Dear Users,
Due to the external works (which you may have noticed in the YNiC carpark!)
as part of the University's Deep Geothermal Energy Project
<https://www.york.ac.uk/about/sustainability/campus-operations/climate-actio…>,
we have unfortunately had to close the centre on a few occasions at short
notice. We are working hard to liaise with estates to minimise the impact
on users, however, we are sorry for the disruption caused to your research.
We are hopeful that the only remaining closures will be on *Friday 12th*,
*Thursday 18th *and *Friday 19th of June* as they are due to do some
extensive drilling and this will affect our ability to collect useful data
for your projects.
We will update you if there are any changes to this.
Thank you very much for your understanding,
Katya
Hello,
Just a quick reminder that we have our 'Celebrating Collaboration in
Neuroscience' event this afternoon, *2-4pm*. There will be short talks
along with time for discussion and networking (... and cake!).
Please come along if you can make it.
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
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Senior Research Technician
Departmental Safety Coordinator - Department of Psychology
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
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Hello,
Please see below for this week's updates.
đź§ * YNiC Seminar - Tuesday at 11:30am*
All staff and students are welcome to join our YNiC Seminar tomorrow, *Dr Anna
Matejko *will be presenting a talk titled ' *Are Maths and Reading
Difficulties Related to One Another? Unpacking the Relationship Using Brain
and Behaviour*'. We hope to see you there, but if you are unable to attend
in person, you can catch the seminar on zoom
<https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99983279043?pwd=UcmJkDIp7SZs2Uglc015AXaAxbvVMH…>
.
đź§ *Celebrating Collaboration in Neuroscience - **Wednesday at 2pm*
Join us for a series of short talks, interactive discussions, and the
opportunity to connect with peers and potential collaborators - and enjoy
some coffee and cake! To help us with catering, please take a moment to
fill out this short google form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeO1ryJCJxVu0Ni6yMP2cQ50t5sEwttnPS…>
to
let us know you are coming along.
*đźš— Car Park Notice*
There are ongoing works in the YNiC carpark as part of the University's
Deep Geothermal Energy Project.
<https://www.york.ac.uk/about/sustainability/campus-operations/climate-actio…>
Access to YNiC remains unaffected, and alternative parking is available at
the front of the Biocentre if it is needed for participants.
*ℹ️ Scanner Availability*
The MRI and MEG scanners will be *unavailable *on the *18th *and *19th of
June* to accommodate disruption from the external works happening in the
carpark.
*🗓️ **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. This includes
students who wish to attend the Data Analysis in Neuroimaging Course
starting this semester. The next monthly induction will be on *Tuesday the
2nd of June, at 11:30am*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to
sign up.
*🗓️ **Level 0 operator training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Tuesday the 2nd of June 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Wednesday the 4th of June, 10:00-12:00.*
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.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
Departmental Safety Coordinator - Department of Psychology
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
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Hello,
We have two exciting events planned at YNiC next week and would love for
you to join us.
*YNiC Seminar: **Tuesday June 2nd at 11:30am*
*Dr Anna Matejko: Are Maths and Reading Difficulties Related to One
Another? Unpacking the Relationship Using Brain and Behaviour*
In this talk Dr Anna Matejko will discuss evidence that uses multiple
approaches - including brain imaging, behaviour, and intervention - to shed
light on the relationship between math and reading difficulties.
*Celebrating Collaboration in Neuroscience: **Wednesday June 3rd at 2pm*
Join us for a series of short talks, interactive discussions, and the
opportunity to connect with peers and potential collaborators. Come along
to spark fresh ideas, start new conversations - and enjoy some coffee and
cake!
To help us with catering, please take a moment to fill out this short
google form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeO1ryJCJxVu0Ni6yMP2cQ50t5sEwttnPS…>
to let us know you are coming along.
We look forward to seeing you next week :)
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
Departmental Safety Coordinator - Department of Psychology
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
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Hello,
Please see details below about an event BRAIN are hosting next Thursday.
Many thanks,
Jennifer
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Oscar Solis <jots500(a)york.ac.uk>
Subject: [BRAIN] Symposium - From Lab to Life: How Technology is
Revolutionising Neuroscience
Dear all,
BRAIN would like to invite you to our symposium 'From Lab to Life: How
Technology is Revolutionising Neuroscience'.
The focus of the event is on the wider impacts of neuroscience research on
society, spanning technological advances to clinical translation. For this,
we have invited a whole range of external ECR speakers whose work focus on
various aspects of neurodegenerative and neurological disorders.
Date & Time: Thursday 4th June 2026, 13:00-17:00
Location: B/B/006
Please find more information here, including about our speakers:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VENHvQZeLewCdUDr811dNIoEfYytZ0gzz2uq7al…
*Spread the word! Please share with anyone who you think might be
interested - refreshments will be provided!*
For any questions about this event, please email brain(a)yorksu.org.
Best,
BRAIN Committee
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
Departmental Safety Coordinator - Department of Psychology
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
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Meta has released a model that predicts brain activation for visual and
auditory inputs, and language. The trained model is available to download.
https://ai.meta.com/blog/tribe-v2-brain-predictive-foundation-model/
I'd love to chat with anyone about how they could use this in their
research. I feel it could be very helpful for hypothesis generation -- and
maybe for some kinds of projects, rather than a real replication, you could
do a "virtual replication" :)
Cheers
Beth
Hello,
Please see below for this week's updates.
đź§ * YNiC Seminar - Tuesday at 11:30am*
All staff and students are welcome to join our YNiC Seminar tomorrow, *Darren
Millward* will be presenting a talk titled '*Oscillatory Dynamics of
Reading and Arithmetic: Evidence from OPM-MEG*'. We hope to see you there,
but if you are unable to attend in person, you can catch the seminar on zoom
<https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/97250566299?pwd=XRQf2Sy81ImQVRwYdmEGGBhIbEMo5J…>
.
*🗓️ **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. This includes
students who wish to attend the Data Analysis in Neuroimaging Course
starting this semester. The next monthly induction will be on *Tuesday the
5th of May, at 10:00am*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to
sign up.
*🗓️ **Level 0 operator training*
*MRI* Level 0 Training: *Tuesday the 2nd of June 13:00-15:00.*
*MEG* Level 0 Training:* Wednesday the 4th of June, 10:00-12:00.*
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.
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Jennifer
--
Jennifer Ashton, PhD, RSci, MIScT
Senior Research Technician
Departmental Safety Coordinator - Department of Psychology
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
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