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Fwd: POSTDOCTORAL POSITION - MEG/EEG - National Institutes of Health, NIDCD Division of Intramural Research

by Gary Green

FYI ============================================= Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Language Section, NIDCD, National Institutes of Health, to work on language processing, social communication, and relevant disorders using MEG/EEG. The research will focus on discourse level language comprehension, production, and all aspects of natural ecologically valid language use. Investigations will be carried out in normal adults and clinical populations including stroke, traumatic brain injury and stuttering. Major experimental methods include MEG source analysis, time-frequency analysis and simultaneous EEG-fMRI. Applicants should have a doctoral-level degree in neuroscience, psychology, medicine or a related area. Prior experience in MEG/EEG experimental design, data acquisition and analysis is necessary. Advanced skills for time series analysis and MATLAB programming are highly desirable. Experience with fMRI is preferred but not required. Salary will be commensurate with the salary scale of the National Institute of Health, NIDCD Division of Intramural Research. The position is funded for two to five years. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. For further information or to submit an application (including a brief CV and two references) please contact Allen Braun, M.D. email: brauna(a)nidcd.nih.gov.

13 years, 5 months

Fwd: [SPM] PhD position at the Donders Institute, Nijmegen

by Gary Green

FYI ------------------------------------- PhD position on 'Bridging the Gap between Neuronal Activity and Neuroimaging' (1,0 fte) *Donders Institute, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging* *Maximum salary: € 2,612 gross/month* *Vacancy number: 30.08.11* *Closing date: 1 January 2012* *Responsibilities* The Neuronal Oscillation group and the MR Techniques in Brain Function group at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, have funding available for a PhD position, aimed at quantitative evaluation of neuroimaging signal characteristics resulting from activity of neurons in the working human brain. The human brain is composed of multiple regions that are flexibly engaged and disengaged depending on the cognitive task performed. Each of these regions comprises large numbers of neurons that interact non-linearly. A fundamental question in cognitive neuroscience is how the connections and interactions of the neurons shape the functional architecture of the working brain. At the Donders Institute this question is addressed experimentally by measuring cognitive signals by means of magneto-encephalography (MEG), electro-encephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). You will work on this project from a complementary perspective, using computer simulation to investigate which plausible networks of neurons can explain measured signals. You will use and extend numerical software developed at the institute and elsewhere. Your results will improve the interpretation of measured cognitive signals. You will focus on positive and negative spatial and temporal correlations between various signals obtained in cognitive experiments. *Work environment* The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour consists of the Centre for Cognition, the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging and the Centre for Neuroscience. The mission of the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging is to conduct cutting-edge fundamental research in cognitive neuroscience. Much of the rapid progress in this field is being driven by the development of complex neuroimaging techniques for measuring activity in the human working brain - an area in which the Centre plays a leading role. The research themes cover central cognitive functions such as perception, action, control, decision making, attention, memory, language, learning and plasticity. The Centre also aims to establish how the different brain areas coordinate their activity with very high temporal precision to enable human and animal cognition. This internationally renowned centre currently employs more than 100 PhD students and post-doctoral researchers of more than 20 different nationalities, offering a stimulating and multidisciplinary research environment. The centre is equipped with three MRI scanners (7T, 3T, 1.5T), a 275-channel MEG system, an EEG-TMS laboratory, several (MR-compatible) EEG systems, and high-performance computational facilities. English is the lingua franca at the centre. You will work within a joint project of the Neuronal Oscillations group and the MR Methods for Cognitive Neuroscience group at the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, and the Neuroinformatics department at the Centre for Neuroscience. *What we expect from you* You should have a Master’s degree (or equivalent). Applicants with a background in neuroscience should be willing to acquire the mathematical and numerical skills required to simulate complex systems. Applicants with a background in mathematics, physics or computer science should be willing to develop in-depth knowledge of cognitive neuroscience and physiology. You are enthusiastic to understand the dynamic properties of the human brain and to probe the interaction between different regions, all on the basis of what is known of the physiology of the brain. Furthermore, you are prepared to take courses and workshops offered at the Donders Graduate School for Cognitive Neuroscience to bring your knowledge of cognitive neuroscience up to the standard required. You should be willing to work in a multidisciplinary environment in which the results and methods from various disciplines, ranging from natural to behavioural sciences, are integrated. And you are eager to work with us at the cutting edge of science, where your personal commitment and skills are both essential and appreciated. Proficiency in oral and written English is essential. You are expected to work in a team, sharing technical know-how and ideas. *What we have to offer* We offer you: - employment: 1,0 fte; - a maximum gross monthly salary of € 2,612 based on a 38-hour working week; - in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus; - The starting salary is €2,042 per month and will increase to €2,612 per month in the fourth year; - duration of the contract: 4 years. Are you interested in our excellent employment conditions <http://www.ru.nl/english/arbeidsvoorwaarden>? *Other Information* This vacancy was advertised earlier this year in July/August. If you applied for this position at the time and were rejected, please do not apply again. *Would you like to know more?* Further information on: DCCN <http://www.ru.nl/donders> Prof. dr. Jan van der Eerden, project leader Telephone: +31 24 3614602 E-mail: j.vandereerden(a)donders.ru.nl <mailto:j.vandereerden@donders.ru.nl> Dr. Ole Jensen, PI Neuronal Oscillation group Telephone: +31 24 3610884 E-mail: ole.jensen(a)donders.ru.nl <mailto:ole.jensen@donders.ru.nl> *Applications* Are you interested? Please submit an application letter, a CV, and the names of two persons who can provide references. Please explain your interest in neuroscience and the above mentioned scientific approaches in your application letter. It is Radboud University Nijmegen's policy to only accept applications by e-mail. Please send your application, /stating vacancy number 30.08.11/, to vacatures(a)dpo.ru.nl <mailto:vacatures@dpo.ru.nl>, for the attention of Prof. dr. Jan van der Eerden, before 1 January 2012. For more information on the application procedure: + 31 24 3611173

13 years, 5 months

YNiC seminar today

by rem

Dear Users Today (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) Andrew Quinn will give a talk on "Who is talking to who, and when? Estimating dynamic functional connectivity patterns in visual word recognition with MEG". Refreshments will be provided after the talk. 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

13 years, 5 months

YNiC seminar 1st December

by rem

Dear Users This Thursday (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) Andrew Quinn will give a talk on "Who is talking to who, and when? Estimating dynamic functional connectivity patterns in visual word recognition with MEG". Refreshments will be provided after the talk. 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

13 years, 5 months

YNiC seminar 24th November

by Rebecca E Millman

Dear Users This Thursday (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) there will be two presentations. Please see below for details of each talk. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca 1) Gareth Gaskell, Department of Psychology MSc project update "Phonotactic learning in your sleep" Abstract: Speakers of all languages show evidence of phonotactic constraints in the types of speech errors they produce. Recent research by Dell and colleagues has shown that these constraints can be modified by recent experience. However, the time course of this learning remains unclear. In the current study, run as an MSc project, participants had to repeat syllable sequences in which dependencies between particular consonants and vowels were embedded. They had 1 training block, followed by two testing blocks about 2 hours later. Participants who stayed awake between training and testing showed no evidence that these constraints had been learned, whereas participants who had a nap showed evidence of new constraints in their errors. I will discuss these results in the light of memory models that promote generalisation of knowledge during sleep. 2) James Davey Project proposal presentation "fMRI & TMS investigations of semantic cognition" Abstract: Semantic cognition can be broken down into three independent components; amodal knowledge, modality-specific features, and control processes. Patient studies have implicated the anterior temporal lobes (ATL) bilaterally in amodal knowledge (Jefferies et al. 2006), semantic control involves fronto/temporoparietal regions (Jefferies et al. 2006), and modality specific features are distributed throughout sensory-motor cortex. Neuroimaging has demonstrated that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to the ATL disrupts semantic processing regardless of modality (Pobric, Jefferies, & Lambon Ralph, 2010). In contrast, stimulation to left inferior frontal gyrus (LIFG) and posterior middle temporal gyrus (pMTG) disrupted controlled retrieval and selection of semantic knowledge. pMTG has also been implicated in tool use(Noppeney, 2008), so it is unclear whether this is a control or representational site. The current study will simultaneously manipulate control and representation demands. Participants will complete a picture matching task for animals and tools; control will be manipulated through the influence of cues and miscues, whilst representational demands are varied through manipulations of specificity. The first study will use fMRI to investigate the brain response to the experimental tasks, and the functional data will be used to guide placement for the TMS coil in the second study. This will use the same task/stimuli, in an offline TMS paradigm to examine changes in performance resulting from stimulation to the three sites. Finally we will use a joint fMRI/TMS paradigm, comparing baseline fMRI activity to the BOLD response after offline TMS to investigate the neural consequences of TMS stimulation on the network supporting semantic cognition. -- 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

13 years, 5 months

Fwd: [SPM] Call for applications: MEG Group Leader, Aarhus University, Denmark

by Gary Green

FYI ---------------------------------------- Please take a moment to consider the vacancy announced below and on this website: http://www.au.dk/en/about/job/sun/academicpositions/ Do not hesitate to contact myself or Prof. Leif Ãstergaard (leif(a)cfin.dk) for further details on the position, the MINDLab/CFIN research infrastructure, or other matters. Closing date for applications is 6th January 2012. /Chris -- Christopher Bailey, MSc MEG Engineer, MINDLab Core Experimental Facility Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience (CFIN) Aarhus University, Denmark email: cjb(a)cfin.dk http://www.mindlab.au.dk/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At Aarhus University, a position as MEG group leader is vacant. The position is initially limited to three years, with good opportunities for a permanent position for the right candidate. The position is affiliated with MINDLab, a cross faculty research initiative at Aarhus University carrying out research within neuroscience and cognition, using a variety of imaging and recording techniques such as functional MRI (BOLD, perfusion, diffusion), magnetic resonance spectroscopy, magneto- and electroencephalography, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. The position will be associated academically with the Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience (CFIN), Department of Clinical Medicine. The successful candidate should have a strong background within MEG research and MEG methodology, and be established as an independent researcher, preferably corresponding to the assistant or associate professor level. The position will involve independent research, and leading our new MEG facility in collaboration with an on-site engineer and technician to ensure optimal use of our Elekta Neuromag Triux MEG system, installed in Summer 2011. The applicant is thus expected to have a firm understanding of relevant paradigms for neurocognitive research, and to offer affiliated research groups guidance in designing optimal experimental paradigms. We offer state-of-the-art research facilities that are primarily devoted (80%) to basic and clinical research, and close collaboration with a group of dedicated researchers and group leaders. The position includes some teaching duties, and the successful candidate is expected to act as PhD supervisor on relevant projects. More information about the position can be obtained from Prof. Leif Ãstergaard, Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, ph. +45 8949 4091. http://www.cfin.au.dk/. Prerequisites for the position include scientific qualifications corresponding to at least a Ph.D. degree within relevant fields, a track record of independent, high-level research, teaching qualifications. The conditions of employment are based on the agreement between The Ministry of Finance and The Federation of Graduate Employee Unions. Remuneration will include an additional pension-based bonus of DKK 67.100 (October 97-level). The application should include a curriculum vitae, a full list of the applicantâs scientific publications showing which publications the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment, and information about teaching experience. The assessment committee can decide to include material which has not been in the application. In this event, the applicant will be informed and asked to send the material, or else to withdraw the application. Furthermore, the application should include a description of the applicantâs previous research with reference to the enclosed publications, together with a short description of future research plans. Applications are encouraged regardless of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background. The Faculty of Health Sciences refers to the following guidelines and memorandums, which can be found at www.health.au.dk<http://www.health.au.dk> at Nyheder og stillinger -> vejledninger: - Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. - Information on qualification requirements and job content is found in Memorandum of Jobstructure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities. - Guidelines concerning writing an application. Deadline All applications must be made online and received by: 06/01/2012

13 years, 5 months

YNiC seminar today

by rem

Dear Users This afternoon (4.15-5.15 pm in YNiC) Katya Krieger-Redwood will be giving a talk on "LIFG involvement in phonological and semantic control". Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided after the talk. 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

13 years, 6 months

NAF beta release

by Mark Hymers

Hi all, [Please feel free to distribute this email to people not subscribed to ynic-users as appropriate] To coincide with SfN 2011, we're about to make the YNiC MEG analysis software, the Neuroimaging Analysis Framework (NAF) available for beta testing by sites other than York. York Users already have this version of NAF installed on the YNiC machines. NAF provides an open-source python toolbox for analysing MEG data incorporating various inverse methods, with transparent support for multiple-processor / cluster computing and methods for checking data provenance. At the same time we are releasing a python toolbox (python-megdata) which NAF depends on in order to natively read certain MEG data formats. At present, NAF's main focus is on beamforming support with dipole modelling and minimum norm analysis to follow shortly. NAF's current system support is most mature for 4D Magnetometer-based systems (in particular the WH3600). 4D Gradiometer support will be added once suitable test data has been acquired. Experimental CTF data support is available and an example of a Matlab file-format reader is also included. Adding support for new systems is relatively straightforward and anyone interested in this is invited to contact the ynic-devel mailing list (for details see the project page). The main YNiC software page can be found at: https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/software The NAF project development site (including links to documentation, mailing lists, issue tracking and other features) is at: https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/tracker/projects/naf with an up-to-date documentation build at: http://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/docs/naf/ The "Getting Started and Installation" page is available: http://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/docs/naf/starting/installation.html (remember this is already installed on YNiC machines and therefore York users do not need to follow this step) and the ynic-devel mailing list home page is: http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/ynic-devel Copies of the poster and leaflets to be distributed at SfN can be found at: https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/tracker/attachments/download/49/2011_sfn_leafle… and https://vcs.ynic.york.ac.uk/tracker/attachments/download/51/2011_sfn_poster… Please remember that this is beta software and that users should join the ynic-devel mailing list (details on the project page). Contributions of code, bug reports and/or test data are particularly welcome. Thanks Mark ========================================================================== -- Mark Hymers York Neuroimaging Centre

13 years, 6 months

PhD on brain stimulation, sleep, and memory

by Gareth Gaskell

13 years, 6 months

Fwd: [megcommunity] Call for applications: MEG Group Leader, Aarhus University, Denmark

by Gary Green

FYI ------------------------------------ Dear MEG Community, Please take a moment to consider whether the vacancy announced below and on the following website is relevant to you: http://www.au.dk/en/about/job/sun/academicpositions/ Do not hesitate to contact myself or Prof. Leif Østergaard (leif(a)cfin.dk<mailto:leif@cfin.dk>) for further details on the position, the MINDLab/CFIN research infrastructure, or other matters. Closing date for applications is 6th January 2012. /Chris -- Christopher Bailey, MSc MEG Engineer, MINDLab Core Experimental Facility Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience (CFIN) Aarhus University, Denmark email: cjb(a)cfin.dk<mailto:cjb@cfin.dk> http://www.mindlab.au.dk/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At Aarhus University, a position as MEG group leader is vacant. The position is initially limited to three years, with good opportunities for a permanent position for the right candidate. The position is affiliated with MINDLab, a cross faculty research initiative at Aarhus University carrying out research within neuroscience and cognition, using a variety of imaging and recording techniques such as functional MRI (BOLD, perfusion, diffusion), magnetic resonance spectroscopy, magneto- and electroencephalography, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. The position will be associated academically with the Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience (CFIN), Department of Clinical Medicine. The successful candidate should have a strong background within MEG research and MEG methodology, and be established as an independent researcher, preferably corresponding to the assistant or associate professor level. The position will involve independent research, and leading our new MEG facility in collaboration with an on-site engineer and technician to ensure optimal use of our Elekta Neuromag Triux MEG system, installed in Summer 2011. The applicant is thus expected to have a firm understanding of relevant paradigms for neurocognitive research, and to offer affiliated research groups guidance in designing optimal experimental paradigms. We offer state-of-the-art research facilities that are primarily devoted (80%) to basic and clinical research, and close collaboration with a group of dedicated researchers and group leaders. The position includes some teaching duties, and the successful candidate is expected to act as PhD supervisor on relevant projects. More information about the position can be obtained from Prof. Leif Østergaard, Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, ph. +45 8949 4091. http://www.cfin.au.dk/. Prerequisites for the position include scientific qualifications corresponding to at least a Ph.D. degree within relevant fields, a track record of independent, high-level research, teaching qualifications. The conditions of employment are based on the agreement between The Ministry of Finance and The Federation of Graduate Employee Unions. Remuneration will include an additional pension-based bonus of DKK 67.100 (October 97-level). The application should include a curriculum vitae, a full list of the applicant’s scientific publications showing which publications the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment, and information about teaching experience. The assessment committee can decide to include material which has not been in the application. In this event, the applicant will be informed and asked to send the material, or else to withdraw the application. Furthermore, the application should include a description of the applicant’s previous research with reference to the enclosed publications, together with a short description of future research plans. Applications are encouraged regardless of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background. The Faculty of Health Sciences refers to the following guidelines and memorandums, which can be found at www.health.au.dk<http://www.health.au.dk> at Nyheder og stillinger -> vejledninger: - Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. - Information on qualification requirements and job content is found in Memorandum of Jobstructure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities. - Guidelines concerning writing an application. Deadline All applications must be made online and received by: 06/01/2012

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