Just a reminder that we are lucky enough to have an external speaker for the YNiC seminar today. Please join us for Magdalena Sliwinska (post-doctoral researcher at Imperial) 's talk at 4:15 in the YNiC open plan area, and for refreshments afterwards. The abstract for her talk reads:

Investigating the importance of domain-general neural networks for vocabulary learning: There is now good evidence indicating that domain-general brain systems play a central role in various language processes, and potentially in the recovery from post-stroke aphasia. Part of the so-called salience network, consisting of adjacent areas in the midline superior frontal gyrus (SFG) and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), forms a core component of these distributed systems. In this talk, I will present results from a study that was designed to collect proof-of-principle data on healthy individuals, prior to a study on post-stroke aphasia, to assess whether novel vocabulary learning activates the salience network and whether cortical stimulation applied to this midline frontal brain region can influence vocabulary learning.

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André


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André Gouws
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Heslington
YO10 5NY

Tel: +44 (0) 1904 435327
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356