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22 Nov '12

Dear Users Today (starting 4.30 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be 2 talks: 1) 2011/12 MSc project outcome Tim Andrews Title "Putting a name to a face - neural correlates of recognition?" 2) Project proposal presentation Nick Barraclough Title: "Visual Adaptation in the Mirror Neuron System" Summary: "Visual adaptation occurs at a high level within the temporal lobe where social stimuli such as hand actions are coded. fMR-adaptation studies investigating the existence of a mirror neuron system in humans, however, has been equivocal. It is therefore not clear whether visual adaptation occurs within, or influences the representation of human actions within the mirror neuron system. We propose to use single pulse TMS over motor cortex and measure motor evoked potentials from the contralateral hand. Observation of hand actions results in an increase in MEP magnitude and provides a metric of current mirror neuron system activity. Participants will visually adapt to hand actions during the TMS. We will assess both the psychophysical measure of action adaptation as well as the physiological measure of adaptation in the mirror neuron system. An effect of visual adaptation on the mirror neuron system will be reflected by a change in motor evoked potential magnitude following adaptation." Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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PhD scholarship opportunites
by Gary Green 19 Nov '12

19 Nov '12

If you are seeking a PhD scholarship please do look at http://www.hyms.ac.uk/postgraduate/current-postgraduate-opportunities.aspx

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Post Doc Position at UCL Ear Institute
by Gary Green 19 Nov '12

19 Nov '12

FYI ---------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, I am writing to point your attention to a research associate (Post Doc) job opening at the UCL Ear Institute and would be grateful if you could distribute the advert to relevant members of your institution. Please note the deadline is this Thursday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Research Associate (Post Doc)- Ref:** 1288813* * * *Closing Date: ** *22/11/2012 A research associate (Post Doc) position (starting salary £32,055 per annum Inclusive of London allowance) is available to work on a BBSRC funded project that will use psychophysics, eye tracking and MEG functional brain imaging to investigate the neural systems that support listeners ability to detect changes in acoustic scenes. You will be supervised by Dr Maria Chait. The post holder will be based at UCL Ear Institute and MEG scanning will be carried out at UCL’s Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging. Initial funding for this post is available for 36 months. The UCL Ear Institute provides state-of-the-art research facilities across a wide range of disciplines and is one of the foremost centres for hearing, speech and language-related research within Europe. The Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging is a leading centre for brain imaging, bringing together clinicians and scientists who study higher cognitive function using neuroimaging techniques. * * *Key Requirements* Applicants should hold a PhD degree (or equivalent)^ in an engineering or Neuroscience-related subject and have substantial experience in digital signal processing and computer programming. Previous experience with auditory research and/or functional brain imaging is desirable. * * *Further Details* You should apply for this post (Ref #: *1288813*) through UCL's online recruitment website, www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs>, where you can download a job description and person specifications. *For an informal discussion please contact Dr. Maria Chait (m.chait(a)ucl.ac.uk <mailto:m.chait@ucl.ac.uk>).* Maria Chait PhD m.chait(a)ucl.ac.uk <mailto:m.chait@ucl.ac.uk> Senior Lecturer UCL Ear Institute 332 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8EE

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YNiC seminar 22nd November
by rem 19 Nov '12

19 Nov '12

Dear Users This Thursday (starting 4.30 pm in YNiC open plan) there will be 2 talks: 1) 2011/12 MSc project outcome Tim Andrews Title "Putting a name to a face - neural correlates of recognition?" 2) Project proposal presentation Nick Barraclough Title: "Visual Adaptation in the Mirror Neuron System" Summary: Visual adaptation occurs at a high level within the temporal lobe where social stimuli such as hand actions are coded. fMR-adaptation studies investigating the existence of a mirror neuron system in humans, however, has been equivocal. It is therefore not clear whether visual adaptation occurs within, or influences the representation of human actions within the mirror neuron system. We propose to use single pulse TMS over motor cortex and measure motor evoked potentials from the contralateral hand. Observation of hand actions results in an increase in MEP magnitude and provides a metric of current mirror neuron system activity. Participants will visually adapt to hand actions during the TMS. We will assess both the psychophysical measure of action adaptation as well as the physiological measure of adaptation in the mirror neuron system. An effect of visual adaptation on the mirror neuron system will be reflected by a change in motor evoked potential magnitude following adaptation. Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

Dear Users Today (starting 4.30 pm in YNiC open plan) Pat Johnston's former MSc student, Naz Kokkinakis, will be giving a talk on Pat's MSc CN 2011/2012 project (with Sam Johnhson). The title of the talk is "Neural responses to /homo-sapiens/ and /solanum tuberosum/: Not just another half-baked M170 study." Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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YNiC seminar 15th November
by rem 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

Dear Users This Thursday (starting 4.30 pm in YNiC open plan) Pat Johnston (with Sam Johnhson) will be giving a talk on his MSc CN 2011/2012 project. The title of the talk is "Neural responses to /homo-sapiens/ and /solanum tuberosum/: Not just another half-baked M170 study." Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

Dear Users Today (starting 4.30 pm in YNiC open plan) Mark Hymers will be giving two talks: 1) MSc CN 2011/2012 outcome. "Neural correlates of Deutsch's speech-to-song illusion" 2) YNiC project proposal presentation. "TMS investigation of the Asymmetric Sampling in Time model" Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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YNiC seminar 8th November
by rem 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

Dear Users This Thursday (starting 4.30 pm in YNiC open plan) Mark Hymers will be giving two talks: 1) MSc CN 2011/2012 outcome. "Neural correlates of Deutsch's speech-to-song illusion" 2) YNiC project proposal presentation. "TMS investigation of the Asymmetric Sampling in Time model" Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

Dear Users Today (starting 4.30 pm in YNiC open plan) we will resume the YNiC Thursday seminars with a talk on the outcome of an MSc CN 2011/2012 empirical research project. Every Thursday in November different project supervisors will be talking about their MSc research projects from the previous academic year. We encourage the current cohort of MSc CN students to attend these seminars which will provide some insight into previous MSc projects. This week the talk will be given by David Troy, who was an MSc CN student, and the project supervisors, Gary Green and Heidi Baseler. The title of the talk is "Measurements of the signal-to-noise ratio in fMRI". Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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Interesting new fMRI protocol
by Chris Racey 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Hi all, I recently read about a new acquisition protocol proposed by some guys at Nijmegen that claims to be able to acquire whole brain volumes fifty times faster than EPI, and it seems to use a standard 3T scanner. Might turn out to be nonsense, but establishing that is a little beyond my powers. Here's a link to the paper. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23097342 Chris

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