- ynic-users

31 Oct '13

Dear Users This afternoon (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) Gary Green, Mark Hymers and Andre Gouws will lead a discussion on "A strategic review of YNiC "standard" scans": * The current YNiC "standard" structural scan * Options for enhancing the "standard" structural scan 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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Fwd: Side job for a PhD student in neuroimaging
by Gary Green 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Imagilys is looking for: * a neuroimaging software tester <http://www.imagilys.com/careers/software-tester>: can be a side job (about 8 hours per week) for a PhD student anywhere in the world * a R&D engineer <http://www.imagilys.com/careers/RD-engineer/>: full time job in Brussels or Warsaw To learn more about the jobs and apply, please click on the links. Sincerely, Laurent Hermoye, PhD Imagilys <http://www.imagilys.com/>

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Fwd: Research Associate Post in EEG at University of York
by Gary Green 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

An RA post (50% of full time) is available for a UK Research Council funded project called /Mobility, Mood and Place: a user-centred approach to design of built environments to make mobility easy, enjoyable and meaningful for older people. /The role involves designing, conducting and interpreting EEG (electroencephalography) data to make inferences about stress states arising from movement in specific settings. The project requires expertise in experimental design and statistical manipulation of data. Relevant PhD or MSc required. Salary within the range £29,541 - £36,298 per annum, /consummate/ to /experience/, reduced pro-rata. The hours of work will be 18.5 per week, for a period of up to 3 years, although other patterns of working will be considered. See below link. https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_we… Please contact Dr Jenny Roe to discuss further: jenny.roe(a)york.ac.uk <mailto:jenny.roe@york.ac.uk> -- Dr Jenny Roe Senior Research Leader Stockholm Environment Institute University of York YO10 5DD Tel: 01904 323480 email: jenny.roe(a)york.ac.uk <mailto:jenny.roe@york.ac.uk> web: http://www.york.ac.uk/sei/staff/jenny-roe/

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100th paper at YNiC
by Gary Green 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Many congratulations to Uzma Urooj, Piers Cornelissen, Michael Simpson, Katie Wheat, Will Woods, Laura Barca and Andy Ellis, who have just had a paper accepted by the journal Neuroimage. This is a landmark in the history of YNiC - it is the 100th paper and a measure of the authors' tremendous patience and persistence as this reports on work that started in the first few weeks of YNiC's life as a working imaging Centre. A tremendous achievement. Look out for the party announcement. It is 100 papers and almost 10 years since Andy Ellis's and Andy Young's vision resulted in the start of the building of YNiC in January 2004. The paper is: Interactions between visual and semantic processing during object recognition revealed by modulatory effects of age of acquisition. Urooj, U., Cornelissen, P.L., Simpson, M.I., Wheat, K.L., Woods, W., Barca, L. & Ellis, A.W. Accepted for publication in Neuroimage https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/publications -- --------------- Gary Green

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Building a Culture of Compassionate Care
by Improving Patient Care 2013 Conference 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Improving Patient Care: Health & Social Care Reform Brewery Conference Centre, London, 5th Dec 2013 Govtoday and Health and Social Care Reform are delighted to be hosting the forthcoming Improving Patient Care National Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at the prestigious Brewery Conference Centre at the heart of London on Thursday 5th December 2013. View Full Details on Delegate Rates via the URL below http://www.improving-patient-care.co.uk/why REGISTER YOUR PLACE TODAY via the URL below http://www.improving-patient-care.co.uk/index.php?option=com_gtereg&sub… Discounts for Group Bookings Available Chris Sheridan Marketing Executive Tel: + 44 (0) 161 686 5593 Email: chris.sheridan(a)gtevent.co.uk Improving Patient Care: Health & Social Care Reform will examine the Francis Report’s findings, highlighting the failings whilst providing delegates with the recommendations and tools to prevent patient harm and unavoidable death. With a further 14 hospitals under investigation for high mortality rates, and the Secretary of State attacking a system ravaged with a culture of complacency and low aspirations, action is required now! Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity, we look forward to seeing you on the day. Confirmed Speakers INCLUDE: Peter Watkin Jones Solicitor to the Inquiry The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry Adam Crizzle Managing Director Hillcroft House UK Limited Roger Taylor Director of Research and Public Affairs Dr Foster Intelligence Thea Stein Chief Executive Carers Trust David Prior Chair Care Quality Commission VIEW FULL DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME via the URL below http://www.improving-patient-care.co.uk/programme Govtoday, The Landing, Blue Tower, Media City, M50 2ST Tel: +44 (0) 161 686 5593 Registered Number 06708985 If you don't want to receive these emails from Govtoday in the future, please use the link below to unsubscribe. If the link does not work try copying and pasting the entire link directly into your web browser address bar http://3d.gtevent.co.uk/unsubscribe.aspx?subemail=ynic-users@ynic.york.ac.uk

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YNiC seminar 31st October
by rem 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

Dear Users This week (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) Gary Green, Mark Hymers and Andre Gouws will lead a discussion on "A strategic review of YNiC "standard" scans": * The current YNiC "standard" structural scan * Options for enhancing the "standard" structural scan 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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Fwd: Postdoctoral MEG fellowship available, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Lyon, France
by Gary Green 27 Oct '13

27 Oct '13

2-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship MEG, Motor Control and Autism Brain Dynamics and Cognition Lab Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, France Applications are invited for a 2-year full-time Postdoctoral Position at the Brain Dynamics and Cognition Lab of the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL) in Lyon to work on an MEG motor control study in adults and children. The post-doc is part of an exciting new project recently funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR SAMENTA) which aims to explore the large-scale brain dynamics of motor control in healthy subjects and its alteration in autism. Key requirements The ideal candidate will have a PhD in neuroscience, cognitive sciences, neuroimaging or a related field and a strong interest in neuronal oscillations, cortico-muscular coupling, and large-scale brain dynamics. The candidate is expected to have a solid background in MEG data analysis (e.g. time-frequency analysis, source reconstruction techniques and connectivity measures) and good programming skills primarily in MATLAB. Additionally, a background in motor control and/or development studies will be beneficial. Fluency and solid writing skills in English are expected. French is not a requirement but could be an important asset. The Brain Dynamics and Cognition Lab (headed by Olivier Bertrand) is one of 11 teams that make up the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center which consists of about 350 researchers whose research covers an extremely broad range of neuroscience topics ranging from cells to organisms and from cognition to clinical applications. The imaging facilities and electrophysiological platforms available include MEG, EEG, MRI, PET, TMS and intracranial EEG. Lyon boasts a vibrant and stimulating neuroscience environment and a culturally rich city life. It is home of the Lumière brothers, the pioneers of cinema, and of Saint Exupéry (author of the Little Prince). Lyon is renowned for its traditional and gastronomic cuisine and is ideally located just an hour away from the Alpes, 2 hours from Paris and an hour and a half from Marseille and the Mediterranean sea. How to apply? Applications in the form of a cover letter with statement of research interests and a CV with a full list of publications should be sent by email to Christina Schmitz (christina.schmitz(a)inserm.fr) and to Karim Jerbi (karim.jerbi(a)inserm.fr). Potential candidates are also encouraged to send an inquiry email if they wish to find out more about the position before applying. Expected starting date: February/March 2014, but applications will be considered until the position is filled. Please feel free to forward this announcement to colleagues and students who could be interested in this position. Best regards, Christina Schmitz& Karim Jerbi Brain Dynamics and Cognition Lab Lyon Neuroscience Research Center Inserm U1028 - CNRS UMR5292 - University Lyon I CH Le Vinatier - Bât 452 95 bd Pinel, 69675 Bron, France http://crnl.univ-lyon1.fr/index.php/en *** -- Karim Jerbi, PhD Brain Dynamics and Cognition Lab Lyon Neuroscience Research Center Inserm U1028 - CNRS UMR5292 - University Lyon I CH Le Vinatier - Bât 452 95 bd Pinel, 69675 Bron, France Email: karim.jerbi(a)inserm.fr Personal Website: http://www.karimjerbi.com LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karimjerbi Research Gate Profile: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karim_Jerbi/ Google Scholar Profile: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FvXuJbUAAAAJ&hl=fr

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Fwd: PostDoc position in emotion/stress and its physiological correlates
by Gary Green 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

FYI http://www.cbs.mpg.de/career/jobs/baya-pdp-10-13 The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences invites applications for 1 Postdoctoral Position in the field of emotion/stress and its physiological correlates. The overall background of the project is the investigation of the role of psychological factors in the development of risk factors such as hypertension, obesity, and smoking. The successful candidate will hold a PhD preferably in psychology or related disciplines and will ideally have prior experience with fMRI and/or ERP/EEG, as well as psychophysiological methodologies and data analysis. The candidate will have the chance to supervise PhD and Master students who use these methods. Complete applications include cover letter, CV, letter(s) of recommendation, and copies of university degrees and additional certificates. It is a full time position and the salary is based on the German salary scale. In order to increase the proportion of female staff members, applications from female scientists are particularly encouraged. Preference will be given to disabled persons with the same qualification. Please send your application as a single PDF-file referring to the application code PD 06/2013 to Ms. Anahit Babayan: Deadline of application: Until position is filled! Prof. Dr. Arno Villringer Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Department of Neurology Stephanstr. 1A, 04103 Leipzig, Germany

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Fwd: PhD Positions in UNC-Chapel Hill
by Gary Green 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

One PhD position is available, for each of the following research directions, in the IDEA lab of UNC-Chapel Hill, NC (https://www.med.unc.edu/bric/ideagroup). Brain Image Segmentation and Surface Labeling: The successful candidate should have a strong background on Electrical or Biomedical Engineering, or Computer Science, preferably with emphasis on image processing and pattern recognition. Experience on medical image segmentation and analysis is highly desirable. People with machine learning background are particularly encouraged to apply. Knowledge on neuroscience and programming background (good command of LINUX, C and C++, scripting, and Matlab) are desirable. The research topic will be the development and validation of methods for atlas-based tissue segmentation (of neonatal brain images) and cortical surface labeling of brain images. Deformable Segmentation: The successful candidate should have a strong background on Electrical or Biomedical Engineering, or Computer Science, preferably with emphasis on image feature extraction, shape representation, and shape statistics. Experience on medical image segmentation using deformable surface, level sets, and graph cut is highly desirable. People with machine learning background on image features and shape statistics are particularly encouraged to apply. Strong knowledge on programming (good command of LINUX, C and C++, scripting, and Matlab) are desirable. The research topic will be the development and validation of statistical deformable segmentation methods for lung, liver, prostate, and brain. Neuroimage Classification: The successful candidate should have a strong background on Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Statistics, or Computer Science, preferably with emphasis on machine learning, pattern classification, multivariate image analysis, or computer vision. Experience on neuroimage analysis is highly desirable. People with machine learning background are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful candidates will be part of a diverse group including radiologists, psychologists, physicists, biostatistician, and computer scientists, and will build upon the group's previous work on medical image analysis. If interested, please email resume to Dr. Dinggang Shen (dgshen(a)med.unc.edu <mailto:dgshen@med.unc.edu>).

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Fwd: PhD Position on the neural correlates of verbally instructed fear (Ghent University, Belgium)
by Gary Green 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

PhD Position on the neural correlates of verbally instructed fear (Ghent University, Belgium) In the context of a research project of the Research Foundation – Flanders on the neural correlates of verbally instructed fear conditioning we are seeking a PhD student with an interest in functional MRI and fear conditioning. The goal of the PhD project supervised by Prof. Marcel Brass and Prof. Jan De Houwer is to investigate the brain circuits that are involved in the implementation of verbally instructed fear. The position is available for 2+2 years. Candidates should have a master degree in psychology, neuroscience, neuropsychology or a related field. Basic computer programming skills (preferably Matlab) and experience with fMRI is helpful. Furthermore, experience with psychological experiments is required. The department provides excellent brain imaging facilities with access to a research-dedicated fMRI scanner. Candidates should send their applications including CV, a brief statement of research interests and two letters of recommendation as one PDF document to Prof. Marcel Brass (marcel.brass(a)ugent.be). Deadline for application: November 15th, 2013

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Fwd: Open position for Research Assistant (EEG) at TNU Zurich
by Gary Green 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, We have an open position for a Research Assistant at the Translational Neuromodeling Unit (TNU) in Zurich, with a focus on EEG. For those interested, please see the following link: http://www.translationalneuromodeling.org/open-position-for-research-assist… Best wishes, Klaas stephan(a)BIOMED.EE.ETHZ.CH

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Open plan usage
by Mark Hymers 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

Hi, Just a reminder to all users that Open Plan will be very busy at the following times: Friday 25th October 1000-1200 and 1300-1500: MSc Cognitive Neuroscience / 1st Year PhD Induction Part 2 Priority will be given to those attending the sessions and any machines which have been left logged in will be logged out. There should be some spare capacity at the back of open plan as the group is divided into two but please remember that teaching will be occurring. Thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers, York Neuroimaging Centre Please note that my email address is: mark.hymers(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Responses to messages sent to other addresses may be delayed

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YNiC seminar 24th October
by rem 21 Oct '13

21 Oct '13

Dear Users This week (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be another talk on the outcome of an MSc Cognitive Neuroscience 2012/2013 empirical research project. The talk on "Consistent connectivity" will be given by Ioannis Papanikolaou and Andrew Quinn (supervised by Gary Green). 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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Fwd: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AT THE MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER
by Gary Green 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AT THE MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER We are seeking applicants interested in negative symptoms and motivational deficits in schizophrenia. This work is supported by a 5 year RO1 that involves an extensive collaboration with Michael Frank, a computational neuroscientist at Brown University, JamesWaltz, who does related work using fMRI at MPRC, and Steve Silverstein at Rutgers.The basic approach of the project is to use experimental paradigmsand computational modelingframeworks from the basic neuroscience literature in order to specify the processes that result in alterations of volition and decision-makingThe grant involves both behavioral and electrophysiological methods, thus prior EEG and signal processing experience would be ideal as are good statistical skills. Applications from candidates without prior EEG experience who have strengths in other areas that could be brought to bear in this area of work are also welcome. There will be ample opportunities to take the lead on writing papers as many unpublished data sets available as well as the ability to rapidly implement new experiments with great access to patients who are willing to participate in research.Funding is available for two years, with possible extension.Start date is open as funds are currently available.The lab has a strong track record of helping post-docs go on to achieve independent funding.For more information, please contact James Gold@ jgold(a)mprc.umaryland.edu <mailto:jgold@mprc.umaryland.edu>. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steven J. Luck, Ph.D. Director, Center for Mind & Brain Professor, Department of Psychology University of California, Davis Room 109 267 Cousteau Place Davis, CA 95618 (530) 297-4424 E-Mail: sjluck(a)ucdavis.edu <mailto:sjluck@ucdavis.edu> Web: http://mindbrain.ucdavis.edu/people/sjluck Calendar: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=stevenjluck%40gmail.com&ctz=Americ… <http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=stevenjluck@gmail.com&ctz=America/…> --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Postdoc position available - Alzheimer's Disease
by Gary Green 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

Postdoctoral Position in Neuroimaging -- Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center, Barcelona, Spain. *Job Summary: * Pasqual Maragall Foundation invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral position to conduct post-processing and analyzing of MRI neuroimaging data (e.g. structural, fMRI, DWI), as part of a clinical research program on Alzheimer's disease. *Principal Responsibilities: * The primary responsibility of this position includes post-processing and analyzing brain MRI data within the Foundation's Alzheimer's disease clinical research and its flagship project, the Alzheimer and Families (ALFA). The ALFA study is a large longitudinal cohort of sons and daughters of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, to explore the preclinical stage of this condition with the aim of identifying novel risk factors and biomarkers. This study will enhance our knowledge of the processes involved before the onset of AD to develop interventions aimed to prevent or delay the disease. Within this study we are collecting a comprehensive amount of data, including blood samples, mental health, quality of life and risk factors, as well as, neuroimaging procedures to assess brain function. The Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center (Barcelonabeta) is a new research infrastructure, constituted by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation and with the participation of the Pompeu Fabra University, dedicated to research on Alzheimer's disease. The new building will be completed by summer 2014, and will contain excellent technical facilities including a research-dedicated 3T MR scanner, dedicated to clinical research on neurodegenerative diseases. Barcelonabeta is a research institute affiliated to Pompeu Fabra University and is also part of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), a large research facility that hosts seven different research institutions related to biomedical research, including the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM), the Experimental and Health Sciences Department (CEXS) of the UPF, the Regenerative Medicine Centre of Barcelona (CMRB), and the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), among others, in a multidisciplinary, collaborative and stimulating international environment in close contact with a clinical setting, thus conducive to translational research. *Required Qualifications: * ·PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Medical Physics, Neuroscience or related disciplines. ·Strong background in MRI analysis and related statistical methods for research (SPM, Freesurfer, FSL or similar). ·Experience with image processing and data analysis. ·Ability to think independently and work collaboratively. *Benefits * ·Starting date: April 2014. ·The postdoctoral position is scheduled initially for three years (open to renewal). ·Salary will depend on experience. *Additional Information: * To apply, please submit a single PDF file containing the following: 1) Cover letter describing research interests and relevant background; 2) CV with list of publications; 3) The names of three individuals who could provide reference letters. All files or inquiries should be submitted electronically to: rh(a)fpmaragall.org *Joan D. Gispert* Responsable de Recerca en Neuroimatge** *Fundació**Pasqual Maragall* T. 93 316 09 90 Dr. Aiguader, 88 (Edifici PRBB) - 08003 Barcelona www.fpmaragall.org <http://www.fpmaragall.org/> *cid:image001.jpg@01CE4CA8.8791D060* *cid:image003.jpg@01CE4CA8.8791D060* <http://www.facebook.com/alzheimerinternacional>*cid:image005.jpg@01CE4CA8.8791D060* <http://twitter.com/FPMAlzheimer_CA>*cid:image006.jpg@01CE4CA8.8791D060* <http://www.youtube.com/user/alzheimerinter>*cid:image007.jpg@01CE4CA8.8791D060* <http://vimeo.com/intalz/videos> ** * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Aquest missatge i els seus annexos poden contenir informació confidencial i exclusiva per al destinatari. El seu contingut no constitueix un compromís per part de l'emissor. Si rep aquest missatge per error, si us plau elimini'l sense revisar-lo ni reenviar-lo i notifiqui-ho al remitent. Gràcies per la seva col·laboració. /Este mensaje y sus anexos pueden contener información confidencial y exclusiva para el destinatario. Su contenido no constituye un compromiso por parte del emisor. Si recibe este mensaje por error, por favor elimínelo sin revisarlo ni reenviarlo y notifíquelo al remitente. //Gracias por su colaboración. /This message and attachments may contain confidential and exclusive information intended only for the individual named. The content of this message does not imply any commitment by the sender. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please delete it before reading or distributing and notify the sender. Thank you for your cooperation. *cid:image006.jpg@01CD0B4C.79CA6620*Gràcies per estalviar paper. /Gracias por ahorrar papel./Thanks for saving paper.

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Fwd: openings for a post-doc and graduate students - Affective/Translational Neuroscience Lab, University of Maryland
by Gary Green 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

The Affective & Translational Neuroscience Laboratory has openings for graduate students and a post-doc. Details at http://shackmanlab.org/positions/. Ph.D students can be admitted through the Department of Psychology or Neuroscience Training Program ('NACS'). Feel free to email me with follow-up questions. Cheers, Alex -- Alexander J. Shackman University of Maryland Affective and Translational Neuroscience Laboratory Department of Psychology | Maryland Neuroimaging Center | Neuroscience Program (NACS) Biology/Psychology Building College Park, MD 20742-4411 Telephone: +1 (608) 358-5025 Email: shackman(a)umd.edu <mailto:shackman@wisc.edu> http://shackmanlab.org {under construction} ATN Laboratory: Suite 0124 BPS | 301-405-0042 | shackmanlab1(a)gmail.com <mailto:shackmanlab1@gmail.com> Faculty Office: 3123G BPS

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Fwd: NEUROSCIENCE, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN MRI Facility
by Gary Green 19 Oct '13

19 Oct '13

PENN STATE, PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN MRI Facility The Department of Psychology at Penn State (http://psych.la.psu.edu/) is recruiting a neuroscientist with expertise in functional and structural brain imaging for the position of Director of the Human MRI Facility at the Social, Life, and Engineering Sciences Imaging Center, SLEIC (http://www.imaging.psu.edu); rank is at the associate of full professor level. The Director will support and develop our neuroimaging community. The substantive focus of research is open, and the Director will affiliate with one or more of the Department’s graduate program areas (cognitive, developmental, social, clinical, and industrial/organizational psychology). Rich opportunities exist for collaboration across the department and across the campus, including a range of centers such as the Center for Language Science (http://cls.psu.edu/), the Child Study Center (http://csc.psych.psu.edu/), and the Center for Brain, Behavior, and Cognition (http://www.huck.psu.edu/center/brain-behavior-cognition). The Director position is co-funded by the Social Science Research Institute (http://www.ssri.psu.edu/). Candidates are expected to have a record of excellence in research and teaching, and a history of external funding. Review of applications for the position begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a letter of application including concise statements of research and teaching interests, a CV, and selected (p)reprints. Letters of recommendation will be requested from applicants selected as finalists. Electronic submission is strongly preferred; please submit materials at www.la.psu.edu/facultysearch/. If unable to submit electronically, mail materials to the Neuroscience Faculty Search Committee – Box A, Department of Psychology, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802. Questions regarding the application process and the position can be emailed to Judy Bowman, jak8(a)psu.edu, and questions regarding the position can be sent to Sheri Berenbaum (Chair), sab31(a)psu.edu. We especially encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds. Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.

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Fwd: Postdoctoral position available, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
by Gary Green 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

FYI *Postdoctoral fellow, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada* Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellow at the Hospital for Sick Children, affiliated with the University of Toronto.The role of the successful applicant will be to develop novel MEG analysis techniques and apply them to data collected from children with focal epilepsy.The goals of this research will be to determine if mapping MEG connectivity dynamics can localize epileptogenic cortex (brain areas that start seizures), and to investigate how functional networks are altered in childhood epilepsy and related to cognitive difficulties in this group. Candidates should hold a PhD in neuroscience, physics, engineering, psychology or a related field. Prior neuroimaging experience using MEG and/or MRI is required.Strong data analysis skills, and/or prior neuroimaging experience with clinical or child populations would be an asset. The Hospital for Sick Children offers an excellent training environment with strong expertise in clinical neuroscience, developmental cognitive neuroscience, and neuroimaging.MEG studies have been completed in over 1000 children with epilepsy at our institution, and include interictal recordings and data from numerous functional localization paradigms (auditory, visual, language). Neuropsychological, clinical, electrocortocographic and MRI data are also available, presenting an excellent training opportunity in clinical neuroimaging.This Postdoctoral position is available for a two-year period, with the possibility of extension for a third year.The successful applicant will conduct research primarily under the supervision of Dr. Sam M Doesburg. Please send all applications, including and CV and covering letter to seetha.sriharan(a)sickkids.ca Start date: as soon as possible; applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This e-mail may contain confidential, personal and/or health information(information which may be subject to legal restrictions on use, retention and/or disclosure) for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by anyone other than the person for whom it was originally intended is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies.

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Fwd: [rseminars] Upcoming Research Seminars - Week 4
by David Halliday 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

May be of interest to readers of this list -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [rseminars] Upcoming Research Seminars - Week 4 Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:31:06 +0100 From: Helen Fagan <helen.fagan(a)york.ac.uk> To: rseminars-l(a)ohm.york.ac.uk Point-process analysis of neural signals: from frequency coding to temporal coding Monday 21st October, 1pm Speaker: Dr Luca Citi (University of Essex) Location: PL002 Synopsis: The first part of the talk will show an application of neural decoding for the purpose of controlling a robotic hand prosthesis. In this case the so-called "frequency coding" paradigm was used, which assumes that the neural information is encoded in the firing rate of individual neurons. In the second part, a powerful statistical framework, point processes, will be introduced. Among other applications, point processes have successfully been used for neural decoding, giving access to the so-called "temporal coding" which assumes that the actual time of the spikes carries valuable information in addition to that carried by the rate alone. An application of this method to a functional neuro-muscolar stimulation system will be presented. *Biography:* Dr Luca Citi received a degree in Electronic Engineering in 2004 from the University of Florence, Italy. He did his master's thesis as a visiting student under Riccardo Poli's supervision at the Essex Brain-Computer Interfaces group. In 2005, he enrolled in a PhD program at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Italy) with a thesis about the decoding of neural signals for the control of robotic arm prostheses. He then spent three years as post-doc at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology working on statistical analysis of point processes (stochastic processes representing discrete events in time) applied to heartbeat series and neural spike trains. He is currently a Lecturer in Computational Intelligence at the University of Essex. -- Miss Helen Fagan Graduate Administrative Assistant ******************************************** Department of Electronics University of York Heslington York YO10 5DD Telephone: 01904 324485 Fax: 01904 323224 Email:helen.fagan@york.ac.uk <mailto:helen.fagan@york.ac.uk> EMAIL DISCLAIMERhttp://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm <http://www.york.ac.uk/50> athena_email.JPG

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Fwd: FW: POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIST (REF: IRC 112493) - MRC Institute of Hearing Research. Nottingham. UK.
by Gary Green 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIST (REF: IRC 112493) - MRC Institute of Hearing Research. Nottingham. UK. Neural mechanisms of auditory perception and computation We investigate neural processing in the auditory system, and how it contributes to auditory perception. This post will likely involve performing neurophysiological and behavioural experiments, and computational modeling. This post will involve contributing to the current MRC funded research programme in the group. Potential research projects will include studying neural correlates of perceptual frequency selectivity in the central auditory system, and population coding of sound location in auditory cortex using microstimulation techniques. The exact choice of project will depend on the interests and expertise of the applicant. Other current topics of study in the group include temporal coding in the auditory brainstem, the neural representation of degraded speech, dynamic models of signal detection, and cortical adaptation. The work will also be closely related to other Institute of Hearing Research projects which study the neurophysiology and anatomy of the auditory system. The Institute of Hearing Research boasts world leading experts in auditory cognition, neuroimaging, evoked potentials, speech and hearing science, binaural psychoacoustics, auditory perceptual learning, and auditory neurophysiology. In the wider environment we have strong links with the NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, and other university departments such as Psychology and Mathematics. This wide range of expertise provides a highly dynamic and stimulating working environment where collaboration is positively encouraged. The position is for 3, or possibly 4, years. The appointment, according to qualifications and experience, will be to a starting salary in the range £26,545 to £28,364. Where appropriate, relocation will be payable. The post has an entitlement of 30 days annual leave and 10.5 public holidays, and the post holder will be eligible for membership of the MRC Pension Scheme. For further details please visit www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/vacancies. For an informal discussion about this vacancy please contact Dr Chris Sumner (Chris(a)ihr.mrc.ac.uk ,tel: +44 (0) 115 9223431). See www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk for more publications and information about our research.

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seminar is ON
by Gary Green 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Just to let everyone know Today's seminar is starting in 15 minutes at 4.15 Do come Gary -- --------------- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre & Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY tel +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk http://http://www.york.ac.uk/chym/ https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg PA : Claire Fox tel +44 (0) 1904 435329 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 Claire.Fox(a)ynic.york.ac.uk

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M/EEG Research Group Meeting - TODAY
by Emma Holmes 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Dear all, Just a reminder about the M/EEG group meeting today. See you there! Emma ____________________________________________ Emma Holmes PhD Student Room B001b, Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK. Email: eh776(a)york.ac.uk; Tel: 01904 322879 On 10 October 2013 12:51, Emma Holmes <eh776(a)york.ac.uk> wrote: > Hi all, > > The next M/EEG group meeting will take place in a week's time - on *Thursday > 17th October* at *12:00* in the *Venables room*. (Note the change of time > to usual due to the new timetabling) > Becky Gilbert will be giving a talk entitled 'EEG Correlates of Subvocal > Rehearsal in Auditory-Verbal Short-Term Memory'. > > Hope to see lots of you who do EEG and/or MEG there! > If you're not on the ynic mailing list and want to make sure you continue > to receive these emails in the future, please follow this link and enter > your preferred email addresss<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JrDlBeVYKJR6B9Xk2Pl0UrvlOQLD4Amm5KSukTnRS4…> > . > > Best wishes, > Emma > > ____________________________________________ > > Emma Holmes > PhD Student > > Room B001b, Department of Psychology, > University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK. > Email: eh776(a)york.ac.uk; Tel: 01904 322879 >

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Dear Users This afternoon (4.15 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be two talks on the outcomes of MSc Cognitive Neuroscience 2012/2013 empirical research projects: 1) Silke Goebel "Parietal networks for multiplication and subtraction in adults with dyslexia" 2) Alexandra Levine (supervised by Heidi Baseler) "The neural basis of visual performance advantages in the deaf" 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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Christmas party money collection
by Catarina Teige 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Hi all, I will be coming to ynic in 30 min, ready to collect money and menu choices (attached) for the Christmas party. See you shortly! Cheers, Catta

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Fwd: PhD Position (70-100%) in functional and structural neuroimaging in typical and clinical populations
by Gary Green 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

*Keywords: *fMRI, eye-tracking, neuroimaging, emotion, emotion perception, emotion regulation, empathy, autism, autism spectrum disorder, antisocial personality disorder, conduct disorder *Location:*KJPK Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland *Date:*as soon as possible (duration of 3 years) *Description: *Empathy is the ability to identify, comprehend and share the emotional state of others. /Cognitive Empathy/ is hereby defined as the ability to understand and predict behaviour of others and includes the attribution of mental states (including beliefs, knowledge, pretending and guessing). In contrary, /Emotional Empathy/ is characterized as an emotional response resulting from and mirroring the emotional state of an opposing individual. Empathy deficits are core characteristics of some psychiatric disorders, but foremost it has been associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and conduct disease (CD) or antisocial personality disorder (APD). The empathy imbalance theory suggests that individuals with ASD and APD/CD constitute opposing empathy imbalance disorder, with ASD characterized by disrupted cognitive empathy and intact emotional empathy and CD/APD characterized by intact cognitive empathy, but disturbed emotional empathy. *However, the neuronal underpinnings that constitute these empathy deficits in ASD or APD are still subject to investigations, and rarely, projects have directly compared individuals of both disorders within the same study. *In this project, we will employ functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (f/MRI) techniques as well as eye tracking to study the neuronal basis of emotion perception and emotion regulation in children/adolescents and young adults with and without a diagnosis of ASD or CD/APD. ** *Education / Requirements* We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student, interested in pursuing a career in cognitive neuroscience with keen interest in translational research. Students with a master degree and background in biology, psychology, neuroscience or equal disciplines are encouraged to apply. Experience with basic statistical software packages is requirement, and prior experience in experimental psychology and/or computer or programming skills (e.g. linux systems, matlab, fMRI analysis packages) are considered an advantage. We provide a unique learning opportunity within a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and researchers. PhD students will further be part of a European wide FP7 project on female conduct disorder. The project is funded through a Swiss National Grant, payment are in accordance to SNF guidelines. *Please Contact* For further inquiries or to apply, please send a CV, short letter of intent including statement of research interest and contact details of two references to Nora Maria Raschle, PhD: nora.raschle(a)upkbs.ch <mailto:nora.raschle@upkbs.ch>– English or German. Reviewing of application will start immediately, and applications will be considered until the position has been filled.

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