (Germany) Description The Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science of Bielefeld University, Germany, invites applications for a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) “BIOLOGICAL/PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY." The successful candidate will be head of the biological / physiological research group, coordinating both research and teaching. The candidate should be qualified by a relevant research and teaching profile and should have been successful in raising third-party funding. Candidates are expected to show an outstanding record of relevant international publications using experimental-neuroscience methods (e.g., ERP’s, fMRI, neuroendocrinology, TMS, studies with neurological and psychiatric patients). She/he should further participate in collaborative research within the department as well as to interdisciplinary research projects as, for example, the Cluster of Excellence “Cognitive Interaction Technology” (CITEC), and should cooperate with medical institutions in Bielefeld. For requirements and the application procedure we kindly invite you to visit our web pages: http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/Universitaet/Aktuelles/Stellenausschreibungen/w… (English translation) or http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/Universitaet/Aktuelles/Stellenausschreibungen/w… (German)

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Fwd: Post-doctoral position - MUSC Hearing Research Program, Charleston, S.C. USA
by Gary Green 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

The MUSC Hearing Research Program, in Charleston, S.C., is accepting applications for a Post-doctoral Scholar on age-related changes in hearing and speech recognition. This is a training opportunity to work with an interdisciplinary group of auditory scientists who use neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and psychoacoustic methods. The successful applicant will contribute to a neuroimaging study on speech recognition in older adults. There are also opportunities to interact with members of the MUSC Center for Biomedical Imaging that oversees the research-dedicated 3T Siemens Trio MRI scanner facility, as well as with members of our large neuroscience community. We seek applicants with expertise in audition, language, or attention. The successful candidate will have skills in at least one of the following areas: neuroimaging, programming, and statistics. Please email Dr. Mark Eckert for additional information (eckert at musc.edu). Applicants should include a CV and a statement of interests. MUSC is located on the coastline, in the heart of historic Charleston.

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Fwd: Full professorship for MEG in Salzburg (including an MEG!)
by Gary Green 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

Dear members of megcommunity, I would like to bring to your attention an advert for a tenured full professorship for Physiological Psychology: *The Department of Psychology and the Focus Area Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Salzburg seek to fill the Chair in Physiological Psychology at the tenured full professor level with a focus on research with MEG and EEG. The appointment can be filled as soon as possible.* ** *The University of Salzburg shares with the Christian-Doppler Clinic and the Paracelsus Medical University a Magnetoencophalographic system (MEG) for research purposes in Salzburg. A specific responsibility of the chair will be managing the core-facilities MEG and EEG.* ** *Please see www.uni-salzburg.at/psy/jobs <http://www.uni-salzburg.at/psy/jobs> for details* ** *Deadline:** April, 2nd 2014* Best regards, Florian Hutzler

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Fwd Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Affective Neuroscience available at Kent State University
by Gary Green 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

Pending budgetary approval, the new Kent Electrical Neuroimaging Laboratory (KENL), a consortium of faculty from the departments of Biology, Psychology, and Sociology at Kent State University, seeks outstanding applicants for a post-doctoral research fellowship beginning June 1, 2014. This full-time, one-year Fellowship is renewable for an additional year (contingent on success). Salary and benefits are consistent with NIH guidelines. The successful candidate will work closely with consortium faculty to participate in productive multidisciplinary research programs and seek extramural funding. The Research Fellow will have access to professional development opportunities (e.g., methods workshops, grant-writing seminars), a stipend for books, travel, supplies, etc., and additional resources (e.g., small research and consultation awards). KENL’s research is enriched by strong, collaborative ties with local universities and hospitals, including University Hospitals (UH), Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), and the Cleveland Clinic. *Qualifications* KENL is dedicated to successfully creating a self-sustaining program of research broadly focused on elucidating the neurobehavioral correlates of individual/social functioning and well-being. We seek a post-doctoral Research Fellow, who has completed (or will complete by the start of the position) a PhD in in cognitive and affective neuroscience and who already possesses expertise collecting and analyzing EEG data. Ideally, the Research Fellow will also possess the background and expertise to assist with collaborative fMRI studies with our strategic partners at UH/CWRU and the Cleveland Clinic. Additional training and expertise in EEG and fMRI will be available as the Research Fellow participates in on-going studies and contributes to new research projects and grant applications. Current projects focus on learning and disease processes (Dr. Clements, Biological Sciences), the neurobehavioral bases of normative and disordered emotion regulation and the neurobehavioral bases of mindfulness meditation (Dr. Fresco, Psychology), as well as the multi-level neural and social substrates of empathy, social bonding, and morality (Dr. Kalkhoff, Sociology). The Research Fellow will nominally have an appointment within the Department of Psychology, but will work with KENL scholars on existing projects and will be encouraged to initiate their own program of research. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. /Kent State is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/. Send application materials, including statements of research interests, curriculum vitae, copies of publications and other supporting materials, and three letters of recommendation by email to Ms. Sandra Thouvenin (sthouven(a)kent.edu <mailto:sthouven@kent.edu>).

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Fwd: PostDoctoral Research Position in FMRIB
by Gary Green 11 Feb '14

11 Feb '14

Postdoctoral Research Assistant: Connectivity Mapping in the Developing Brain Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Oxford Grade 7: Salary £29,837 – 36,661 p.a Fixed Term 3 years in the first instance The Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain seeks a postdoctoral research assistant to work with Prof Tim Behrens and Drs Saad Jbabdi and Stam Sotiropoulos in methods development for diffusion MR imaging of the brain. The aim of the research plan is to improve methodology for diffusion tractography and to provide methods particularly for mapping connectivity in the developing brain. Employment would ideally start in May 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter and is for a period of 3 years in the first instance. The post is funded by the European Research Council, as part of the Developing Human Connectome Project (dHCP). The dHCP is a collaboration between King’s College, FMRIB and Imperial College and will map and model human brain circuitry in 1000 babies (in utero and in vivo) using diffusion and functional MRI. The post holder’s contribution to this project will be to develop biophysical models of white matter architecture and new connectivity mapping techniques. Candidates should have a doctorate in a relevant discipline, together with knowledge of statistics and preferably Bayesian learning, with the necessary mathematical and computational skills to put these into practice. Knowledge in methods for analysing neuroimaging data, in particular diffusion MRI, is desirable but not essential. Skills in computer programming (especially C++ and Matlab) are essential. For an outline of the lab's research interests and links to further information see http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/research/analysis-group The closing date for applications is 12 noon Friday 14 March 2014. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 April 2014. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs…

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Fwd: 7 job offers in several neuroimaging french centers
by Gary Green 11 Feb '14

11 Feb '14

France Life Imaging (FLI) - Information Analysis and Management (IAM) Opens 7 engineering positions to form a nationwide development team. see https://project.inria.fr/fli/job-offers/ for details Best Regards MD -- Michel Dojat Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences (GIN) - Equipe 5 : NeuroImagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique Universite Joseph Fourier - Site Sante Chemin Fortune Ferrini BP 170, F38706 La Tronche France Tel: (direct) 33 (0)4 56 52 06 01 (secr.) 33 (0)4 56 52 05 99 Fax: 33 (0)4 56 52 05 98 Michel.Dojat(a)ujf-grenoble.fr http://nifm.ujf-grenoble.fr/~dojatm/index.html

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Fwd: Full-time Research Assistant Position
by Gary Green 11 Feb '14

11 Feb '14

The University of Southern California Imaging Genetics Center (http://igc.ini.usc.edu) in Marina del Rey, California is looking for talented full-time Research Assistants to perform research including analysis of brain images. The 30-member team at IGC is the hub of the ENIGMA project (http://enigma.ini.usc.edu/), which integrates brain imaging data from around the world. We are actively involved in some of the largest brain imaging studies of diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, HIV/AIDS, schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar illness. We also lead or participate in numerous studies of normal development, genetics, traumatic brain injury, and brain connectivity. Our laboratory writes and applies novel computational algorithms to study how major psychiatric and neurological diseases affect brain structure, function, and connectivity. The successful applicant will be a reliable, independent worker with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, computer science, math, neuroscience, or a related field. Computer programming skills in Matlab, shell scripting, or C++, and knowledge of image analysis software such as FSL or SPM are preferred. Knowledge of advanced statistics or genetics is a plus. This full-time position is ideal for candidates looking to spend a couple of years doing neuroimaging research before medical school or an advanced graduate degree. To apply, please e-mail Professor Paul Thompson, IGC Director, at pthomp(a)usc.edu with your cover letter and CV.

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YNiC seminar 13th February
by rem 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

Dear Users Please note that the "YNiC seminar" this week will take place over 3 hours (2-5 pm) in B020 in the Department of Psychology. The MSc CN students will be giving project proposal presentations for their empirical research projects. Please see below for a list of times, speakers, supervisors and talk titles. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca Time Students Supervisor Title 2.00 David Coggan, Wanling Liu Andrews Can low-level image properties predict category-selective responses in higher-level visual areas? 2.10 Phoebe Asquith, Eddy Rhodes, Amy Turner Barraclough Investigation connectivity within the human mirror neuron system using dual TMS 2.20 Shanelle Canavan, Ellie Cole, Lucy Spencer, Vera Wang Baseler Neural correlates of peripheral visual sensitivity in hearing and deaf adults 2.30 Lauren Debney Evans Global processing in medical images 2.40 Jennifer Ashton Gaskell Reactivating emotional memories during sleep 2.50 Zihao Chen, Zach Cotter, Rachael Hulme, Ellie Suffill Gennari Time in Language 3.00 Binglei Zhao Goebel Arithmetic networks in adults with dyslexia 3.10 Lysia Demetriou, Theodore Karapanagiotidis, Ashley Symons Green Learning and extinction with positive and negative outcomes 3.30 Geoff Gallagher, Meng Yang Hartley/ Baker Neural correlates of the tilt-shift illusion 3.40 Hannah Biddles, Rachel Garcia, Eftychia Giannakopoulou, Mrinmayi Kulkarni Hymers/ Millman Name that tune: the functional organization of music recognition 3.50 Phil Dwerryhouse, Jonathan Robinson, Junior Whiteley Johnston Exploring MEG/EEG violations of expectancy violation 4.00 Rachel Woodall Morland Longitudinal measures of brain function and structure of patients with Macular Degeneration 4.10 Holly Brown, Emily Shoesmith, Jonathan Kennedy, Wai Hong Liu, Morland The role of lateral occipital visual field maps in viewpoint perception 4.20 Josie Hogg, Milena Kaestner Wade Assessing the intrinsic dimensionality of visual cortex using multidimensional scaling 4.30 Debs Vallejo Lopez Wade Measuring the effect of environmental contrast on visual gain control 4.40 Irene De Caso, Borong Yan Young Decoding facial expression and gaze direction from fMRI -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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Fwd: ISMRM British Chapter Postgrad Symposium 2014
by Gary Green 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

I am writing on behalf of the local organizing committee to invite you and your postgraduate / postdoctoral colleagues to attend the 23^rd Postgraduate Symposium of the British Chapter of the ISMRM, which will be held in Cardiff on 11^th April. For those who have already been to the PG-Symposium, you know what a valuable experience this for the students and more senior academics.First, it provides a great opportunity for students to present their work in a relaxed and friendly setting and to receive constructive feedback on their work. Second, it provides a great networking opportunity for all attendees. Thirdly, it provides a very rich ‘snapshot’ of the current MR research activity in the UK. I’ve always come away slightly humbled by the quality and breadth of research being presented and I know that the students appreciate having an academic representation in the audience. This year’s event,thanks to generous support of our sponsors, is being held in a wonderful location (The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama),with great catering.We’re also able to offer some substantial prizes to students giving the best presentations at the meeting. The aim is to carry on the usual tradition of a very lenient acceptance rate so as to give as many students as possible a chance to present their work either as oral, poster-pitch or traditional poster. Please could I ask you to encourage as many of your student lab members as possible to attend the meeting.It’s completely free to attend, but we do need people to register in advance.Our postgrad/postdoc team, headed by Jess Steventon and Esther Warnert, have assembled a great programme, with scientific debates being a new feature for 2014. Please visit our website: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/pgbcismrm2014 for more information, and registration. I’d be grateful if you could promote this within your centre and help us to make this a real UK-wide activity.Questions / more information available via email at: cubric-ismrm2014(a)cardiff.ac.uk <mailto:cubric-ismrm2014@cardiff.ac.uk> <mailto:cubric-ismrm2014@cardiff.ac.uk> …and as mentioned above, academics are absolutely more than welcome!I promise that it will not rain! Many thanks in advance for your help and support Derek Jones

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Fwd: PRG Mon 10th Feb
by Gareth Gaskell 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

This talk may be of interest to ynic types... Gareth ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kirsten Bartlett <kirsten.bartlett(a)york.ac.uk> Date: 7 February 2014 10:02 Subject: PRG Mon 10th Feb Dear all, I am pleased to announce that next Mon Manon Grube<http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ion/staff/profile/manon.grube>, a guest speaker from Newcastle, will be giving a talk on "The relationship between auditory rhythm processing and language and literacy skills in the early-adolescent brain". When: 1-2pm, Mon 10th Feb Where: Venables room And don't forget that Bob McMurray<http://www2.psychology.uiowa.edu/faculty/mcmurray/> is visiting on 17th Feb from The University of Iowa. With best wishes, Kirsten and Huarda PRG calendar <https://wiki.york.ac.uk/display/PRGCAL/PRG-cal+Home> -- Kirsten Bartlett, Research assistant in Psycholinguistics Psychology dept. University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK email; kirsten.bartlett(a)york.ac.uk -- Gareth Gaskell Department of Psychology University of York Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK Office: Psychology, C226 Phone: 01904 323187 Fax: 01904 323181 Email: gareth.gaskell(a)york.ac.uk <g.gaskell(a)psych.york.ac.uk> Home page: http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~mgg5/ Research group: http://www.york.ac.uk/res/prg/

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Fwd: Lectureships in Psychology/Hearing
by Gary Green 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Dear Colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to two lectureships in my department that are currently being advertised: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/3176/ One of the preferred areas is hearing and one of the jobs is at the Senior Lecturer level (equivalent to Associate Professor in the USA). With best wishes, Brian Moore Brian C. J. Moore, Ph.D, FMedSci, FRS, Emeritus Professor of Auditory Perception, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EB, UK Tel. +44 (0) 1223 333574 Fax. +44 (0) 1223 333564 http://hearing.psychol.cam.ac.uk

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Fwd: New Postdoc position available in the MRC Cognition and Brain Science Unit, Cambridge, UK.
by Gary Green 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Dear all, Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position to join the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (CamCAN). This centre brings together a large group of researchers across the University of Cambridge and at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC-CBU) who aim to relate brain changes to cognitive changes over the adult lifespan (covering ages 18-88). You will work with a unique population-representative sample of 700 adults on whom we have already collected extensive cognitive and structural brain measures. A subset of these individuals will be tested in a further set of fMRI and MEG studies designed to probe specific cognitive functions. The CamCAN project will integrate across these data-sets using a variety of methods, relating changes in neural structure and function over the lifespan to changes in cognitive function and capacity. Your role will be to help conduct the second stage fMRI and MEG studies, and to play a key role in integrating the various CamCAN cognitive and imaging datasets, using multivariate and multimodal neuroimaging methods. You will be a cognitive neuroscientist with a strong background in statistics, especially of large data-sets, and in functional imaging, imaging statistics and cognitive and/or physiological ageing. Please follow this link for further details and application procedure: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AID115/investigator-scientist-to-study-ageing/ Many thanks Jason Stretton

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Fwd: Potential PhD project in Edinburgh
by Gary Green 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Please see following link for a competitive PhD project (7 projects of which 2 will be funded based on candidates) entitled 'Magnetic resonance tractography of the developing brain' which we are currently advertising in Edinburgh. If you know of a suitable person who would be interested please pass on this link. The closing date to apply is Monday, 10 March 2014. http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=51646&LID=2055 With best wishes, Mark Dr. Mark E. Bastin Medical and Radiological Sciences (Medical Physics) University of Edinburgh Western General Hospital Crewe Road Edinburgh, EH4 2XU UK. TEL: ++44 (0)131 537 2511 FAX: ++44 (0)131 537 1026 -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Fwd: Position for Technically-skilled Neuroimaging Post-doc with UPenn Addictions Group
by Gary Green 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Penn MedicineAnna Rose Childress, Ph.D. Perelman School /of/ Medicine/Research Professor/ University /of/ Pennsylvania Health System Department of Psychiatry * * * OPEN for IMMEDIATE APPLICATION * We are seeking a _Post-Doctoral Fellow with strong technical skills in neuroimaging_, and a potential interest in the clinical neuroscience of addiction, for a position in our NIH/NIDA T32 Translational Addiction Research Fellowship within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia. The selected candidate will become a member of our inter-disciplinary clinical neuroimaging laboratory with ongoing, funded projects in cocaine, marijuana, nicotine and opiate addiction. The T32 Fellowship position is funded up to three years, and could develop into a long-term position within the laboratory and the University. Our laboratory is especially focused on understanding brain vulnerabilities that may underlie the difficult clinical problem of relapse, with the goal of improving addiction treatment. Within this general domain – we are pursuing several vulnerabilities (e.g., heightened response of motivational/reward circuit response to drug cues; poor frontal modulation of the limbic response to appetitive and aversive/stress cues; poor inhibition, impaired decision-making, etc.), using these brain measures both as predictors of relapse, and as brain targets for medication/medication discovery. Recently, we have begun to combine brain imaging and hypothesis-driven genetics with the goal of understanding the heterogeneity in relapse, and in medication response, for our clinical populations. Though our primary tool is MRI (BOLD, ASL, and structural), we also have ongoing neuroligand imaging. We push our neuroimaging tools toward novel applications, including recent characterization of the brain response to ultra-brief, subliminal cues for reward, and the development of real-time fMRI feedback for improved cognitive control. _All of the described projects have significant existing datasets, offering a technically-skilled post-doc a stream of immediate publication opportunities. _ Our addictions research group is part of an extensive network of neuroimaging efforts across several research Centers and schools at Penn (Perelman School of Medicine, School of Arts and Sciences, Annenberg School of Communications, Wharton School of Business), and the adjacent Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The imaging resources include multiple MR scanners, as well as capabilities for MRS, MEG, FNIRS, PET, and soon-to-come, concurrent MRI-PET scanning. Our custom, web-based neuroinformatics software, WISDM, enables rapid sharing and display of raw data and imaging results, facilitating collaborations within and beyond our lab. Successful candidates will have strong communication skills and clear technical expertise, including prior experience with one or more statistical packages for neuroimaging (e.g., SPM, FSL, AFNI). Demonstrated ability to apply more advanced tools (e.g., connectivity, causal modeling, FIR, etc.), and to integrate imaging and non-imaging (behavioral measures; genetics) will be an advantage. The ability to publish research findings is important for this position. Candidates will have completed an MD or PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., engineering, biomedical engineering, biophysics, mathematics, neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, etc.). The University of Pennsylvania is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply. *US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status (green card) is required. *Applications will be considered until the position is filled. Please e-mail a CV, a one-page letter of your interest in, and potential fit for, the position, and the names of 3 references to the laboratory director / NIDA T32 Fellowship Training Director, Dr. Anna Rose Childress _(childres(a)mail.med.upenn.edu)_.

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Conference: British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience
by Daniel Baker 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

Dear all, As you may be aware, the department is hosting the annual meeting of the British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience on September 11th and 12th this year. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase our research activites and facilities, and I'd encourage as many people as possible to get involved in the conference. In particular, we are soliciting proposals for symposia, and it would be great to have one of these organised by York researchers. There is the possibility of attracting sponsorship (e.g. to pay speaker expenses) from some of the various organisations who exhibit at the conference, particularly if the symposium topic relates to their products in some way. Details of the conference are here: http://www.bacn.co.uk/meetings.html The deadline for symposium proposals is Friday 7th March. All the best, - Daniel

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Fwd: a post-doc position available at Michigan State University
by Gary Green 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

Dear All, Applications are invited for a one-year postdoctoral position at the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Laboratory at Michigan State Univ. Depending on productivity and a candidate’s desire to grow independent research, the position will allow for additional years. The candidate will work with Dr. Fan Cao on projects concerning language development, learning and disorders in monolingual and bilingual populations using fMRI and DTI. Michigan State University provides an excellent multi-disciplinary and highly interactive neuroimaging environment with its own physics, psychology and neuroscience groups as well as a research dedicated 3T MR scanner, EEG- and eye-tracking laboratories. A requirement for the position is good familiarity with fMRI techniques including data collection and data analysis. Preference will be given to applicants with a strong understanding of language processing, reading development and disorders, and bilingualism, and/or those who have expertise in functional connectivity and DTI technique.Other desired skills include experience or exposure to neuroanatomy, statistical methods, signal processing, and computer scripting (e.g. MATLAB). The successful candidate will be responsible for planning/conducting experiments, running neuroimaging data analysis, and preparing written/oral presentations for journal publications and conferences. Additional responsibilities will include oversight of undergraduate and graduate students working on the projects. A Ph.D. degree is required for this position; preference will be given to candidates with a Ph.D. in hand, but candidates with ABD will be considered as well.Relevant areas for the Ph.D. include but are not limited to Cognitive Neuroscience, Engineering, Bioengineering, Speech and Hearing Science, Psychology, and Linguistics. The successful candidate will have excellent organization and communication skills and strong personal motivation. Background and experience with submission of manuscripts to scholarly journals is desirable; English language**proficiency required. The salary range will depend on applicant’s incoming skill set. The position includes health coverage per Michigan State University regulations. To apply for this position, please refer to posting *# 9026* and complete an electronic submission at the Michigan State University Employment Opportunities website, https://jobs.msu.edu <https://jobs.msu.edu/>. Applicants should submit the following information: (1) a current CV, (2) statement of research interests, and (3) contact information of at least 3 references. Review of applications begins immediately; applications received by March 15, 2014 will receive full consideration. Applications received later than this date will be considered until the position is filled. Work begins as soon as possible. Inquiries can be sent by email to Dr. Fan Cao (fcao(a)msu.edu <mailto:fcao@msu.edu>). MSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. MSU is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans, and persons with disabilities. Best, Fan Cao

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Fwd: Postdoctoral positions available at UNC-Chapel Hill
by Gary Green 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

Several postdoctoral positions are available at the Functional Brain Imaging Lab (FBIL) led by Dr. Wei Gao located at the Biomedical Imaging Research Center (BRIC) of UNC-Chapel Hill. Our focuses include better understanding of the neurophysiological mechanism underlying early brain development, normal brain functioning, as well as brain diseasess (including Bipolar, Schizophrenia, MCI/AD, Parkinson’s Diseases, etc) using resting-state fMRI, task-based fMRI, and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). The candidates will be actively involved in one of the research themes based on his/her research experiences. Successful candidates should have extensive research experience in at least one of the three modalities (i.e., resting-state fMRI, task-based fMRI, and DTI) and have a Ph.D degree in Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biostatistics, or related fields. Good command of programming tools including Matlab, Linux, and scripting are necessary to carry out the research work in this group. Successful candidates will be part of a diverse group including neuroscientists, biomedical engineers, computer scientists, psychiatrists, psychologists, radiologists and biostatisticians, and will build upon the group’s previous work on functional brain imaging study. If interested, please contact Wei Gao at wgao(a)email.unc.edu <mailto:wgao@email.unc.edu>. Wei Gao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Radiology and BRIC University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Rm 3105, Bioinformatics Bldg Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7513 Phone: 919-843-7672 Fax: 919-843-4456

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Fwd: University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Fellow Position
by Gary Green 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

*Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position at University of Pittsburgh * The Maternal Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, headed by Drs. Eydie Moses-Kolko, Alison Hipwell and Mary Phillips at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh, seeks a full-time postdoctoral research fellow supported by funds from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The start date is immediate and the position is for up to 2 years. The study is investigating the neural underpinnings of affective disorders and mother-infant caregiving in young postpartum mothers. The fellow will be responsible for collecting and analyzing neural and behavioral data, writing scientific papers and giving scientific presentations. Analyses will focus on fMRI data during maternal processing of emotional faces, reward, and infant cry as well as structural and neural connectivity analyses. Because the study is embedded in a larger longitudinal study of psychopathology which began in childhood, scientific questions about developmental predictors of maternal affective neural processes can also be tested. Position qualifications include a PhD in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field or an MD psychiatrist at the postdoctoral level; experience with fMRI acquisition and analysis; strong experimental and statistical skills; the ability to work independently and in a team environment on multiple tasks and projects and to share one’s expertise with others. Experience with neuroimaging software programs (AFNI, FSL, MATLAB, SPM, or other relevant programs), programming for fMRI tasks (E-prime, Presentation), and statistical analysis (SPM, SPSS, SAS) is highly desired. Strong interest in the development and pathophysiology of depression is valuable. Excellent scientific writing skills are also desired. Located in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) is considered one of the nation's foremost university-based psychiatric care facilities, housing the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. For more than 60 years, WPIC has been a national leader in providing research-based care and treatment of mental health and addictive disorders. WPIC has a large community of post-doctoral scholars and associates and a longstanding history of success in developing post-doctoral researchers toward independent research careers. The Department of Psychiatry has a total research portfolio of over $ 70 million annually, including nine T32 post-doctoral training grants. During the current fiscal year, these grants support a community of more than 68 post-doctoral researchers whose research career development is supported by structured and informal mentoring activities. Our faculty has a strong commitment to excellence in mentorship. Please send a letter of inquiry and your CV to Eydie Moses-Kolko (mosesEL(a)upmc.edu <mailto:mosesEL@upmc.edu>). Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. ************************************************* Eydie Moses-Kolko, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine office: 412-624-9152 fax: 412-383-8336

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Fwd: research assistant opportunity (UCLA/ThinkNow)
by Gary Green 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

Dear Colleagues, We have a Research Assistant position at UCLA for a motivated individual, starting ~April 2014 and going through summer of 2015. The position requires someone who is able to work independently, problem solve and preferably has experience with EEG data and Matlab (other programming may suffice, Linux skills invaluable). Interests in signal processing and data analysis as well as in translational (ADHD) science and cognitive training are considerable assets. Many many thanks! Agatha ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Agatha Lenartowicz, Ph.D. Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Fellow http://alenarto.bol.ucla.edu/ Laboratory of Integrative NeuroImaging Technology http://www.brainmapping.org/MarkCohen/lab.html Assistant Research Neuroscientist Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior 760 Westwood Plaza, Suite 17-369 Los Angeles, CA 90095 310.794.5641 (x45641)

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Re: PRNI 2nd call for papers
by Gary Green 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

* SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS * * * ** apologies for cross posting ** * 4th International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in NeuroImaging (PRNI 2014) June 4-6 2014, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany Website: http://www.prni.org <http://www.prni.org/> <http://www.prni.org/> Multivariate analysis of neuroimaging data has gained ground very rapidly in the community over the past few years, leading to impressive results in cognitive and clinical neuroscience. Pattern recognition and machine learning conferences regularly feature a neuroimaging workshop, while neuroscientific meetings dedicate sessions to new approaches to neural data analysis. Thus, a rich two-way flow has been established between disciplines. It is the goal of the 4th International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in NeuroImaging to continue facilitating exchange of ideas between scientific communities, with a particular interest in new approaches to the interpretation of neural data driven by new developments in pattern recognition and machine learning. * * * IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission deadline: 7th of March, 2014 **submission website is now open <https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/PRNI2014>** Acceptance notification: 4th of April, 2014 Workshop: June 4-6, 2014 * TOPICS OF INTEREST PRNI welcomes original papers on multivariate analysis of neuroimaging data, using invasive and non-invasive imaging modalities, including but not limited to the following topics: * Learning from neuroimaging data - Classification algorithms for brain-state decoding - Optimisation and regularisation - Bayesian analysis of neuroimaging data - Connectivity and causal inference - Combination of different data modalities - Efficient algorithms for large-scale data analysis * Interpretability of models and results - High-dimensional data visualisation - Multivariate and multiple hypothesis testing - Summarisation/presentation of inference results * Applications - Disease diagnosis and prognosis - Real-time decoding of brain states - Analysis of resting-state and task-based data KEYNOTE SPEAKERS John-Dylan Haynes Klaus-Robert Müller Russ Poldrack SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Authors should prepare full papers with a maximum length of 4 pages (double-column, IEEE style, PDF) for review. Reviews will be double-blind, i.e. submissions have to be anonymized. PROCEEDINGS Proceedings will be published by Conference Publishing Services in electronic format. They will be submitted for inclusion in IEEExplore and IEEE CS Digital Library online repositories, and submitted for indexing in IET INSPEC, EI Compendex (Elsevier), Thomson ISI, and others. BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD A small number of papers will be selected for the Best Student Paper Award. To be eligible the paper’s first author must be a student, and the student must agree to present the paper at the workshop. Awardees will receive a travel allowance. VENUE The workshop will be held on the campus of the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen, Germany. Tübingen is a picturesque medieval university town, and can easily be reached by public transportation from Stuttgart airport (STR). Accommodation is available on or close to campus. A pre-conference barbecue will be held on June 3, 2014. ORGANIZATION General Chair: Moritz Grosse-Wentrup (MPI for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany) Program Chairs: Marcel van Gerven (Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Netherlands) & Nikolaos Koutsouleris (LMU Munich, Germany) Steering committee: Jonas Richiardi, Dimitri Van De Ville, Seong-Whan Lee, Yuki Kamitani, Janaina Mourao- Miranda, Christos Davatsikos, Gaël Varoquaux ENDORSEMENTS PRNI 2014 is an official satellite meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping and an endorsed event of the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Society. *

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Fwd: Postdoc position in Houston Texas
by Gary Green 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

The Menninger Clinic and the McNair Medical Institute is offering a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in psychiatric neuroimaging and genomics research to begin July 1, 2014. The successful candidate may have the option of extending to a second-year. Data from the McNair Initiative for Neuroscience Discovery-Menninger Baylor (MIND-MB) project utilizes state-of-the-art psychiatric assessment, neuroimaging, and genomics to study of adolescent and adult populations with serious mental illness. Candidates with a background in social-cognitive and/or affective neuroscience are strongly encouraged to apply, but content areas such as RDoC negative valence systems will also be considered. Eligible candidates must have their PhD or MD, demonstrate a proven track record of scholarship and publications, have experience with advanced statistical methods (SEM, LPA, multivariate association statistics), with Matlab programming and neuroimaging software (SPM, AFNI, FSL), and be able to work as a member of a team comprised of clinical neuroscientists, clinicians, and geneticists. Baylor College of Medicine’s Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is dedicated to innovative and relevant translational research into psychiatric disorders. The Menninger Clinic is ranked in the top 5 Psychiatric hospitals in the country and Forbes ranked Houston as one of the coolest cities to live. To apply send CV and names of 2 references to: cfowler(a)menninger.edu For further information feel free to call Dr. Fowler at 713-275-5508

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

Dear Users This afternoon (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be an internal project proposal presentation given by Emma Holmes. The title of Emma's talk is "Auditory attention during multi-talker listening". Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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Reminder: MEG research group meeting
by Markus van Ackeren 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

Dear all, This is just to remind you about our MEG research group meeting today, at 12.00 pm in B204 (Department of Psychology). Giovanna Mollo will talk about: 'Identifying objects at different levels of specificity: Effects on cortical dynamics in hub and spokes'. Best, Markus ----------------------------------------- Markus J. van Ackeren PhD Student Department of Psychology University of York YO10 5DD, UK Email: mjva500(a)york.ac.uk

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