Good morning everyone I hope you are all doing well? There are some interesting talks happening this week that I want to highlight to you all below, as well as a notice about returning YNiC fobs to us. *Department Research Seminar* *Today at 4pm* there will be a research seminar by Prof Matthew Rushworth from the University of Oxford. *Talk title:* Recording and manipulating activity in frontal cortical circuits for learning and decision making *Zoom Meeting ID: *973 5677 8950 *Password:* YO105DD *Web link to Zoom meeting: *https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/97356778950 *YBRI Internal Seminar* *Tomorrow (10th) at 2pm* there will be a YBRI Seminar given by Prof Paul Kaye and our very own Prof Alex Wade. *Prof Alex Wade:* Attention modulates how the human visual system processes simple shapes *Prof Paul Kaye:* Microglial activation and electrophysiological changes in experimental leishmaniasis *Zoom link:* https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92698790779?pwd=cnVoWmJEaXdkSFdIcTNzSzdxOVU4QT… *Meeting ID:* 926 9879 0779 *Password:* 676445 *YNiC Journal Club* I hope some of you were able to attend the OSA webinar last week - their upcoming webinars can be viewed here, and past ones are available in the 'On Demand' tab: https://www.osa.org/en-us/get_involved/technical_groups/technical_group_web… This week we will watch another recorded talk together, at our usual time of *4pm on Thursday*. We will all join a zoom meeting (details below), and one of the YNiC staff will host the video for everyone to watch together - we can then pause during the talk if necessary, add comments in the zoom chat, or just discuss it at the end. Note that there is no pressure to have your mic or video on at any time during or after the talk (you also don't need to watch it in advance). *Zoom link:* https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92531105447?pwd=aHNVa1ZBUUMwd0ZlWW1WMEFJY3hEQT… *Meeting ID:* 925 3110 5447 *Password:* 005039 *Fob Arrangements* For those of you that will be finishing your courses over the summer, we would just like to let you know that we haven't forgotten about your fobs or returning your fob deposits to you. We will continue to be consistent with University Policy, which at this time does not allow unauthorised campus visits, and so at present fobs cannot be returned to the centre. We will keep you informed once a plan can be put in place for returning fobs/deposits, and we appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter. *Support* If you have any questions or need assistance, no matter how minor, please send an email to support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk, rather than to specific individuals, as this will be the best way to get help quickly. All the best, Lauren -- Lauren Welbourne, PhD Senior Research Technician lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk York Neuroimaging Centre University of York Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5NY