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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

Hello, Please find details about upcoming inductions and training. *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 *Friday the 30th of June, at 13:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Thursday the 20th of July, 13:00-15:00. *Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC Seminar* If you would like to give a talk next term, please get in touch, there are no specific requirements; presentations can include previously collected data, new data, pilot data and/or study plans and ideas. This is a great way to get feedback in a relaxed and friendly environment (and there is usually Pizza!!). Please message support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. *Poster Call* We are still looking to revamp some of our display boards, if you have any posters from past/present YNiC projects, we would love to display them around the centre. Our boards are size A0 (landscape or portrait). Please drop them off at reception next time you are over here :) Have a great week! Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 07 Jun '23

07 Jun '23

Hello, Please find details about upcoming inductions and training. We are also looking for speakers for our YNiC Thursday seminar (for next term), and for posters to add to our display boards (see below for details). *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 *Friday the 30th of June, at 13:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Wednesday the 14th of June, 13:00-15:00. * Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC Seminar* We would like to thank all the speakers and attendees who have made the YNiC seminar series a success this academic year! If you would like to give a talk next term, please get in touch, there are no specific requirements; presentations can include previously collected data, new data, pilot data and/or study plans and ideas. This is a great way to get feedback in a relaxed and friendly environment (and there is usually Pizza!!). Please message support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. *Poster Call* We are looking to revamp some of our display boards, if you have any posters from past/present YNiC projects, we would love to display them around the centre. Our boards are size A0 (landscape or portrait). Please drop them off at reception next time you are over here :) Have a great week! Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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MEG-UKI meeting, registration now open
by Richard Aveyard 31 May '23

31 May '23

Hi all, See below for details of a great opportunity to get (re)acquainted with MEG at the MEG-UKI conference, ahead of the installation of our much-anticipated new OPM system towards the end of the year. Cheers, Rich Dear all, I'm delighted to say that the registration is now open for the MEG-UKI conference taking place in Trinity College Dublin on 27th and 28th October 2023 https://meguk.ac.uk/meg-uki-2023-conference/. As places are limited (200 max), we are starting by inviting the consortium labs to register first. I would be really grateful if you could do so as soon as you can to ensure your places are reserved before we advertise the meeting more widely. As you'll see, there is a really nice lineup of talks there. In the end, we didn't feel it was possible to dedicate separate slots to every lab in the consortium as has been done in previous years and instead opted to group the talks thematically, based on the speaker nominations that you provided while also trying to maintain a good balance in terms of gender diversity. We're accepting poster submissions and will be selecting 4 additional early career speakers based on those abstracts so there are still opportunities there for any labs not currently represented to appear in the lineup. Please do get in touch if you have any feedback on the webpage itself or on the running of the meeting. Please also feel free to share the registration link with other labs at your institution who may be interested in attending. Really hope you can join us for what promises to be a fun couple of days! All the best Redmond ____________________________ Redmond G. O'Connell, PhD Professor in Decision Neuroscience Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience & School of Psychology Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Dublin 2, Ireland. +353 1 896 4543 http://oconnell-lab.com -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Technical Specialist York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK

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YNiC Seminar This Week
by Jennifer Ashton 31 May '23

31 May '23

Hello, Just a quick reminder that we have a YNiC seminar *tomorrow* (Thursday 1st of June) at 4pm. This will be the last one of the term and will be given by *Dr Daniel Baker, Dr Lauren Welbourne and Dr Joel Martin.* *Title:* Non-canonical binocular pathways in human vision *Summary:* The classical view of binocular combination is that signals from the two eyes remain anatomically segregated until they reach V1, where they are combined. However there are additional locations in the brain where binocular combination might occur independently of V1, and which subserve functions other than conscious visual perception. These include the network of subcortical nuclei responsible for determining pupil diameter, and a potential direct koniocellular projection from LGN to MT that might process rapid motion. We know relatively little about how binocular combination operates in these pathways, so conducted an fMRI study in which five different stimuli were presented either monocularly or binocularly. The stimuli include flickering gratings, a flickering disc (intended to stimulate light-sensitive pathways), and rapidly drifting achromatic and isoluminant stimuli (intended to target motion pathways). We will report the results of whole brain and ROI-based analyses. Refreshments will be provided for those attending the talk at YNiC, or you can catch it on zoom using the following link: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd=UEluT1lMd3V5azY5YzNmWkJCV1VTdz… <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd%3…> We hope to see you there! :) Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 31 May '23

31 May '23

Hello, Please find details about upcoming inductions and training below. Please also note that we have another seminar this Thursday (see details below), it would be great to see you there! *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 *Friday the 2nd of June, at 13:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Wednesday the 14th of June, 13:00-15:00. * Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *Seminar* The next YNiC seminar will be this *Thursday (1st of June) at 4pm* with a talk from *Dr Daniel Baker *titled *"Non-canonical binocular pathways in human vision"*. It would be great to see you here at YNiC, where refreshments will be available after the talk. You can also use the following link to catch the seminar on zoom https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd=UEluT1lMd3V5azY5YzNmWkJCV1VTdz… <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd%3…> Have a great week! Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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Reminder: YNiC seminar today!
by Rebecca Lowndes 25 May '23

25 May '23

Today's seminar at 4pm in person or on zoom. Refreshments will be provided. https://york-ac-uk.zoom .us/j/96762553290?pwd=UEluT1lMd3V5azY5YzNmWkJCV1VTdz09 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd%3…> The role of localised sleep spindles in adaptive memory consolidation Summary: Sleep spindles are 12-15Hz waxing and waning neural oscillations occurring during non-rapid eye movement sleep. They are believed to be mechanistically involved in memory consolidation, the strengthening and stabilisation of recently acquired memories, through inducing LTP and synaptic plasticity in learning-related hippocampal-cortical networks. A recent framework proposes that spindle-mediated memory consolidation should favour so-called adaptive memories, those experiences that are personally salient or goal-relevant. In this talk, I will present an outline for a study designed to directly test this hypothesis for the first time. I will employ a lateralised encoding task and present stimuli to a single visual field that should create distinct encoding representations in the contralateral hemisphere. Memory for items in one visual field will be prioritised for consolidation by being associated with a financial reward if remembered at a post-sleep test. I hypothesise that during sleep, sleep spindle activity will be heightened over the rewarded hemisphere (compared with unrewarded), and that this spindle activity will correlate with memory for the high-reward items. See you all there Becky -- Rebecca Lowndes Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 23 May '23

23 May '23

Hello, Please find details about upcoming inductions and training below. Please also note that we have a seminar this Thursday (see details below), it would be great to see you there! *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 *Friday the 2nd of June, at 13:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Wednesday the 14th of June, 13:00-15:00. * Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *Seminar* The next YNiC seminar will be this *Thursday (25th of May) at 4pm* with a talk from *Dr Dan Denis *titled "*The role of localised sleep spindles in adaptive memory consolidation"*. It would be great to see you here at YNiC, where refreshments will be available after the talk. You can also use the following link to catch the seminar on zoom https://york-ac-uk.zoom .us/j/96762553290?pwd=UEluT1lMd3V5azY5YzNmWkJCV1VTdz09 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd%3…> Have a great week! Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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YNiC Seminar - TOMORROW
by Rebecca Lowndes 10 May '23

10 May '23

Hi all, Don't forget we have a YNiC seminar by *Dr Tirso Gonzalez Alam *titled "*Visual to default network pathways: A double dissociation between semantic and spatial cognition**" *tomorrow (Thursday) at 4pm. The seminar will be in person at YNiC. You can also use the following link to catch the seminar on zoom https://york-ac-uk.zoom .us/j/96762553290?pwd=UEluT1lMd3V5azY5YzNmWkJCV1VTdz09 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd%3…> See you there! Becky *Visual to default network pathways: A double dissociation between semantic and spatial cognition* Tirso Gonzalez-Alam, Katya-Krieger-Redwood, Dominika Varga, Zhiyao Gao, Aidan Horner, Tom Hartley, Magdalena Sliwinska, David Pitcher, Jonathan Smallwood, Elizabeth Jefferies *Abstract* The Default Mode Network (DMN) often deactivates to visual input yet it can couple to visual cortex, and it is composed of multiple subsystems that might differ in their degree of visual coupling or in the memory representations that they support. We used a combination of univariate, connectivity and multivariate fMRI analyses across three samples (combined N > 250) to investigate the architecture connecting visual cortex to DMN, and the engagement of visual-DMN pathways in memory-guided decisions across two domains (semantic and spatial). Participants learned virtual environments consisting of buildings populated with objects, with half of the buildings containing objects from a single semantic category allowing them to associate space with meaning. In a second session, they made spatial and semantic decisions about these buildings and objects in the scanner. We found semantic and spatial judgements engaged distinct DMN subsystems. Frontotemporal DMN regions were primarily engaged by semantic judgements and showed stronger connectivity to object perception regions in lateral ventral occipital cortex, while medial temporal DMN regions were more strongly recruited during spatial judgements and showed stronger connectivity to medial visual regions involved in processing scenes. Clusters in angular gyrus and ventral lateral occipital cortex, topographically situated between these pathways, were implicated in the integration of semantic and spatial information, suggesting a mechanism for the interaction of these distinct visual-to-DMN pathways. These results show how processing streams that capture different unimodal to heteromodal transformations relevant to conceptual and spatial processing might interact at multiple levels of the cortical hierarchy to produce coherent cognition. -- Rebecca Lowndes Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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Siemens MRI down for repair
by Andre Gouws 09 May '23

09 May '23

Hi all, We encountered and error with the Siemens MRI scanner today. The engineers are being booked in to resolver the issue and we hope it will be a relatively quick fix. We will keep you posted, but as it stand the system is down as it requires some parts. More news will follow as soon as we have any, -- André ************************************************************************ André Gouws PhD Lead Technical Specialist York Neuroimaging Centre and York Diagnostic Imaging Departmental Safety Advisor - Dept. of Psychology University of York The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5NY

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 03 May '23

03 May '23

Hello, Please find details about upcoming inductions and training below. Please also note that the seminar scheduled for this week has been cancelled. *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 *Friday the 5th of May, at 13:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Monday the 22nd of May, 13:00-15:00. * Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC Seminar* Unfortunately the seminar scheduled for this Thursday has been *cancelled*. Our next seminar therefore will be *Thursday the 11th of May at 4pm*, with a talk from *Dr Tirso Gonzalez*. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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YNiC Seminar - Tomorrow at midday
by Rebecca Lowndes 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Hi all, Don't forget we have a YNiC seminar by *Dr Aidan Horner *titled "*Neural mechanisms of episodic binding and recollection - fMRI, MEG, and iEEG**" *tomorrow (Friday) at midday. Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC. You can also use the following link to catch the seminar on zoom https://york-ac-uk.zoom .us/j/96762553290?pwd=UEluT1lMd3V5azY5YzNmWkJCV1VTdz09 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd%3…> See you there! Becky -- Rebecca Lowndes Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

Hello, Please find details regarding upcoming inductions and training. We also have our monthly YNiC seminar *this* *Friday *(see below for details!). *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 *Friday the 5th of May, at 13:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Wednesday the 3rd of May, 11:00-12:00. * Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *Seminar* The next YNiC seminar will be on *Friday* (21st of April) at *12pm* with a talk from *Dr Aidan Horner *titled "*Neural mechanisms of episodic binding and recollection - fMRI, MEG, and iEEG**"*. Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC, or you can use the following link to catch the seminar on zoom https://york-ac-uk.zoom .us/j/96762553290?pwd=UEluT1lMd3V5azY5YzNmWkJCV1VTdz09 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd%3…> Have a great week! :) Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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This Week at YNiC
by Jennifer Ashton 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

Hello, Please find details about upcoming inductions and training below. *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 *Friday the 5th of May, at 13:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Wednesday the 3rd of May, 11:00-12:00. * Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. Many thanks, Jennifer -- Jennifer Ashton, PhD Senior Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre Working days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

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YNiC Systems Maintenance - Thursday 6th April - completed
by Joe Lyons 06 Apr '23

06 Apr '23

Hello The systems maintenance has been completed and all services should be back to normal. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk is you have any problems. Happy Easter! Joe Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York joe.lyons(a)ynic.york.ac.uk 01904 435343 | 01904 326818

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Reminder: YNiC Systems Maintenance - Thursday 6th April
by Joe Lyons 05 Apr '23

05 Apr '23

Hello Just a reminder that YNiC will be closed tomorrow (Thursday 6th April) for systems patching. We'll be taking for storage offline for updates so remote desktops, cluster and booking systems etc will be unavailable. An update will be sent out once patching has been completed. Thanks Joe Joe Lyons, Systems Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York joe.lyons(a)ynic.york.ac.uk 01904 435343 | 01904 326818

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YNiC seminar 6/4/2023 postponed
by Richard Aveyard 31 Mar '23

31 Mar '23

Hi All, The YNiC seminar for next Thursday has had to be postponed, we will let everyone know when it is rescheduled. Cheers, Rich -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Technical Specialist York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK

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This Week at YNiC - closures 6-10 April
by Richard Aveyard 28 Mar '23

28 Mar '23

Hi all, Your weekly update of YNiC goings-on: *Easter Closures* *YNiC will be closed to users 6-10th April inclusive.* The YNiC computing systems will be offline to undergo patching during this time, so the *YNiC remote desktops will not be available on Thursday the 6th of April*. *New toolbox for YNiC MEG data * MEG data generated at YNiC can now be analysed using the MNE-python toolbox. For instructions on loading YNiC MEG data, visit the YNiC wiki, here: https://wiki.pages.ynic.york.ac.uk/MEG/MNE-Python/analysis_using_MNE.html A tool to convert YNiC MEG data into the more common fif format is also available, instructions here: https://wiki.pages.ynic.york.ac.uk/MEG/Converting_YNiC_MEG_data.html *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 *Thursday the 30th of March, at 10:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Wednesday the 5th 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC Seminars* Our monthly YNiC seminar series continue on *Thursday the 6th of April* with a talk from *Dr Tirso Gonzalez. *This talk will be held at YNiC at 4pm and over zoom. Refreshments will be provided for those attending in person. If you would like to speak at a YNIC seminar, or would like to suggest someone, please let us know by replying to this email or support(a)ynic.ac.uk Cheers, Rich -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Technical Specialist York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK

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This week at YNiC
by Richard Aveyard 09 Mar '23

09 Mar '23

Hi all, Please take particular note of a change to the general consent form described below. *Change to the YNiC General Consent form* *The general consent form has been updated to specifically request 'Sex as assigned at birth', where we previously requested 'Sex'. *This clarification has been made to provide the appropriate data for MRI operators to enter in the scanner to maintain participant safety. Please let a member of YNiC staff know if your general consent details need updating for any reason. *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 14th of March, at 10:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Wednesday the 5th 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC Seminars* Our monthly YNiC seminar series continue on *Thursday the 6th of April* with a talk from *Dr Tirso Gonzalez. *This talk will be held at YNiC at 4pm and over zoom. Refreshments will be provided for those attending in person. If you would like to speak at a YNIC seminar, or would like to suggest someone, please let us know by replying to this email or support(a)ynic.ac.uk Cheers, Rich -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Technical Specialist York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK

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Reminder: YNiC Seminar TODAY 4pm
by Joe Lyons 02 Mar '23

02 Mar '23

Hi everyone Today at *4pm* in *YNiC Open Plan* we have a talk by *Akul Satish* titled "*Theta and alpha oscillations in the hippocampus and medial parietal cortex support the formation of location-based memories*". Refreshments will be available for those attending in person at YNiC, though you will also be able to view the talk via zoom using the following link https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd=UEluT1lMd3V5azY5YzNmWkJCV1VTdz… (Meeting ID: 967 6255 3290 | Passcode: YO10) We've also setup a Google Calendar so you can see any upcoming talks we have scheduled. https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19mZDNiNjNhY2Y4NzNiZDVkYzhhZD… Thanks Joe Joe Lyons York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC) University of York

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Power Outage at YNiC - Remote Desktop services affected
by Joe Lyons 24 Feb '23

24 Feb '23

Hello There was a brief power outage that has affected some of the services at YNiC at about 6pm. The remote desktop nodes are currently down and we're working to being them back up again. We're let you know when things are back online. Thanks Joe Joe Lyons, UNIX Systems Administrator York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), University of York joe.lyons(a)ynic.york.ac.uk - 01904 435343

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MEG at YNiC
by Richard Aveyard 17 Feb '23

17 Feb '23

Dear YNiC users, As many of you will know, the MEG system at YNiC suffered a technical failure last year that has prevented us from offering MEG facilities for some time. We have designed and fitted new electronics to rectify the fault, and more recently, we have undertaken testing to establish that we can reliably collect good quality data. This work is now complete, and the MEG system is once again ready to make recordings. As such, we are now offering MEG recording facilities with the proviso that the system has not yet undergone long-term testing, so we are unable to guarantee reliability. However, we can offer the assurance that in the event that recordings are spoiled due to equipment failures, projects will be reimbursed all charges. We are doing everything within our power to ensure the ongoing quality of MEG recordings: the stability of the power supply is constantly being monitored, and regular quality assurance recordings are being performed. As ever, we advise that researchers inspect their data as soon as possible after collection and let us know if they have any concerns. I will contact users who we know are waiting to run MEG projects separately to make arrangements to commence recording, and we welcome any new project applications. If you would like any further information regarding MEG at YNiC, please contact us at support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk . Cheers, Rich -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Technical Specialist York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK

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DEADLINE TOMORROW - Appropriate data usage
by Rebecca Lowndes 16 Feb '23

16 Feb '23

Hi all, Just a reminder that at midday tomorrow, any accounts that have not signed and returned the Appropriate Data Usage declaration form will lose access to their YNiC accounts. Anyone who missed the seminar can access it using the link below. https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/static/dpia_seminar.mp4 Further information, including the appropriate form, can be found here: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/DataProtectionForms Many thanks Becky -- Rebecca Lowndes Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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This week at YNiC
by Rebecca Lowndes 09 Feb '23

09 Feb '23

Hi all *Appropriate data usage declaration deadline* All users must complete and sign and return an Appropriate Data Usage declaration by midday on Friday the 17th of February to retain access to their YNiC account. Anyone who missed the seminar can access it using the link below. https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/static/dpia_seminar.mp4 Further information, including the appropriate form, can be found here: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/DataProtectionForms *Taught course tutorials in YNiC open plan* YNiC will be hosting taught course tutorials in open plan on Thursday this week, so please be warned that there will be *reduced access to desktop computers in YNiC*, and more noise/ disruption than usual. *This week's session will run from 11:00-13:00 today (Thursday).* *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 *Wednesday the 15th of February, at 11:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Wednesday the 8th 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. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. *YNiC Seminars* We still have some spaces available for speakers this term. If you would like to speak at a YNIC seminar, or would like to suggest someone, please let us know by replying to this email or support(a)ynic.ac.uk Many thanks Becky -- Rebecca Lowndes Research Technician York Neuroimaging Centre

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Health questions and YNiC ethics - important!
by Fiona McNab 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Dear All, This is for anyone who uses YNiC now, or who may in the future. As you may know, we have approval to ask certain health-related questions when running studies at YNIC. These are included in Data Protection Impact Assessment, DPIA_183 <https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/ynic-public/forms/-/raw/master/YNICDPIA183.pdf>, and are copied at the bottom of this email. To ask any health-related questions that are not covered by this DPIA, researchers will need to complete their own DPIA and obtain approval from the University Data Protection Officer. We're planning to apply for an amendment to DPIA_183 to include more health-related questions, and submit it on Tuesday 7th Feb. Therefore, please send me any health related questions you would like to add by 3pm on Tuesday 7th February. If they are approved then you won't need to submit your own DPIA for those questions. Best wishes, Fiona - on behalf of the YNiC Research Ethics Committee - Do you have any metallic implants or items including cardiac pacemakers, pacing wires, cochlear implants, metallic aneurysm clips, metallic fragments in the eye, certain types of bio-mechanical implants and fixed dental braces? - Do you have a programmable hydrocephalus shunt? - Have you ever had any operations on your heart, head or spine? - Do you have or have ever had a spinal or other neuro stimulator? - Have you had any surgery which involved the use of medical implants? (e.g., hip or knee replacements, breast or penile implants, or any procedure using metal stents e.g., coronary arteries)? - Do you have a fixed dental brace? - Have you had any surgery in the last 3 months? - Have you, at any time, had an injury to your eye involving metal fragments? - Do you have any shrapnel in your body? - Do you have any medicinal patches? including nicotine, hormone - Do you have epilepsy? / Have you ever had a fit or seizure? - Do you have any diseases/disorders related to the eye or brain? - Do you have an Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device? - Are you claustrophobic? - Do you have normal or corrected to normal vision? - Do you wear glasses? / If yes, what prescription lenses do you wear? - Do you have normal hearing? - Are you neurologically healthy? / Do you have a history of neurological disease? - Do you have / have you had any neurological problems? - Do you have/ have you had any psychiatric problems (including anxiety or depressive disorders)? - Do you have any history of mental illness? - Do you have / have you had a developmental disorder? - Do you have dyslexia? - Do you have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? / Do you have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)? - Are you taking certain prescription medications? (we may specify certain medications, for example we might ask “Do you use medications/drugs with potential vascular or central nervous system effects?”) - Are you pregnant or do you believe you could be pregnant? - Have you ever had a Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) / stroke? - Can you tell me when you had your stroke/ most recent stroke? - Do you have any brain damage e.g., Parkinsons, Alzheimers? - Other than your stroke, have you ever experienced any other form of brain damage? Do you think it's possible you have dementia or Parkinson's disease, for instance? Or have you ever suffered a traumatic brain injury? - Do you experience fatigue? - When you had your stroke, can you remember which hospital you were admitted to? If so, do you remember which consultant you were seen by/had contact with? - Did you have any speech and language therapy following your stroke? If so, how often did you have these sessions and for what period of time? Are you taking part in any speech and language therapy at the moment? - Since your stroke do you experience any weakness on one side of your body? If so, which side?" - If possible, it's useful for us to know which areas of your brain were affected by your stroke. Can you remember having an MRI scan while in hospital following your stroke? If so, do you remember which hospital this scan took place at? Would you be happy for us to try and obtain some images of this scan from the hospital? If so, we can submit a request together with you, and can make sure you have access to these images as well if that's something you'd like? - Have you ever been diagnosed with any form of sleep disorder? - Have you ever been diagnosed with any form of hormonal disorder? - Are you a smoker? *If the following questions are needed, the participant will be asked to tick one box to confirm that all the statements they are given are true. They will not be asked to answer these questions separately.* During the past three months, I have not used any illicit drugs for recreational purposes During the past three months, I have not regularly consumed in excess of 14 units of alcohol (equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine) per week We may also ask participants to complete: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).

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YNiC Seminar Today 4pm (In person and zoom) - Important implications of Data Protection Policies at YNIC
by Andre Gouws 02 Feb '23

02 Feb '23

I can't promise that the session I will deliver this afternoon will be the most fun talk you'll see all year, but attendance will save anyone intending to continue to access YNiC services a significant amount of time. I will present a brief (brief as possible) review of recent changes in YNiC data access and data security policies that impact everyone who logs onto YNiC's systems. I will summarise your obligations and ours as defined by YNiC Data Protection Impact Assessment to save you time, but you are encouraged to read and understand this document yourself: https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/ynic-public/forms/-/raw/master/YNICDPIA183.pdf ** ANY USER WHO HAS NOT SIGNED AND RETURNED AN "APPROPRIATE DATA USAGE DECLARATION" TO YNiC BY MIDDAY OF FRIDAY THE 17TH OF FEB 2023 WILL BE LOCKED OUT OF ANY ACCESS TO YNIC ** Please come along in person to YNiC or log in on zoom if you can this afternoon - I promise it will save you time in the long run. We will record the zoom session and distribute the link after for those who cannot attend. Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96762553290?pwd=UEluT1lMd3V5azY5YzNmWkJCV1VTdz… Meeting ID: 967 6255 3290 Passcode: YO10 One tap mobile +441314601196,,96762553290#,,,,*248001# United Kingdom +442034815237,,96762553290#,,,,*248001# United Kingdom -- André ************************************************************************ *André Gouws PhD* *Lead Technical Specialist* *York Neuroimaging Centre and York Diagnostic Imaging* *Departmental Safety Advisor - Dept. of Psychology* *University of York* *The Biocentre* *York Science Park* *Heslington* *YO10 5NY*

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