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VC visit tomorrow
by Gary Green 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Dear colleagues The Vice-Chancellor will be bringing a visitor to YNiC tomorrow afternoon at 2.55pm. The visitor is Nicola Dandridge who is the Chief Executive of Universities UK. The VC has asked whether Users might be available in case the visitor wishes to ask about their work. We will be taking the VC and his visitor to the open plan area, MEG and then MRI. If you are working in YNiC tomorrow afternoon then I would be very grateful if you could be prepared to briefly speak about your research. Thank you and apologies for any inconvenience caused -- 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 TODAY
by rem 04 Mar '10

04 Mar '10

Dear Users Today (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan), Gary Green will give an update on the hyperpolarisation project. 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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FW: [BIC-announce] Symposium: Dysfunctional Imaging: Advances in lesion-function mapping of the human brain
by Ekaterini Klepousniotou 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

FYI **************************************************************** 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: 01 March 2010 16:38 To: bic-announce(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca Subject: [BIC-announce] Symposium: Dysfunctional Imaging: Advances in lesion-function mapping of the human brain FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Jennifer ________________________________ From: arlene.berg(a)muhc.mcgill.ca [mailto:arlene.berg@muhc.mcgill.ca] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 11:28 AM To: Anna Maria Rossi; Carolina Oyarzun, Ms.; Enza Ferracane, Ms.; Monique Ledermann, Ms.; Terry Kaluta, Ms.; Jennifer Chew, Ms.; Adele D'Amato, Mrs.; Luisa Birri, Ms. Subject: request Good morning, I'm attaching two posters (English & French), along with the description below, of an upoming symposium that Dr. Fellows is organizing. We would be grateful if you could distribute/email this to the people on your mailing list. I will also send you a color poster as soon as I have them. Thank you so much for your help. Arlene Berg for Dr. Fellows (See attached file: Dysfunctional Imaging Poster-English.jpg)(See attached file: Dysfunctional Imaging Poster-Fre.pdf) Dear Colleagues, I'm writing to invite you to a symposium discussing the latest methods in lesion-symptom mapping to be held April 17, 2010, at the Montreal Neurological Institute: 'Dysfunctional Imaging': Advances in lesion-function mapping of the human brain This one day meeting and think-tank will bring together leaders in cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging methods, and experimental neuropsychology to discuss methodological advances in structure-function mapping in the human brain. Technical and conceptual advances in characterizing lesions, measuring behavioral changes, and linking the two through voxel-based, region-of-interest, and network lesion-symptom mapping approaches will be presented. This informal meeting will be of interest to experts working in these areas, and to researchers and cognitive neuroscience trainees who would like to know more about these new methods. Please post the enclosed poster at your centre or department to help us advertize this event. Please see the meeting website for the preliminary program and registration details. http://neuroevents.mcgill.ca/index.php?page=dysfunctional-imaging-symposium If you have questions, feel free to contact me, or Arlene Berg (arlene.berg(a)muhc.mcgill.ca). See you in Montreal! Lesley Fellows _______________________________ Lesley Fellows, MD CM, DPhil Associate Professor Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery McGill University Montreal Neurological Institute, Rm. 276 3801 University St. Montreal QC H3A 2B4 lesley.fellows(a)mcgill.ca 514 398 8980 (o) 514 398 1338 (fax)

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[Fwd: Multimodal Neuroimaging Postdoctoral Fellow at MGH / Harvard Medical School]
by Gary Green 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

FYI ---------------- Multimodal Neuroimaging Postdoctoral Fellow (posted 2/19/10) Responsibilities: Emphasis will be on MRI (DTI, spectroscopy, morphometry, ASL) and additionally on EEG and MEG. This position will involve analysis of existing multimodal imaging data and collection of new data. It will also involve some research oriented analysis of imaging data collected for clinical purposes. The age range of our subjects is primarily from early infancy to mid-adolescence, with some additional studies including young adults. Requirements: Applicants must have a PhD. or equivalent and an extensive background in cognitive neuroscience and/or neuroimaging (MEG, EEG, fMRI, MRI, or other brain imaging techniques). Experience in computer programming (Linux/Unix shell scripting and MATLAB), neuroimaging analysis methods (FSL, Freesurfer, SPM), signal processing and advanced statistical analyses would be a plus. The position is for two years, available immediately may have the option of extension. Salary will be consistent with the NIH levels in accordance with the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School policies for Postdoctoral trainees. Compensation includes full staff benefits, including health insurance, and vacation time. Contact: Martha Herbert: transcend(a)partners.org; cc mherbert1(a)partners.org

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MEG
by Gary Green 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

Dear ynic-users I am sorry to tell you that MEG is down. We have a new problem with data acquisition. Until we can establish the cause of the problem, we have to, reluctantly, block all bookings on the scanner. This is because the data acquisition is just too unreliable. As soon as we understand what is causing this problem I will let you know. Sorry -- 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 4th March
by rem 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

Dear Users This week (4-5 pm in YNiC open plan), Gary Green will give an update on the hyperpolarisation project. 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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Society for Neuroscience Membership
by klw505＠psych.york.ac.uk 01 Mar '10

01 Mar '10

Dear all, I would like to join the Society for Neuroscience and am looking for two regular active members to sponsor my application in the form of a brief statement of support (plus SfN membership ID number). Many thanks, Katie ====================== K. Wheat Postgraduate Research Student Dept. of Psychology University of York, UK Tel. 01904 433170

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informal talk today
by Gary Green 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

Christian Wienbruch from Konstanz will give an informal talk, today at noon, in the open plan area The title is "Sources" Gary -- 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: [BIC-announce] FW: Symposium on PREVENTION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - April 17, 2010
by Ekaterini Klepousniotou 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

FYI ****************************************************************** 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: 16 February 2010 16:41 To: bic-announce(a)bic.mni.mcgill.ca Cc: Enza Ferracane, Ms. Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Symposium on PREVENTION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - April 17, 2010 FOR YOUR INFORMATION. JENNIFER Drs. Jens Pruessner and Natasha Rajah at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Verdun are organizing a symposium on the PREVENTION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES: RECENT FINDINGS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS, to be held April 17, 2010. This is set as a satellite symposium in parallel with the annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) conference, which is being held in Montreal this year. We would greatly appreciate if this email could be forwarded to all faculty, staff, students and any other affiliated members of the BIC. Also, the link to use for information and registration is: http://cns-satellite.mcgill.ca/index.html<http://cns-satellite.mcgill.ca/index.html> Thank you so much, and all the best, Rafael Languay Research Assistant for Dr. N. Rajah Dept. of Psychiatry, McGill University Douglas Mental Health University Inst. (514) 761-6131 ext 2877

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YNiC seminar TODAY
by rem 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

Dear Users This afternoon the Cognitive Neuroscience MSc students will be giving project proposal presentations in YNiC open plan. As was the case last week, please note that the presentations will start 30 minutes later than usual at *4.30 pm*. 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: MRI Engineer/Physicist]
by Gary Green 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

FYI We are seeking an engineer, physicist, or MRI technical specialist to play a pivotal role in the Integrated Brain Imaging and Stimulation Project (IBIS), a collaborative grant funded by the Welsh Assembly Government between the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) and The Magstim Company. The post-holder will assume responsibility for resolving physical and engineering challenges associated with the installation of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG) within the MRI scanner. Primary responsibilities will also include the design, construction, and implementation, where applicable, of hardware and software for TMS-MRI and TMS-MRI-EEG applications. http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/academic/20100065-110310.html For further details of the project, please contact Chris Chambers (chambersc1(a)cardiff.ac.uk). -- 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 25th February
by rem 23 Feb '10

23 Feb '10

Dear Users This week the Cognitive Neuroscience MSc students will be giving project proposal presentations in YNiC open plan. As was the case last week, please note that the presentations will start 30 minutes later than usual at *4.30 pm*. 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 TODAY
by rem 18 Feb '10

18 Feb '10

Dear Users Today the Cognitive Neuroscience MSc students will be giving project proposal presentations in YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm onwards. 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 18th February
by rem 15 Feb '10

15 Feb '10

Dear Users This week (and next week) the Cognitive Neuroscience MSc students will be giving project proposal presentations in YNiC open plan. Please note that the presentations will start 30 minutes later than usual at *4.30 pm*. The late start is necessary to give the MSc students enough time to get to YNiC after completing an exam in the Department of Psychology. 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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RE: ynic-users Digest, Vol 43, Issue 3
by Datta, Avijit 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

Apologies - can't make it this week Avijit -----Original Message----- From: ynic-users-request(a)ynic.york.ac.uk [mailto:ynic-users-request@ynic.york.ac.uk] Sent: 08 February 2010 12:00 To: ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Subject: ynic-users Digest, Vol 43, Issue 3 Send ynic-users mailing list submissions to ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/ynic-users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ynic-users-request(a)ynic.york.ac.uk You can reach the person managing the list at ynic-users-owner(a)ynic.york.ac.uk When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of ynic-users digest..." Today's Topics: 1. YNiC seminar 11th February (Rebecca E Millman) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:26:12 -0000 (GMT) From: "Rebecca E Millman" <rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk> Subject: YNiC seminar 11th February To: ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Message-ID: <23025.84.13.221.49.1265628372.squirrel(a)www.ynic.york.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-15 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 ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ ynic-users mailing list ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/ynic-users End of ynic-users Digest, Vol 43, Issue 3 *****************************************

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YNiC seminar TODAY
by rem 11 Feb '10

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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