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Temporary Block on Booking
by Antony Morland 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Dear All, I have temporarily suspended the ability to book scan slots until the end of July. I hope to allow normal booking procedures to be reset by the end of the day (Friday 9th July). Unfortunately, I have had to take this action because some projects that have strict deadlines for completion have struggled obtain sufficient scan hours under the current system of booking. I will be consulting with the project teams to resolve this today. Rest assured that all the research time between now and the end of July will not be booked as a result of this consultation process. I will update this list, when normal service resumes. Best wishes Tony

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Dear Users Today (4 pm in YNiC) there will be a talk by Lee Harrison from YNiC. The title of Lee's talk is "Bayesian Inference in Neuroimaging". Abstract: "Analyzing data involves quantifying the uncertainties inherent in their production, e.g. measurement noise. A way to achieve this is to formulate models in terms of probabilities, in other words, Bayesian models. A Bayesian approach provides a language to formally represent such uncertainty and the tools necessary to manipulate these notions in a coherent manner. The aim of this talk is to give an overview of some of the ideas and rhetoric used in constructing Bayesian models, estimating them and applying them to neuroimaging problems. The talk is based on an introduction to Bayesian inference given at the Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) short course. The emphasis will be on applications and not the equations. For example, using Dynamic Causal Models (DCM) to ask questions about interactions between cortical regions and spatial models to implement a computational model of how an observer represents uncertainty in a sequence of events." 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 8th July
by rem 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

Dear Users This week (4 pm in YNiC) there will be a talk by Lee Harrison from YNiC. The title of Lee's talk is "Bayesian Inference in Neuroimaging". Abstract: "Analyzing data involves quantifying the uncertainties inherent in their production, e.g. measurement noise. A way to achieve this is to formulate models in terms of probabilities, in other words, Bayesian models. A Bayesian approach provides a language to formally represent such uncertainty and the tools necessary to manipulate these notions in a coherent manner. The aim of this talk is to give an overview of some of the ideas and rhetoric used in constructing Bayesian models, estimating them and applying them to neuroimaging problems. The talk is based on an introduction to Bayesian inference given at the Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) short course. The emphasis will be on applications and not the equations. For example, using Dynamic Causal Models (DCM) to ask questions about interactions between cortical regions and spatial models to implement a computational model of how an observer represents uncertainty in a sequence of events." 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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University Open Day Wednesday July 7th
by Michael Simpson 02 Jul '10

02 Jul '10

Dear all, on Wednesday July 7th, there will be the University Open Day. Between 10:00 to 15:00, YNiC will be particularly busy with tours of the centre. Open plan will still be available during this period, but may be a bit noisier than usual. It might not be the day for a lab meeting in Open Plan ... Thanks, Michael -- Dr Michael Simpson Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre Innovation Way York YO10 5DG Tel: 01904 567614 Web: http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk

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Re: FW: Postgraduate and Graduate opportunities at the Spectrum Centre
by Gary Green 02 Jul '10

02 Jul '10

Christiana Karadakova wrote: > > *From:* Beck, Alison [mailto:a.beck@lancaster.ac.uk] > *Sent:* 29 June 2010 15:59 > *To:* Armstrong, Lynne; Boon, Maxine; Brennan, Beverley; Butler, > Gillian; Carr, Rachel; Clark, Karen; Connelly, Theresa; Cooper, Janet; > Dolman, Clare; Gardner, Laura; Gillespie, Carole; Greenwood, Joanne; > Harrison, Christie; Hawksworth, Joan; Henderson, Louise; Howard, > Jacquie; Irvine, Deana; Karadakova, Christiana; Keighley, Sharon; > Kelly, Evelyn; Livingstone, Kathleen; Maskrey, Sue; Mellors, Barbara; > Monroe, Caroline; Mount, Linda; Poole, Julia A; Reid, Dr Graeme; > Rielly, Melissa; Rollinson, Angela; Roper, Sheena; Schakel, Hildegard; > Shek, Se-Wah; Silk, Louise; Stark, Margaret; Stead, Lydia; Stones, > Liba; Tait, Nicole; Walters, Susan; Watson, Judith; Webster, Jennifer; > Williams, Debby; Winters, Moira > *Subject:* Postgraduate and Graduate opportunities at the Spectrum Centre > > Dear all, > > I am a Senior Research Associate at the Spectrum Centre for Mental > Health Research, University of Lancaster. I have received your contact > details from Jay Jay Sanson, our research secretary. > > We are rapidly expanding and will soon be advertising four > opportunities to join our team – a psychological therapist for people > with bipolar disorder, two postdoctoral positions and one research > associate position. > > I have attached a flyer which provides an overview of the Spectrum > Centre and further information about each of these posts. > > We would be grateful if you could circulate this flyer to potentially > interested colleagues/ students/ graduates. > > Kind Regards > > Dr Alison Beck > > Senior Research Associate > > Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research > > Division of Health Research > > School of Health and Medicine > > Lancaster University > > Lancaster > > LA1 4YT > > +44(0)1524 593758 > > http://www.lancs.ac.uk/shm/spectrum/ > > spectrum-centre-logo (2) > > cid:image002.png@01CB023D.51B3F580 > > cid:image003.png@01CB023D.51B3F580 >

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YNiC seminar today
by rem 01 Jul '10

01 Jul '10

Dear Users Today Koen Haak from the University of Groningen will give a talk on "Statistical and structural pattern recognition in human visual cortex". This talk will take place at 3.30 pm in the Venables room (A202), i.e. not B020 as previously advertised, 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: Deadline: July 2, Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience 2010 - Berlin, Germany
by Gary Green 29 Jun '10

29 Jun '10

Matthias L. Jugel wrote: > *** Please be reminded that the deadline for abstract submission is July 2nd. ** > > Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience (BCCN 2010) > > The Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience (BCCN) is an > annual meeting of researchers working in Computational Neuroscience > and Neurotechnology. It has grown out of the annual Symposia of the > German National Bernstein Network for Computational Neuroscience, > which have been held since 2005. Now in its 6th year, organized by the > Bernstein Focus: Neurotechnology at the Berlin Institute of > Technology, it has been opened as an international conference. The > BCCN is a single track conference that covers all aspects of > Computational Neuroscience and Neurotechnology. We invite the > submission of abstracts from all relevant areas. Selected abstracts > will be published in the journal Frontiers in Computational > Neuroscience. > > The meeting is open for contributions from all relevant areas of > computational neuroscience including, but not limited to: learning and > plasticity, sensory processing, motor control, reward system, brain > computer interface, neural encoding and decoding, decision making, > information processing in neurons and networks, dynamical systems and > recurrent networks, and neurotechnology. > > CONFERENCE DATE AND VENUE: > September 27 - October 1, 2010 > Technische Universität Berlin > Berlin, Germany > > http://bccn2010.de/ > > PHD STUDENT-SYMPOSIUM: > October 1st, 2009 > Technische Universität Berlin > Berlin, Germany > > IMPORTANT DATES: > Abstract submission deadline: July 2, 2010 > Poster submission deadline: July 2, 2010 > Notification of acceptance: August 2, 2010 > Early registration closes: August 18, 2010 > > CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS: > Lars-Kai Hansen (Technical University of Denmark) > Ernst Fehr (University of Zurich) > Pascal Fries (Ernst Strüngmann Institute) > Peter Jonas (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) > Misha Tsodyks (Weizmann Institute of Science) > Gero Miesenböck (University of Oxford) > > ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: > General Chair: Klaus-Rober Müller > Conference Office: Matthias L. Jugel, Imke Weitkamp > > PROGRAM COMMITTEE > Demian Battaglia, Matthias Bethge, Armin Biess, Benjamin Blankertz, > Axel Borst, Martin Burghoff, Gabriel Curio, Ulrich Egert, > Roland Fleming, Alexander Gail, Jan Gläscher, Tim Gollisch, > Ralf Haefner, John-Dylan Haynes, Leo van Hemmen, Andreas Herz, > Frank Hesse, Christian Igel, Dirk Jancke, Christoph Kayser, > Richard Kempter, Peter König, Christian Leibold, Sebastian Möller, > Klaus-Robert Müller, Andreas Neef, Klaus Obermayer, Stefano Panzeri, > Petra Ritter, Constantin Rothkopf, Gregor Schöner, Jens Steinbrink, > Jochen Triesch, Thomas Wachtler, Felix Wichmann, Laurenz Wiskott, > Annette Witt, Gabriel Wittum > >

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Water to be turned off today
by Gary Green 29 Jun '10

29 Jun '10

Wendy Johnson wrote: > Dear All, > > I've just had a message from Chris Teeling to say that due to a burst water > main, the pressure to the water supply serving the Sports Centre, Psychology > and Physics & Electronics will be greatly reduced. > > Water will be completely turned off at some point during the day whilst the > problem is being fixed but I am told that we will be given 15 - 30 mins > notice. > > Once notice is received, I will email immediately. > > Many thanks, > > Wendy > >

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MRI down
by Antony Morland 28 Jun '10

28 Jun '10

Dear All, I am sorry to report that the MRI scanner is having a bad day. We have an engineer on site and attempts are being made to fix the scanner asap. I'll keep you posted. Best wishes Tony

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Re: Two Postdoc Positions in Statistical Machine Learning and Algorithmic Mechanism design at Xerox Research Centre Europe
by Gary Green 28 Jun '10

28 Jun '10

fyi: Archambeau, Cedric wrote: > > The Machine Learning for Optimisation and Services group (MLS) at > Xerox Research Centre Europe is expanding. We conduct fundamental > research in statistical machine learning and algorithmic mechanism > design, with applications to abstract knowledge representation, > content creation, recommendation systems and dynamic pricing. Our > research is the result of combining state-of-the-art expertise in > computational linguistics, large-scale data mining, computational > statistics and game theory. > > > > We are currently looking for two very strong researchers in the > following areas: > > > > 1. Statistical Machine Learning for Text Understanding and > Multi-document Summarisation: > > www.xrce.xerox.com/About-XRCE/Career-opportunities/Research-Scientist-in-St… > <http://www.xrce.xerox.com/About-XRCE/Career-opportunities/Research-Scientis…> > > > > 2. Statistical Machine Learning and Algorithmic Mechanism design: > > www.xrce.xerox.com/About-XRCE/Career-opportunities/Research-Scientist-in-Ma… > <http://www.xrce.xerox.com/About-XRCE/Career-opportunities/Research-Scientis…> > > > > Applicants will have to demonstrate their capacity to define and/or > implement research plans, to carry out leading research through > collaboration with Xerox researchers and also the wider academic > community. As a researcher you will be expected to formalize > challenging problems, develop new solutions, and work with business > and development teams to ensure that these solutions have a > significant impact. We work together with top academic partners and > expect our researchers to publish results in top-tier conferences and > journals. > > > > Requirements: > > - PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics or Computer Science > > - Strong publication record in top tier conferences and journals > > - Evidence of implementing systems > > - Strong English-language written and oral communications skills > > > > The application deadline is August 15, 2010. Applications will be > considered after this date until the positions are filled. > > > > Informal inquiries can be made to _Cedric.Archambeau(a)xerox.com > <mailto:Cedric.Archambeau@xerox.com>_, _Guillaume.Bouchard(a)xerox.com > <mailto:Guillaume.Bouchard@xerox.com>_ or Onno.Zoeter(a)xerox.com > <mailto:Onno.Zoeter@xerox.com>. To submit an application, please send > your CV and cover letter to both xrce-candidates(a)xrce.xerox.com > <mailto:xrce-candidates@xrce.xerox.com> and the aforementioned email > addresses. You should also include in your CV at least three referees > we can contact for letters of recommendation. > > >

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