From erin at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Fri Jun 2 15:22:15 2006 From: erin at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Erin DICKIE) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 15:22:15 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] MRI slot this Tuesday, June 6th 13:00 Message-ID: Hello everybody, We need to give up our slot on the 1.5T scanner next Tuesday (June 6th) from 13:00-14:00. If anybody is interested in this time. Please contact me (erin.dickie at mail.mcgill.ca or 514-880-3746). Thank you Erin Dickie Laboratory of Jorge L. Armony, PhD From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Jun 5 10:22:47 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:22:47 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Lecture - June 6 - Plasticity and processing the Whisker Map in Rodent Somatosensory Cortex Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER ________________________________ Subject: Killam Lecture - June 6 ****KILLAM LECTURE**** Speaker: Dan Feldman, Ph.D Assistant Professor of Biology - University of California Title: Plasticity and Processing the Whisker Map in Rodent Somatosensory Cortex Place: de Grandpre Communication Centre Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2006 Time: 4:00 pm ******************************************************************* Please welcome Dr. Dan Feldman who will be giving the Killam seminar Tuesday, June 6 at 4:00. Dr. Feldman holds the Walter F. Heiligenberg Professorship in the Biology Division at UCSD, where he has used a combination of behavioral, in vivo and in vitro electrophysiological techniques to reveal the mechanisms responsible for activity-dependent development and plasticity of rodent "barrel" cortex. Dr. Feldman was among the first researchers to appreciate the importance of spike time-dependent plasticity in cortex as a practical mechanism by which phenomena like LTP and LTD might guide response refinement in the developing cortex. His lab in recent years has provided some of the clearest evidence that spike timing is indeed a key player in activity-dependent plasticity in the developing cortex. Dr. Feldman is an excellent, engaging speaker and is certain to be entertaining and informative. Edward S. Ruthazer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair, Tier II Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery Adjunct Anatomy & Cell Biology, Psychology McGill University - Montreal Neurological Institute 3801, rue University, rm. F121 Montr?al (Qu?bec) Canada H3A 2B4 _____ Telephone: 514-398-4022 (office) / -1448 (lab) / -6547(fax) Email: edward.ruthazer at mcgill.ca Web: http://www.ruthazerlab.mcgill.ca -- Wayne Sossin Associate Professor, McGill University Dept. Neurology and Neurosurgery Dept. Anatomy and Cell Biology 3801 University St. Montreal Neurological Institute Montreal, Quebec Canada H3A-2B4 Phone: 1-514-398-1486 Fax: 1-514-398-8106 e-mail wayne.sossin at mcgill.ca web-page http://www.mcgill.ca/mni/cbet/waynes/index.html From kojinet at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Mon Jun 5 10:34:22 2006 From: kojinet at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Ji Hyun Ko) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:34:22 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Smokers needed!!! Message-ID: <001501c688ad$2317cd40$683ad884@JohnKovaio> Hello, We are looking for participants for a TMS/fMRI study: 18 to 35 years old, right-handed, have no history of or current neurolgoical or psychiatric medical condition. The participants should be a smoker (15+ cigarettes/day), and be able to come to the lab on Mon(5th) or Tue(6th) for the eligibility test. And also need to come in the morning of Wed(7th) and Fri(9th) and in the afternoon of Mon(12th) and Tue(13th). Participants will be compensated for 300$. For further information, please contact us: Email: thayashi at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Phone: 514-398-4455 Ext: 089469 Location: WB 214D Regards, Takuya Hayashi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/pipermail/bic-announce/attachments/20060605/367d8e5c/attachment.html From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Jun 5 16:43:49 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:43:49 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] New radiation dose limit for research protocols Message-ID: FORWARDING ON BEHALF OF DR. J-P SOUCY. Jennifer ________________________________ "To all PET users : Please be advised that effective immediately, the REB at the MNI has accepted as the upper limit for radiation absorbed doses to PET protocol subjects a dose of 20 mSv. This replaces the until now used limit of 5 mSv, and places us in line with the limit used by all other PET centres in Canada. Of course, this does not mean that everyone is now free to just aim for 20 mSv: the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle is always valid. It simply means that if you have valid scientific reasons to go to 20 mSv, you will not have to bring forward any special justification. Yours, Jean-Paul Soucy PET Unit Coordinator" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/pipermail/bic-announce/attachments/20060605/be6f48ce/attachment.html From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Wed Jun 7 11:37:52 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 11:37:52 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Special Lectures - Monday, June 12th Message-ID: Please discard if this is a duplicate. thank you. Jennifer ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Felicia Callocchia Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:02 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Special Lectures - Monday, June 12th Importance: High *** SPECIAL LECTURES *** Speaker: Dr. Eric L. Zager Professor, Department of Neurosurgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Date: Monday, June 12th, 2006 Place: DeGrandpr? Communication Centre Time: 10:00 AM - Overview of upper extremity entrapment & thoracic outlet syndrome 11:00 AM - Human dorsal root ganglion neurons as live nerves construct: the implication for transplantation From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Wed Jun 7 13:50:00 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 13:50:00 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Lecture - Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - Neuron-glia Interactions in the Hypothalamus Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Felicia Callocchia Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:56 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - Tuesday, June 13 Importance: High KILLAM LECTURE Speaker: Dr St?phane Oliet, Ph.D CNRS Investigator - Institut Fran?ois Magendie, Bordeaux, France Title: Neuron-Glia Interactions in the Hypothalamus Place: de Grandpr? Communications Centre Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Time: 4:00 pm ________________________________ Dear Colleagues, Next week's (June 13) Killam speaker will be Dr St?phane Oliet, a CNRS investigator from the Institut Fran?ois Magendie in Bordeaux, France. St?phane is one of the leaders in the study of neuro-glia interaction in synaptic plasticity and function. His research is aimed at understanding the influence of the astrocytic environment of neurons on synaptic and extrasynaptic (volume) transmission as well as on glial and neuronal intrinsic electrical properties. To investigate this issue, they are using the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system, which can undergo a striking anatomical neuroglial remodeling under conditions of intense stimulation (lactation, chronic dehydration). This morphological reorganization is characterized by a dramatic reduction in astrocytic coverage of magnocellular neurons. Dr Oliet's group is taking advantage of this anatomical plasticity to provide important information regarding functional neuroglial interactions in the brain. Recent contributions include: Panatier A, Theodosis DT, Mothet JP, Touquet B, Pollegioni L, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Glia-derived D-serine controls NMDA receptor activity and synaptic memory. Cell. 2006 May 19;125(4):775-84. Panatier A, Gentles SJ, Bourque CW, Oliet SH. Activity-dependent synaptic plasticity in the supraoptic nucleus of the rat hypothalamus. J Physiol. 2006 Apr 13; [Epub ahead of print] Bhaukaurally K, Panatier A, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Voltage-gated Ca2+ channel subtypes mediating GABAergic transmission in the rat supraoptic nucleus. Eur J Neurosci. 2005 May;21(9):2459-66. Oliet SH, Piet R, Poulain DA, Theodosis DT. Glial modulation of synaptic transmission: Insights from the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus. Glia. 2004 Aug 15;47(3):258-67. Review. Piet R, Vargova L, Sykova E, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Physiological contribution of the astrocytic environment of neurons to intersynaptic crosstalk. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Feb 17;101(7):2151-5. Piet R, Bonhomme R, Theodosis DT, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Modulation of GABAergic transmission by endogenous glutamate in the rat supraoptic nucleus. Eur J Neurosci. 2003 May;17(9):1777-85. Azdad K, Piet R, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Dopamine D4 receptor-mediated presynaptic inhibition of GABAergic transmission in the rat supraoptic nucleus. J Neurophysiol. 2003 Aug;90(2):559-65. Oliet SH, Piet R, Poulain DA. Control of glutamate clearance and synaptic efficacy by glial coverage of neurons. Science. 2001 May 4;292(5518):923-6. I hope you will all join us for his seminar, Ted ------------------------- Edward A. Fon Assistant Professor Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Office: (514) 398-8398 Lab: (514) 398-5057 Fax: (514) 398-5214 ted.fon at mcgill.ca From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Wed Jun 7 14:58:36 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 14:58:36 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: [NEURO] Transfert de courant/Power transfer - samedi 17 juin 2006 - 07hr00 Message-ID: Jennifer Chew -----Original Message----- From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Marie Lafontaine Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 2:47 PM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Transfert de courant/Power transfer - samedi 17 juin 2006 - 07hr00 M E M O R A N D U M ?/To: les employ?(es) de l'HNM/I Employees DE / FROM: Antonin Bouchard, Coordonnateur de Sites, Services techniques DATE: 7 juin 2006 OBJET: Transfert de courant, Penfield, Rockefeller, BTRC SUBJECT: Power Transfer ? Penfield, Rockefeller, BTRC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? la demande de McGIll il y aura un transfert du courant ?lectrique le SAMEDI matin 17 juin 2006 ? partir de 7h pour une dur?e de 15 ? 30 minutes dans les pavillons Penfield, Rockefeller et BTRC. Pendant ce temps, la g?n?ratrice d'urgence sera en fonction. Veuillez prendre les mesures n?cessaires ? ce sujet en vue de prot?ger tout ?quipement qui pourrait ?tre affect?; fermez vos ordinateurs avant de quitter. Si vous avez des questions, n'h?sitez pas ? communiquer avec monsieur Wilfredo Banegas au poste 34003. Nous regrettons les inconv?nients inh?rents ? ce transfert. * * * * * * * * * * * * * At the request of McGill, there will be a power transfer SATURDAY morning, June 17th 2006 at 07hr00 for a period of 15 to 30 minutes in the Penfield, Rockefeller and BTRC Pavilions. During that period, the emergency power (generator) will be in function. Please make appropriate arrangements in your area: turn off your computers before you leave, and take all precautions to protect other equipment that might be affected. If you have questions, do not hesitate to call Mr. Wilfredo Banegas, local 34003. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. /ml Confidentialit? : Ce message contient une information privil?gi?e, confidentielle et ne pouvant ?tre divulgu?e. Si vous n'?tes pas le destinataire de ce message ou une personne autoris?e ? le recevoir, veuillez communiquer avec l'exp?diteur et ensuite d?truire ce message et ses fichiers joints, ainsi que toutes les copies pouvant exister. Disclaimer: This message contains privileged confidential information which is not to be disclosed. If you are not the intended recipient of this message please contact the sender and destroy this message as well as all existing copies and attachments. From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Fri Jun 9 11:41:49 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 11:41:49 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Reminder - Special Lectures - Monday, June 12th - Overview of upper extremity entrapment & thoracic outlet syndrome; Human dorsal root ganglion neurons as live nerves construct: the implication for transplantation Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Felicia Callocchia Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 9:10 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Reminder - Special Lectures - Monday, June 12th Importance: High ***REMINDER*** SPECIAL LECTURES Speaker: Dr. Eric L. Zager Professor, Department of Neurosurgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Date: Monday, June 12th, 2006 Place: DeGrandpr? Communication Centre Time: 10:00 AM - Overview of upper extremity entrapment & thoracic outlet syndrome 11:00 AM - Human dorsal root ganglion neurons as live nerves construct: the implication for transplantation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/pipermail/bic-announce/attachments/20060609/4d2a2768/attachment.html From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Jun 12 09:12:50 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:12:50 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: [Fwd: seminar notice] - Image Analysis in 3D Ultrasound and Image-guided Neurosurgrey Message-ID: Forwarding on behalf of Dr. Tal Arbel. Jennifer CIM Seminar Wednesday 14^th June 2006 14:00 - 15:00hrs Zames Seminar Room MC437 McConnell Engineering Building ***Image Analysis in 3D Ultrasound and Image-guided Neurosurgery* * * *Speaker: **Dr. Pierre Hellier *IRISA/INRIA Rennes, France *Abstract*: Multimodal anatomical and functional images are used to plan neurosurgical procedures. Unfortunately, deformations occur during the intervention and limit the accuracy of neuronavigation systems. 3D freehand ultrasound can be used to correct for these deformations and update the pre-operative planning. The talk will focus on the methodological issues, involving spatial and temporal calibration, 3D reconstruction, denoising and registration of 3D ultrasound images. *BIO* Contact *Email :* Pierre.Hellier at irisa.fr *Address :* IRISA / INRIA Rennes Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes cedex - France *Tel :* +33 2 99 84 25 23 *Fax :* +33 2 99 84 71 71 *Assistant :* C?line Ammoniaux tel : +33 2 99 84 22 52 Background and Position * 1996: Graduated from Supaero , Toulouse, France. * 1996: Master in Applied Mathematics, Toulouse University, France. * 1996-1997: Research engineer at Onera for military duty, Toulouse, France. * 2000: Ph.D. from Rennes University prepared at Irisa , Rennes, France. * 2000-2001: Postdoc at Image Sciences Institute , Utrecht University, The Netherlands. * 2001-: Inria scientist, currently in the Visages project, Rennes, France. * 2006: Sabbatical position at the Brain Imaging Center , Mc Gill University, Montreal. Research areas * Non-rigid registration o monomodal and <../demo/demo-recalage/monomodal/recalage_monomod.english.html> multimodal <../demo/demo-recalage/multimodal/recalage_multimod.english.html> o Fluid models o Retrospective evaluation of non-rigid methods o Cooperation segmentation/registration (see d?mo <../demo/demo-segmentation/segmentation.english.html>) o Fast implementations (grid, GPU) * 3D ultrasound in neurosurgery o Spatial and temporal calibration of 3D free-hand systems o Reconstruction o Denoising o Registration http://www.irisa.fr/visages/team/Pierre.Hellier-eng.html -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tal Arbel, Assistant Professor Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Tel. (514) 398-8204 Centre for Intelligent Machines Fax. (514) 398-7348 McConnell Engineering Building, room 425 McGill University arbel at cim.mcgill.ca 3480 University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7 http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~arbel =========================================================================== From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Jun 12 09:17:36 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:17:36 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: REMINDER - Killam Lecture - TOMORROW - Neuron-Glia Interactions in the Hypothalamus Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Felicia Callocchia Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 9:01 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: REMINDER - Killam Lecture - TOMORROW Importance: High *** REMINDER *** KILLAM LECTURE Speaker: Dr St?phane Oliet, Ph.D CNRS Investigator - Institut Fran?ois Magendie, Bordeaux, France Title: Neuron-Glia Interactions in the Hypothalamus Place: de Grandpr? Communications Centre Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Time: 4:00 pm ________________________________ Dear Colleagues, Next week's (June 13) Killam speaker will be Dr St?phane Oliet, a CNRS investigator from the Institut Fran?ois Magendie in Bordeaux, France. St?phane is one of the leaders in the study of neuro-glia interaction in synaptic plasticity and function. His research is aimed at understanding the influence of the astrocytic environment of neurons on synaptic and extrasynaptic (volume) transmission as well as on glial and neuronal intrinsic electrical properties. To investigate this issue, they are using the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system, which can undergo a striking anatomical neuroglial remodeling under conditions of intense stimulation (lactation, chronic dehydration). This morphological reorganization is characterized by a dramatic reduction in astrocytic coverage of magnocellular neurons. Dr Oliet's group is taking advantage of this anatomical plasticity to provide important information regarding functional neuroglial interactions in the brain. Recent contributions include: Panatier A, Theodosis DT, Mothet JP, Touquet B, Pollegioni L, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Glia-derived D-serine controls NMDA receptor activity and synaptic memory. Cell. 2006 May 19;125(4):775-84. Panatier A, Gentles SJ, Bourque CW, Oliet SH. Activity-dependent synaptic plasticity in the supraoptic nucleus of the rat hypothalamus. J Physiol. 2006 Apr 13; [Epub ahead of print] Bhaukaurally K, Panatier A, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Voltage-gated Ca2+ channel subtypes mediating GABAergic transmission in the rat supraoptic nucleus. Eur J Neurosci. 2005 May;21(9):2459-66. Oliet SH, Piet R, Poulain DA, Theodosis DT. Glial modulation of synaptic transmission: Insights from the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus. Glia. 2004 Aug 15;47(3):258-67. Review. Piet R, Vargova L, Sykova E, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Physiological contribution of the astrocytic environment of neurons to intersynaptic crosstalk. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Feb 17;101(7):2151-5. Piet R, Bonhomme R, Theodosis DT, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Modulation of GABAergic transmission by endogenous glutamate in the rat supraoptic nucleus. Eur J Neurosci. 2003 May;17(9):1777-85. Azdad K, Piet R, Poulain DA, Oliet SH. Dopamine D4 receptor-mediated presynaptic inhibition of GABAergic transmission in the rat supraoptic nucleus. J Neurophysiol. 2003 Aug;90(2):559-65. Oliet SH, Piet R, Poulain DA. Control of glutamate clearance and synaptic efficacy by glial coverage of neurons. Science. 2001 May 4;292(5518):923-6. I hope you will all join us for his seminar, Ted ------------------------- Edward A. Fon Assistant Professor Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Office: (514) 398-8398 Lab: (514) 398-5057 Fax: (514) 398-5214 ted.fon at mcgill.ca From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Jun 12 15:07:16 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:07:16 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: [NEURO] Coupure eau chaude/froide Mercr 14 juin 5h-6h / Shut down hot cold water Message-ID: For your information. Jennifer Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 -----Original Message----- From: neuro [mailto:NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Marie Lafontaine Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:58 PM To: NEURO at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: [NEURO] Coupure eau chaude/froide Mercr 14 juin 5h-6h / Shut down hot cold water De:/From: Antonin Bouchard, Coordonnateur de sites, Service techniques Objet:/Subject: Arr?t de l'eau domestique ? Tous les pavillons Water Shut-down ? All Pavilions **************************************************************** Il y aura un arr?t de l'eau chaude et froide domestique affectant tous les pavillons de l'HNM et de l'INM : Mercredi matin, 14 juin de 5h ? 6h Si vous avez des questions, n'h?sitez pas ? communiquer avec monsieur Alexandre B?langer au 42342. Merci de votre pr?cieuse collaboration. /ml ******************************************************************************* There will be a Hot and Cold water shut-down in all MNH and MNI Pavilions: Wednesday morning, June 14th from 5hr00 to 6hr00 If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call Mr. Alexandre B?langer at 42342. Thank you for your usual collaboration. /ml Confidentialit? : Ce message contient une information privil?gi?e, confidentielle et ne pouvant ?tre divulgu?e. Si vous n'?tes pas le destinataire de ce message ou une personne autoris?e ? le recevoir, veuillez communiquer avec l'exp?diteur et ensuite d?truire ce message et ses fichiers joints, ainsi que toutes les copies pouvant exister. Disclaimer: This message contains privileged confidential information which is not to be disclosed. If you are not the intended recipient of this message please contact the sender and destroy this message as well as all existing copies and attachments. From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Wed Jun 14 13:30:48 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:30:48 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Seminar: Dr. Pierre Hellier - See below Message-ID: Please see below. 2:00 P.M. today. Jennifer Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 > > > CIM SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT > Speaker: */Dr. Pierre Hellier, IRISA/INRIA Rennes, France/**//* > > Place: Zames Seminar Room, MC437 > > Date: Wednesday 14th June 2006 > > Time: 14:00 - 15:00hrs > > > > *Abstract* > > > > Multimodal anatomical and functional images are used to plan > neuro-surgical procedures. Unfortunately, deformations occur during > the intervention and limit the accuracy of neuro-navigation systems. > 3D freehand ultrasound can be used to correct for these deformations > and update the pre-operative planning. The talk will focus on the > methodological issues, involving spatial and temporal calibration, 3D > reconstruction, de-noising and registration of 3D ultrasound images. > > > > > > > > Research areas > > * Non-rigid registration * > Fluid models > Retrospective evaluation of non-rigid methods > Cooperation segmentation/registration > Fast implementations (grid, GPU) > > * > 3D ultrasound in neuro-surgery * > Spatial and temporal calibration of 3D free-hand systems > Reconstruction > De-noising > Registration > > > http://www.irisa.fr/visages/team/Pierre.Hellier-eng.html > > -- > > > > . > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Tal Arbel, Assistant Professor Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Tel. (514) 398-8204 Centre for Intelligent Machines Fax. (514) 398-7348 McConnell Engineering Building, room 425 McGill University arbel at cim.mcgill.ca 3480 University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7 http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~arbel ======================================================================== === From spenicau at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Tue Jun 20 12:31:25 2006 From: spenicau at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Sidonie PENICAUD) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:31:25 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Volunteers needed! Message-ID: Hello, We are doing studies that looks at functional and anatomical brain regions important for language processing. We would like to use existing MRI scans of people who have already had an MRI at the MNI. Anyone who has already had an MRI and is willing to let us use the MRI to conduct a VBM study comparing monolingual and bilingual brains should respond to this add by emailing mrilanguagestudy at yahoo.ca. The study is being conducted under the supervision of Dr Denise Klein in the cognitive neuroscience unit at the MNI. We will ask you to complete a language background questionnaire so that we have some information about your skills in different languages. We are especially interested in individuals who consider themselves to be monolingual as we have a shortage of subjects belonging to this group (almost no functional use of a second language). If you have not had an MRI as part of another study and are keen to be a subject in our experiment on language, please send an email to the same address: mrilanguagestudy at yahoo.ca Thank you! Bonjour, Nous faisons une etude portant sur les regions fonctionnelles et anatomiques importantes pour le langage. Nous aimerions utiliser des IRM de personnes ayant deja eu un IRM l'Institut Neurologique. Si vous avez eu un IRM et que vous etes interesse(e) a participer a cette etude qui vise a faire une comparaison entre les cerveaux de gens bilingues et unilingues via la technique de VBM, veuillez nous contacter a: mrilanguagestudy at yahoo.ca. Cette etude est sous la supervision du D.Denise Klein du departement des neurosciences cognitives a l'INM. Si vous decidez de participer a cette etude,il vous sera necessaire de repondre a un questionnaire portant sur vos habilites a parler et a comprendre differentes langues. Nous sommes intresses a trouver des personnes qui se considerent unilingues, car nous avons un manque de sujets appartenant a ce groupe (pour cela il vous faut presque aucune habilite a parler une seconde langue). Si vous n'avez pas d'IRM disponible et que vous etes quand meme interess(e) a participer a cette etude, n'hesitez pas a nous contacter a la meme adresse :mrilanguagestudy at yahoo.ca merci! From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Wed Jun 21 10:30:05 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:30:05 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: SPECIAL SEMINAR - Dr. Florin Amzica - June 29, 2006, 4:00 p.m. - de Grandpre Communications Centre - Sleep and anesthesia: from neurons and glia to capillaries Message-ID: Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER -----Original Message----- From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Felicia Callocchia Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 2:55 PM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: SPECIAL SEMINAR - Dr. Florin Amzica - June 29, 2006, 4:00 p.m. - de Grandpre Communications Centre SPECIAL SEMINAR Speaker: Florin Amzica, Ph.D. Professor, Laval University School of Medicine Title: Sleep and anesthesia: from neurons and glia to capillaries Place: de Grandpre Communication Centre Date: Thursday, June 29, 2006 Time: 4:00 pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Florin Amzica is from the Department of Anatomy and Physiology at Laval University School of Medicine. Over the past fifteen years, Florin has made important contributions to our understanding of several key physiological mechanisms of sleep and epilepsy. He is particularly known for the use of sophisticated in vivo experiments with simultaneous recordings of neurons and glial cells. Recently his interests have moved toward the cellular mechanisms of coma and anesthesia. He will be presenting some of his more recent results related to the dialogue among cortical cells (neurons and glia), capillaries and their extracellular environment at the onset of anesthesia and during some forms of coma. Florin is an engaging speaker and will provide a challenging seminar. I hope you will join us Dr. Amzica is a Candidate for a position in Anesthesiology. Dr. Gilles Plourde Anesthetist, MNH Tel: 1917 Gilles.plourde at staff.mcgill.ca From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Wed Jun 28 15:39:07 2006 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:39:07 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: REMINDER - Special Seminar - TOMORROW - Sleep and anesthesia: from neurons and glia to capillaries Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER -----Original Message----- From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Felicia Callocchia Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:56 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: REMINDER - Special Seminar - TOMORROW *****REMINDER***** SPECIAL SEMINAR Speaker: Florin Amzica, Ph.D. Professor, Laval University School of Medicine Title: Sleep and anesthesia: from neurons and glia to capillaries Place: de Grandpre Communication Centre Date: Thursday, June 29, 2006 Time: 4:00 pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Florin Amzica is from the Department of Anatomy and Physiology at Laval University School of Medicine. Over the past fifteen years, Florin has made important contributions to our understanding of several key physiological mechanisms of sleep and epilepsy. He is particularly known for the use of sophisticated in vivo experiments with simultaneous recordings of neurons and glial cells. Recently his interests have moved toward the cellular mechanisms of coma and anesthesia. He will be presenting some of his more recent results related to the dialogue among cortical cells (neurons and glia), capillaries and their extracellular environment at the onset of anesthesia and during some forms of coma. Florin is an engaging speaker and will provide a challenging seminar. I hope you will join us Dr. Amzica is a Candidate for a position in Anesthesiology. Dr. Gilles Plourde Anesthetist, MNH Tel: 1917 Gilles.plourde at staff.mcgill.ca