- ynic-users

11 Feb '10

Dear Users Today (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be two talks: 1) A YNiC project proposal presentation by Katya Krieger-Redwood, Department of Psychology. "Speech Perception in the Brain: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study" The motor theory of speech perception states that brain areas involved in producing speech, such as the PMC, also participate in processing spoken language. This study aims to establish the necessity of the PMC in the perception of spoken language, using rTMS. It is predicted that the PMC area is necessary for the resolution of difficult phonological judgement tasks but not for understanding speech in more naturalistic tasks. 2) An MEG clinical case report by Garreth Prendergast, YNiC. (addendum to original programme) "MEG observations in an individual with visual hallucinations" Everyone is welcome to attend. 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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YNiC seminar 11th February
by Rebecca E Millman 08 Feb '10

08 Feb '10

Dear Users This week (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be a YNiC project proposal presentation by Katya Krieger-Redwood, from the Department of Psychology. "Speech Perception in the Brain: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study" The motor theory of speech perception states that brain areas involved in producing speech, such as the PMC, also participate in processing spoken language. This study aims to establish the necessity of the PMC in the perception of spoken language, using rTMS. It is predicted that the PMC area is necessary for the resolution of difficult phonological judgement tasks but not for understanding speech in more naturalistic tasks. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca -- Dr. Rebecca E. Millman York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park York YO10 5DG Email: rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Tel: 01904 435 5373

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Fwd: [NLC2009] NLC 2010 Updates
by Gareth Gaskell 04 Feb '10

04 Feb '10

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YNiC seminar cancelled
by rem 03 Feb '10

03 Feb '10

Dear Users The YNiC seminar that was scheduled for 4th February (tomorrow) has been cancelled. The purpose of this week's seminar was to provide feedback on a meeting about the source of the fMRI BOLD response. This fMRI meeting should have taken place in Glasgow this week but it was cancelled at very short notice. YNiC seminars will be back to normal next week. 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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FW: [BIC-announce] FW: RBIQ - Poste de bio-informaticien / QBIN Bioinformatician position
by Ekaterini Klepousniotou 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

This may be of interest to some. All the best, Katerina **************************************************************** Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Institute of Psychological Sciences University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK Tel: +44 (0)113 3435716 Fax: +44 (0)113 3435749 From: bic-announce-bounces(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca [mailto:bic-announce-bounces@bic.mni.mcgill.ca] On Behalf Of Jennifer Chew, Ms. Sent: 28 January 2010 16:18 To: bic-announce(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: RBIQ - Poste de bio-informaticien / QBIN Bioinformatician position FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: Francine Bélanger [mailto:francine.belanger@criugm.qc.ca] Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:09 AM To: Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: RBIQ - Poste de bio-informaticien / QBIN Bioinformatician position Profil recherché / Required profile * Bilingue (français et anglais) / Bilingual (French English). * Bonnes capacités de communication et de coordination / Good communication and coordination skills * Bonne connaissance de Linux, Windows et/ou Macintosh (préférablement les 3) / Good knowledge of Linux, Windows and/or Macintosh (preferably all three) * Excellentes capacités de programmation dans un ou plusieurs languages (Matlab, C, Perl, Python, etc.) / Excellent programming skills with one or more languages (Matlab,C, Perl, Python etc.) * Familier avec les concepts des bio-imagerie (IRMf, IRMa, TEP, EEG, MEG, etc.) / Familiar with theoretical concepts in bio-imagery (fMRI, aMRI, PET, EEG, MEG etc.) * Connaissance d'un ou plusieurs outils d'analyse (SPM, fmristat, BrainVisa, AFNI, FSL, MINC, etc.) / Knowledge of one or more functional analysis tools (SPM, fmristat, BrainVisa, AFNI, FSL, MINC etc.) * Motivé, sens de l'initiative, capacité à organiser des événements avec un minimum de supervision / Motivated and self-starter capable of organizing and executing events, unsupervised. Description des fonctions / Description of tasks * Contribuer à la bonne marche des activités scientifiques du RBIQ tout en collaborant avec différentes équipes techniques / Contribute to the smooth functioning of QBIN scientific activities while collaborating with various technical teams. * Gérer et metre en place des activités de formation sur une base mensuelle (ateliers, séminaires, école d'été, etc.) / Manage and implement training activities on a monthly basis (Workshops, seminars, summer school etc.). * Coordonner les échanges de personnel hautement qualifié entre les differentes plateformes technoloques du RBIQ / Coordinate the exchanges with highly qualified personnel at the various imaging centers within the reach of QBIN. * Apporter un support technique et logistique aux différentes plateformes technologiques du RBIQ / Bring technical and logistic support to the various imaging centers within the reach of QBIN. * Maintenir à jour une liste des besoins en termes de formation des différentes plateformes technologiques du RBIQ / Maintain a list of training needs to support the various imaging centers within the reach of QBIN. * Maintenir le site Web et le forum du RBIQ et, lorsque requis, apporter un support général aux membres / Manage QBIN website and forums, providing aggregate support when required (front line support, redirecting questions to relevant parties). * Maintenir à jour un calendrier des événements et insérer tous les événements reliés à la bio-imagerie dans le calendrier du RBIQ / Maintain events calendar, placing all bio-imaging events on the QBIN calendar. Faire parvenir votre c.v./Mail your cv : julien.doyon(a)umontreal.ca<mailto:julien.doyon@umontreal.ca> _______________________________________ Francine Bélanger Coordonnatrice administrative UNF / RNQ / RBIQ-QBIN Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal 4565, chemin Queen-Mary, Montréal (Québec) H3W 1W5 Tél.: (514) 340-3540 # 4785 Téléc.: (514) 340-3530 Courriel: francine.belanger(a)criugm.qc.ca Web UNF: www.unf-montreal.ca Web RBIQ: www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca

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YNiC seminar TODAY
by rem 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Dear Users Today from 4-5 pm at YNiC there will be an update on research and other MEG-related issues presented at the recent "MEG UK" meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend. 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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Software updates at YNiC
by Mark Hymers 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Dear all, Some changes and updates to supported software are being made this evening at YNiC. Information about these changes can be found at https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/doc/ITPages/FAQ/Misc/ChangeLog A brief summary follows: These changes should be mainly user invisible (except for those who build their own software from source which uses VTK, please contact me for help): * VTK and the python bindings are being updated from 5.0 to 5.4 * Various libraries and FSLView have been updated to be built against VTK 5.4 New software: * pygame 1.8.1, pyglet and psychopy 1.51 have been added to the image * Freesurfer dependencies: libvxl1.13, ebtks 1.6.2, kwwidgets 1.0.0 and teem 1.10 have been added to the image * n3 1.11.0 (from MNI) and libmni-perl have been added to the image (mainly as freesurfer dependencies but some people may have other uses for them) * Slicer 3.4.0 has been added to the image (http://www.slicer.org/) * Freesurfer 4.5 has been added to the image but is not fully tested. Please contact me before using this for instructions. There will be some testing work performed in the next week or so and Liat, Padraig, Tom and myself have discussed running a training session once we're sure it's working. * ANTS (http://www.picsl.upenn.edu/ANTS/) has been installed. Please see https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/doc/ITPages/FAQ/Misc/ANTS for notes on YNiC specific things for this software. * Nutmeg 3.1 has been added to the system (using the ynicInit system in Matlab; please see https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/doc/ITPages/FAQ/Matlab/ExtraToolboxes ) As ever, please let me know if you see anything problematic. Thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers York Neuroimaging Centre

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update on status of MEG
by rem 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Dear Users As many of you will know, the MEG scanner underwent preventative maintenance earlier this month. We are happy to report that this work was carried out successfully. Due to the re-cooling of the sensors and some calibration work the scanner is working well. The noise floor has improved considerably. However, one of the inherent dangers of this thermal cycling is the potential loss of sensors. Until now we had been very fortunate in that we had not lost any channels but this is no longer the case. Users should take note of the following: 1) "Dead" channels There are 3 channels in the MEG scanner that do not work. These channels are A55, A84 and A237. There had recently been suspicion about the quality of the data from channel 237 and during the maintenance it was confirmed that this channel is not working correctly. On a more positive note this is an electronics problem and will be solved once our new MEG electronics are in place. For now, anyone collecting new MEG data should exclude channels A55, A84 and A237 from their analyses. There will be some minor changes to some YNiC software to allow for channel exclusions. 2) REI board error (ONLY for MEG operators) Although currently stable, we are aware of a problem with one of the electronics boards (the REI board). MEG operators will know when the REI board is not working because of an error message that appears in the ACP window on the Sun work station. For this reason the ACP, DCP, AVP and VIP windows must be open when you are acquiring MEG data so that any problems with the MEG scanner can be tracked. If any of these windows are not open, they can be opened from the "acquisition setup" window in the database on the Sun workstation. Click on the "utilities" menu and from here open the relevant window/s. Please record any faults in the "MEG error log book" (left-hand side of the Sun machine). In the event of an REI board error, please contact a member of YNiC staff. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions about these matters. 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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YNiC seminar 28th January
by rem 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Dear Users This Thursday (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be feedback from the recent "MEG UK" meeting provided by YNiC staff. Everyone is welcome to attend. 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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Human Brain Mapping and More
by Chris Racey 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

I've been asked to forward this on to all the YNiC users by Ramon, who did his Cognitive Neuroscience masters here a couple of years ago and is now working in a research hospital in Barcelona. As part of this year's HBM, which will be held in Barcelona this year in June (http://www.humanbrainmapping.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1), Ramon is involved in the organisation of a congress on 'The Default Mode Network and other intrinsic networks in the brain'. He would like to invite anyone from York who's interested along to the Congress, which takes place just before HBM on the 4th and 5th of June. The website is below. http://www.defaultmodenetwork.com/index.html If anyone is interested and would like to be put in touch with Ramon, let me know. -- Chris Racey PhD Candidate Department of Psychology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK +44(0)7791 851542

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to those who attended MEG UK
by rem 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

For the Thursday seminar this week, it was suggested that YNiC staff give some feedback from the MEG UK meeting. Any volunteers? (Please keep in mind that the following week, there is supposed to be the MEG/fMRI debate after Gary and Andre have been to the meeting in Glasgow.) ************************************************************************ 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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no YNiC seminar this week
by rem 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Dear Users There will not be a YNiC seminar this Thursday (21st) because the MEG UK meeting is being held on Wednesday and Thursday. YNiC seminars will resume next week (28th January). 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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YNiC seminar TODAY
by rem 14 Jan '10

14 Jan '10

Dear Users Today (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be a project proposal presentation by Richard Harris on "How information about expression and identity is represented in face-selective regions". Richard will be talking about a planned fMRI experiment in which he will use an fMR adaptation paradigm to determine whether expression and identity are represented independently in face-selective brain areas. Everyone is welcome to attend. 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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YNiC seminar 14th January
by rem 11 Jan '10

11 Jan '10

Dear Users This Thursday (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be a project proposal presentation by Richard Harris on "How information about expression and identity is represented in face-selective regions". Richard will be talking about a planned fMRI experiment in which he will use an fMR adaptation paradigm to determine whether expression and identity are represented independently in face-selective brain areas. Everyone is welcome to attend. 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: International Congress in Konstanz]
by Gary Green 16 Dec '09

16 Dec '09

from a colleague that many of you will remember --------------------------------------- Dear colleagues, there will be an international congress "Changing People, Changing Brains" in Konstanz next year (see: http://www.psychologie.uni-konstanz.de/abteilungen/clinicalpsychology/chang… and the flyer attached). There are sixteen travel awards (travel, accomodation, attendance) for outstanding junior scientists. Interested people can apply for the travel awards via the homepage. Would you be so kind to forward this email to people who might be interested? Thank you very much! Isabella -- *Dr. Isabella Paul-Jordanov* http://www.clinical-psychology.uni-konstanz.de/member-55.html University of Konstanz, Germany Departments of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology PO-Box D23 D-78457 Konstanz Email: Isabella.Paul-Jordanov(a)uni-konstanz.de <mailto:Isabella.Paul-Jordanov@uni-konstanz.de> Tel.: +49 7531 882696 Fax: +49 7531 884601 -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5DG http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg tel. +44 (0) 1904 435349 PA (Sara Narayan) +44 (0) 1904 435329 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004

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FW: post-doctoral job offer
by Ekaterini Klepousniotou 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

This may be of interest to some. Best wishes for the holiday season, Katerina ****************************************************************** Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Institute of Psychological Sciences University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK Tel: +44 (0)113 3435716 Fax: +44 (0)113 3435749 ________________________________ From: bic-announce-bounces(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca [bic-announce-bounces(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca] On Behalf Of Jennifer Chew, Ms. [jennifer.chew(a)mcgill.ca] Sent: 14 December 2009 18:26 To: bic-announce(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: post-doctoral job offer Posted on behalf of Pierre Bellec . Jennifer ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Saad Jbabdi <saad(a)fmrib.ox.ac.uk<mailto:saad@fmrib.ox.ac.uk>> Date: 2009/12/14 Subject: Re: TF diagrams To: Pierre Bellec <pbellec(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca<mailto:pbellec@bic.mni.mcgill.ca>> -- Postdoctoral Research Assistant: Modelling Brain Connectivity Oxford University Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) Academic-related salary scale, Grade 7: Salary £28,839 – 35,469 p.a. The Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB) seeks a postdoctoral research assistant to work with Drs. Tim Behrens and Saad Jbabdi in diffusion MRI methods development. Employment could begin from March 2010 and is funded by the European Commission for a period of 2 years as part of a pan-European consortium of diffusion-imaging researchers “CONNECT”. Oxford’s contribution to this project aims to integrate biophysical models of white matter architecture into Bayesian tractography routines. 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 Matlab and C++) are essential. For links to further information seewww.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/analysis<http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/analysis>. Applications, including a curriculum vitae and details of two referees, should be sent to Mrs Marilyn Goulding, FMRIB Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, fax: (01865) 222717; e‑mail: marilyn(a)fmrib.ox.ac.uk<mailto:marilyn@fmrib.ox.ac.uk>. Please quote reference HM09-024. The closing date for applications is January 8th 2010. -- Saad Jbabdi University of Oxford, FMRIB Centre JR Hospital, Headington, OX3 9DU, UK +44 (0) 1865 222466 (fax 717) www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/~saad<http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/%7Esaad> --

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[Fwd: MRes+PhD/PhD studentships available at UCL: deadline for applications 29th Jan 2010]
by Gary Green 10 Dec '09

10 Dec '09

FYI ------------------------------------- ESRC STUDENTSHIPS FOR MRes+PhD/PhD: UCL Centre for Human Communication DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday 29th January 2010 The UCL Centre for Human Communication (CHC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded two quota ESRC studentships for the academic year commencing September 2010 and is additionally able to nominate applications for an ESRC open competition studentship. ESRC studentships provide up to four years full funding for postgraduate training. They cover tuition fees and include a maintenance grant. The CHC will consider applicants for 1+3 quota and open studentships for the MRes in Speech, Language and Cognition followed by PhD research within the CHC group. Information about the MRes can be found at http://tinyurl.com/yb9p5d2 We will also consider applicants who have completed relevant Masters-level training for a 3 year PhD studentship within the CHC. The CHC is a virtual centre that exists to foster interaction amongst UCL staff who are involved in research on human language and communication. Research spans an unusual range of disciplines, from those traditionally considered to lie in the humanities and social sciences, to those of a more scientific, engineering and medical aspect. Areas studied include, among others: * basic aspects of hearing, speech and language, both in the adult and the developing child; * linguistic theory concerning syntax, phonology and pragmatics; * speech production and speech perception; * acquisition of first and later-learned languages; * sign languages; * developmental language disorders like stuttering, dyslexia and specific language impairment; * acquired language disorders like aphasia and dysarthria; * hearing impairments and their remediation through training and prostheses (hearing aids and cochlear implants); * speech recognition and speech synthesis by computer. More information about the CHC can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chc/ Applicants should send a CV, covering letter and the names and email addresses of two referees to Dr Bronwen Evans at bronwen.evans(a)ucl.ac.uk. The covering letter should include an outline of the applicant's principal research interests. Applications for the 3 year PhD studentships only must also outline a plan of the intended research. Ideally, this plan should have been discussed with a potential supervisor based at UCL. Staff details can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychlangsci/staff All applications are subject to the ESRC’s nationality and residency restrictions and applicants are also asked to indicate in their submission that they meet these criteria. Information about these are available in the ESRC's Postgraduate Funding Guide, which applicants are strongly advised to consult when completing their application. This can be downloaded at http://tinyurl.com/y8tm2qa Deadline: Friday 29th January 2009. Applications received after this date will still be considered for admission but will be too late to be considered for the ESRC quota studentship. ----------------------------- Dr Bronwen G. Evans, UCL Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences, Rm 321 Chandler House 2 Wakefield Street London WC1N 1PF Tel +44 (0) 20 7679 4089 (internal: 24089) Fax +44 (0) 20 7679 4010 http://www.langsci.ucl.ac.uk

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[Fwd: Job Posting]
by Gary Green 07 Dec '09

07 Dec '09

FYI - attached email from Varian -- ----------------------- Gary Green telephone +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 Secretary telephone +44 (0) 1904 435329 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004

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end of YNiC seminars this term
by rem 07 Dec '09

07 Dec '09

Dear Users YNiC seminars have finished for this term due to clashes with other events in the department. The Thursday seminar series will start again on 14th January 2010. Best wishes Rebecca

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Important news from YNiC
by Gary Green 07 Dec '09

07 Dec '09

Dear colleagues Over Christmas we will be carrying out some essential maintenance to the MEG facilities. The most important job that we will be doing is warming the sensor dewar. During the past year the dewar will have slowly accumulated a small amount of solid oxygen, nitrogen and water in the bottom of the Helium reservoir and this affects the insulation properties of the system. By warming the system up we can remove all the frozen solids. The system will be cleaned out and then we will be cooling it down again to liquid Helium temperatures. We will do the final Helium fill on the morning of the 18th of December. We lose 20% of the Helium a day so the dewar will effectively cease to be at liquid Helium temperatures from the 23rd. We would not advise anyone to carry out experiments from the 21st onwards as the characteristics of the system cannot be guaranteed once the Helium level goes below about 15%. The system will be allowed to warm up over Christmas and we will start work on a number of maintenance jobs in the new year. These will culminate with the recooling of the MEG dewar starting on the 10th of January. This should take 5 days. We plan to allow MEG experiments to resume on the 17th. I hope that you will be pleased to hear that a major quarterly maintenance of the MRI system on Friday went very smoothly. A new cooling system was installed and this should improve air flow through the bore of the magnet. There had also been a problem with some coherent noise being observed on some scans (not head scans) and the cause of this was located and removed. -- ----------------------- Gary Green telephone +44 (0) 1904 435349 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 Secretary telephone +44 (0) 1904 435329 http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 03 Dec '09

03 Dec '09

Dear Users This afternoon (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) I will be giving a talk on "Spatiotemporal reconstruction of the auditory steady-state response to frequency modulation using magnetoencephalography". Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca

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FW: CCNi debate invite - 1st February 2010
by Antony Morland 01 Dec '09

01 Dec '09

This may be of interest. Tony Invitation to the CCNi debate - 'Does BOLD fMRI reveal Pseudo Neuronal Activity?' We would like to invite you to the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (CCNi) debate on Monday 1st February 2010 at 2pm. The debate will be chaired by CCNi director Professor Philippe G. Schyns and will feature 4 international panel members debating the topic 'Does BOLD fMRI reveal Pseudo Neuronal Activity?' Panel members are: Professor Aniruddha Das (Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University); Professor Martin Lauritzen (Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Glostrup Hospital, Denmark); Professor Nikos Logothetis (Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen); Dr Ahalya Viswanathan (Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen) Synopsis: Cognitive Neuroscience depends on a proper interpretation of brain imaging signals. Former interpretation has been simple, comparing number of spiking neurons with average BOLD signals (i.e. Rees, Friston, Koch 2000, Nat Neurosci.). What is the state-of-the art interpretation of BOLD today? Results of Sirotin and Das (2009, Nature; and Devor et al. 2008, JNS) have questioned the simple interpretation of BOLD by providing evidence for BOLD-signal without neuronal activity. Is there a non-neuronal source for the BOLD signal? Is there a brain activity signal that is missed by electrophysiology? Does an activated region reflect activation in this region or elsewhere (e.g. in the form of feedback)? How should state-of-the-art models of neurovascular coupling affect the interpretation of brain imaging data? (Logothetis 2008, Nature Reviews; Viswanathan and Freeman 2007, Nat Neurosci.; Lauritzen 2005 Nature Reviews). Scientific co-ordinator: Dr Lars Muckli, CCNi. Please see attached flyer for event schedule and to register your place please reply to me with your details. We look forward to hearing from you! Kind regards Claire Claire Gallagher, CCNi Administrator Department of Psychology University of Glasgow 58 Hillhead Street G12 8QB Tel: 0141 330 3201 Fax: 0141 330 5086 http://www.ccni.gla.ac.uk <http://www.ccni.gla.ac.uk/> The University of Glasgow, charity number: SC004401 ========================================

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Fwd:: MEG jobs in Cambridge
by Gary Green 01 Dec '09

01 Dec '09

Dear Colleagues - We have two new jobs for MEG research (and not only) here in Cambridge - could you please distribute the attached job information to your departmental maillists? Sorry for taking your time and cluttering your mailboxes with it - and many thanks in advance! Best, -----------------------#1-------------------------- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit – Cambridge MEG Postdoctoral Research Support Scientist The MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (CBSU) is an internationally renowned research institute. Our theory-guided and translational research groups are supported by state-of-the-art cognitive neuroscience facilities including 306-channel MEG (Elekta Neuromag), 3T-fMRI (Siemens), EEG and eye-tracking equipment, and have established clinical collaborations. Applications are invited for a postdoctoral scientist to support the research of the Unit in exploring the mind and brain using MEG, and to carry out specific scientific research in collaboration with line manager and other team members. The postholder’s research will be centred on MEG methods and on the spatio-temporal dynamics of the neural activity underlying speech and language processing in the human brain. Ideal candidates will therefore have experience in neuroimaging and in language research. Previous experience in using EEG or/and MEG is essential. Eligible candidates should hold a PhD or similar degree in a relevant discipline, including psychology, neuroinformatics or neuroscience. The starting salary will be in the range of £26,022 - £31,758 per annum, depending upon qualifications and experience. We offer a flexible pay and reward policy, 30 days annual leave entitlement, and an optional MRC final salary Pension Scheme. On site car and bicycle parking is available. Initially, this will be an 11.5 month appointment, but it may be extended or tenured subject to performance and availability of funding. More general information on the CBSU is available at http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk For informal discussion, contact Yury Shtyrov, by email: yury.shtyrov(a)mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk Applications for this vacancy must now be made online at http://jobs.mrc.ac.uk quoting ref CBSU09/618. Please ensure that you upload a current CV and cover letter with your application. If you do not have internet access, or experience technical difficulties, please call 01793 301280. If you would like to receive this advert in large print, Braille, audio, or electronic format/ hard copy, please contact the Recruitment team at the MRC Shared Service Centre on the telephone number below or recruitment(a)ssc.mrc.ac.uk. Closing date: December 23, 2009. -------------------------#2---------------- Research Support Scientist (Postdoctoral position) MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit - Cambridge The MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (CBSU) is an internationally renowned research institute. Our theory-guided and translational research groups are supported by state-of-the-art cognitive neuroscience facilities, including 3T-fMRI (Siemens), EEG and MEG (Elekta Neuromag). Applications are invited for a postdoctoral scientist to study language mechanisms in the human brain with multimodal neuroimaging and neuropsychological methods in the context of an ongoing research programme led by Prof Pulvermüller (MRC Programme Leader in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language). The primary objective of this position is to perform MEG, EEG, fMRI and DTI research on semantic and syntactic mechanisms. This will be an 11.5 month appointment initially, but may be extended. Candidates should be experienced in both language and brain research. They should hold a PhD or similar degree in a relevant discipline, including linguistics, biology, psychology, neuroscience, neuroimaging, neuropsychology or computational neuroscience. Previous research experience using EEG or MEG is crucial and previous fMRI, TMS, DTI or patient work an advantage. The starting salary will be in the range of £26,022 - £31,758 per annum, depending upon qualifications and experience. We offer a flexible pay and reward policy, 30 days annual leave entitlement, and an optional MRC final salary Pension Scheme. On site car and bicycle parking is available. Further information on the research programme can be found at http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/research/speech-language/slfourresearchreport.… More general information on the CBSU is available at http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk For informal discussion, contact Friedemann Pulvermuller, by email: friedemann.pulvermuller(a)mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk If you would like to receive this advert in large print, Braille, audio, or electronic format/ hard copy, please contact the Recruitment team at the MRC Shared Service Centre on the telephone number below or recruitment(a)ssc.mrc.ac.uk. Applications for this vacancy must now be made online at http://jobs.mrc.ac.uk quoting ref CBSU09/617. Please ensure that you upload a current CV and cover letter with your application. If you do not have internet access, or experience technical difficulties, please call 01793 301157. Closing date: 7th January 2009 -- ------------------------------------------------------- Dr Richard Henson MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit 15 Chaucer Road Cambridge CB2 7EF, UK Office: +44 (0)1223 355 294 x522 Mob: +44 (0)794 1377 345 Fax: +44 (0)1223 359 062 http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/rik.henson/personal ------------------------------------------------------- -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5DG http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg tel. +44 (0) 1904 435349 PA (Sara Narayan) +44 (0) 1904 435329 fax +44 (0) 1904 435356 mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004

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YNiC seminar 3rd December
by rem 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

Dear Users This week I will give a talk based on an article that is currently "in press" in NeuroImage. The article is about using magnetoencephalography to investigate the spatiotemporal representation of changes in pitch over time (frequency modulation). YNiC seminars take place from 4-5 pm in YNiC open plan. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca Citation: Rebecca E. Millman, Garreth Prendergast, Padriag T. Kitterick, Will P. Woods and Gary G. R. Green. (2010). Spatiotemporal reconstruction of the auditory steady-state response to frequency modulation using magnetoencephalography. NeuroImage 49, 745-758. Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms involved in the perception of perceptually salient frequency modulation (FM) using auditory steady-state responses (ASSRs) measured with magnetoencephalography (MEG). Previous MEG studies using frequency-modulated amplitude modulation as stimuli (Luo et al., 2006, 2007) suggested that a phase modulation encoding mechanism exists for low (< 5 Hz) FM modulation frequencies but additional amplitude modulation encoding is required for faster FM modulation frequencies. In this study single-cycle sinusoidal FM stimuli were used to generate the ASSR. The stimulus was either an unmodulated 1-kHz sinusoid or a 1-kHz sinusoid that was frequency-modulated with a repetition rate of 4, 8, or 12 Hz. The fast Fourier transform (FFT) of each MEG channel was calculated to obtain the phase and magnitude of the ASSR in sensor-space and multivariate Hotelling's /T/^2 statistics were used to determine the statistical significance of ASSRs. MEG beamformer analyses were used to localise the ASSR sources. Virtual electrode analyses were used to reconstruct the time series at each source. FFTs of the virtual electrode time series were calculated to obtain the amplitude and phase characteristics of each source identified in the beamforming analyses. Multivariate Hotelling's /T/^2 statistics were used to determine the statistical significance of these reconstructed ASSRs. The results suggest that the ability of auditory cortex to phase-lock to FM is dependent on the FM pulse rate and that the ASSR to FM is lateralised to the right hemisphere.

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YNiC seminar TODAY
by rem 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

Dear Users This afternoon (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be two project proposal presentations: 1) Silke Goebel, Department of Psychology "No brain for numbers? Parietal networks involved in number processing and arithmetic in dyslexia/dyscalculia" 2) Eytan Zweig, Department of Language and Linguistic Science "An MEG investigation of scalar implicature calculation" Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca

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