Hi Everyone,

As of Monday 23rd of September, *YNiC has reopened.*

Following the closure *we strongly recommend that users visit YNiC to test their stimulus presentation scripts before their next scanning session.* YNiC staff will provide support in modifying scripts, but this *must* be done prior to scanning.

During the closure, IT updates described in the email from the 30th of August were implemented. However, *FSL 6 will not be available* due to compatibility issues.

The upgraded YNiC MEG suite is now in testing. *We are inviting informal discussions of prospective MEG studies.*

During the closure the facility was re-decorated and *we welcome contributions of A0 posters for display*.

The next *user inductions will take place on Thursday 3rd October* at 9am and 11am. New students will be contacted about these sessions, and any additional staff or existing PhD students that require an induction should contact us to book onto one of these sessions.

There will be project *proposal presentations on Thursday the 26th of September at 15:30* in open plan:

- "Pattern extraction and memory-guided decision-making" by Jamie Cockcroft

- "Using intersubject correlations during movie-watching to assess the neural basis of mind wandering" by Adam Turnbull.

There will be a talk by* guest speaker, Dr Ed Silson on Thursday the 26th of September at 16:00* in open plan, on the subject of:

- "Scene perception, memory and the functional organisation of human medial parietal cortex."

Cheers,

Rich