Dear Users
This week (4.30-5.30 pm YNiC open plan) YNiC staff will provide feedback
on the recent MEG UK meeting.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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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
Dear Users
Today (4.30-5.30 pm YNiC open plan) Ed Silson will give a project
proposal presentation on "Functional Properties of LO-1 and LO-2 in
human Lateral Occipital cortex"
Summary:
The Lateral Occipital (LO) cortex is known to be an object-selective
brain region. Although originally thought not to contain a retinotopic
organisation, recent evidence suggests that LO contains two adjacent
representations of the contralateral visual field, referred to as LO-1
and LO-2 (Larson & Heeger, 2006). Larson and Heeger (2006) suggested
that LO-1 and LO-2 might have different functional properties and that
both contribute to object recognition. We aim to use functionally-guided
TMS to probe the functional properties of LO-1 and LO-2.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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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
FYI
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Subject: PhD and Postdoc positions - SNN Radboud University
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:42:39 +0000
From: Rebecca Martin <Rebecca.Martin(a)cs.ucl.ac.uk>
Reply-To: SNN Adaptive Intelligence <snn(a)science.ru.nl>
To: researchers(a)pascal-network.org
Two positions for research on machine learning for stochastic optimal
control theory in the Complacs EU project
There are a PhD position and a postdoc position available at the SNN
Radboud University
for research machine learning methods for stochastic optimal control theory.
You find more information on the link below.
Bert Kappen
http://www.snn.ru.nl/nijmegen/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=…
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Jen Downing
PA to Professor Gary Green
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5DG
tel: +44 (0)1904 435329
fax: +44 (0)1904 435356
Dear all
Tomorrow's visiting speaker in Psychology is Joe Devlin from Cognitive,
Perceptual & Brain Sciences at UCL. His talk is on "What does the brain
know about orthography".
www.ucl.ac.uk/neuroscience/Page.php?ID=12&ResearcherID=157
Andy
Dear Users
This week (4.30-5.30 pm YNiC open plan) Ed Silson will give a project
proposal presentation on "Functional Properties of LO-1 and LO-2 in
human Lateral Occipital cortex"
Summary:
The Lateral Occipital (LO) cortex is known to be an object-selective
brain region. Although originally thought not to contain a retinotopic
organisation, recent evidence suggests that LO contains two adjacent
representations of the contralateral visual field, referred to as LO-1
and LO-2 (Larson & Heeger, 2006). Larson and Heeger (2006) suggested
that LO-1 and LO-2 might have different functional properties and that
both contribute to object recognition. We aim to use functionally-guided
TMS to probe the functional properties of LO-1 and LO-2.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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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
FYI
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Post-Doctoral Position
A two-year post-doctoral position is open at the Neuroscience Center of
University of Helsinki (Finland) in a project exploring the functional
roles of cortical oscillations with M/EEG. The applicant will acquire
M/EEG, MRI, and possibly fMRI data and perform M/EEG time series and
source localization analyses within a state-of-the-art neuroinformatics
platform. The main focus of the project is in the mapping and network
analyses of within- and cross-frequency neuronal interactions in
source-reconstructed M/EEG data (Palva et al., 2010, PNAS, NeuroImage)
with published and novel approaches.
The successful applicant has experience in planning and performing
MEG/EEG experiments and in applying advanced data-analysis methods. The
applicant should also have a track record in human neuroimaging
literature. Applications are invited from ambitious, enthusiastic, and
highly committed young researchers.
Prerequisites include: Prior experience in the MEG/EEG field and PhD or
an equivalent degree in Neuroscience, Psychology, Medical Engineering,
or another related field. Programming skills (Matlab, LabVIEW) are an
advantage.
The application for the position should contain a 1-2 page letter of
intent, CV, list of publications, and the names of at least two senior
researchers who can recommend the applicant. Inquiries and applications
should be sent by email to Satu Palva (satu.palva(a)helsinki.fi
<mailto:satu.palva@helsinki.fi>).
Satu Palva, PhD
Neuroscience Center
P.O. Box 56
00014-University of Helsinki
tel. +358-19157613
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Gary Green
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5DG
http://www.ynic.york.ac.ukhttps://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg
tel. +44 (0) 1904 435349
PA +44 (0) 1904 435329 or reception(a)ynic.york.ac.uk
fax +44 (0) 1904 435356
mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004
Dear Users
Today (4.30-5.30 pm YNiC open plan) Andy Ellis will give a talk on
"Semantically-driven re-activation of visual cortex in object
recognition?".
Summary:
Magnetoencephalography was used to probe the nature and time course of
responses to early and late acquired objects in a covert naming task.
Analysis focused on regions in left occipital and anterior temporal
cortex that have been reported to show stronger responses to early than
late
acquired objects in fMRI. An evoked response in visual cortex around 170
ms was followed by an evoked response in anterior temporal cortex
(150-250 ms) that was stronger to early than late acquired objects. This
was followed by an induced re-activation of visual cortex from 250 ms
onwards that was also modulated by age of acquisition. The talk will
illustrate one way of making statistical comparisons across experimental
conditions in MEG.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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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
Dear Users
Please be aware that, as of this week, YNiC Thursday seminars will start
at the later time of *4.30 pm*.
This shift in the starting time is necessary to avoid a clash with
teaching sessions in Psychology.
Thank you
Rebecca
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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
Dear Users
This week (4-5 pm YNiC open plan) Andy Ellis will give a talk on
"Semantically-driven re-activation of visual cortex in object
recognition?".
Summary:
Magnetoencephalography was used to probe the nature and time course of
responses to early and late acquired objects in a covert naming task.
Analysis focused on regions in left occipital and anterior temporal cortex
that have been reported to show stronger responses to early than late
acquired objects in fMRI. An evoked response in visual cortex around 170
ms was followed by an evoked response in anterior temporal cortex (150-250
ms) that was stronger to early than late acquired objects. This was
followed by an induced re-activation of visual cortex from 250 ms onwards
that was also modulated by age of acquisition.
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
Dear Users
Today (4-5 pm YNiC open plan) Chris Racey will give a project proposal
talk on "Processing of real world objects in object selective cortex:
effects of parametric manipulation of size change".
Summary:
The visual system is able to perform recognition tasks in a manner that
appears to be invariant to changes in size of the retinal image. It is
thought that this size invariance is established early on in visual
processing (Goodale & Milner, 1992; Rolls, 2000). The aim of the present
study is to measure adaptation to objects of changing size across the
whole visual system and across several size change conditions which vary
parametrically. The design of the present experiment will be an
fMR-adaptation paradigm similar to that used in our previous work
looking at viewpoint invariance (Racey et al., 2010). We aim to measure
differences in size invariance for objects between the various category
selective brain regions at the level of the Ventral Occipito-Temporal
cortex (VOT). Further, we aim to measure the change in size invariance
moving posterior to anterior through the visual processing hierarchy.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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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
