From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Jun 1 12:33:22 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:33:22 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Lecture - TODAY - Genetic and optical targeting of neural circuits and behaviour Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 11:47 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - TODAY Importance: High REMINDER KILLAM LECTURE Dear Colleagues, Our Killam speaker for today, June 1st at 4:00 p.m. in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre (MNI), is Dr. Herwig Baier from UCSF, Department of Physiology. The title of his talk is: "Genetic and optical targeting of neural circuits and behaviour". The Baier laboratory studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying animal behavior using the zebrafish Danio rerio as a model system. Through a combination of forward genetic screening with high-throughput behavioral assays and functional neuroanatomy they were successful in identifying and characterizing numerous muations in genes involved in visually guided behaviours such as the opto-motor and opto-kinetic responses and prey capture behaviour. Each mutation has tagged an important gene, which can be positionally cloned, and each identified gene serves as an entry point into a molecular process essential for normal vision. In addition to their gene discovery approach, the lab has recently moved into the area of neuronal circuit analysis, using targeted manipulations of synaptic activity in genetically defined subpopulations of neurons. Herwig is an engaging speaker and is sure to give us a great presentation. I am looking forward to seeing you all there for an interesting talk. Thomas Stroh, Ph.D. Naomi M. Takeda Administrative Coordinator for: Drs. Barbara E. Jones, David S. Ragsdale, Christopher C. Pack and T. Stroh Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University 3801 University Street, #896 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4 ( 514-398-1913 (Direct Line) ? 514-398-5871 : naomi.takeda at mcgill.ca P Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you! P Devez-vous vraiment imprimer ce courriel? Pensons ? l'environnement! Merci! From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Wed Jun 2 11:21:01 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:21:01 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: [Fwd: [SPM] Postdoctoral Position: TMS & FMRI] Message-ID: FOR YOUR INFORMATION, SEE BELOW - RECEIVED FROM DR. EKATERINI KLEPOUSNIOTOU. 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: Ekaterini Klepousniotou [mailto:E.Klepousniotou at leeds.ac.uk] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 6:36 AM To: psyc-all at leeds.ac.uk; crlmb at lists.mcgill.ca; Jennifer Chew, Ms. Subject: FW: [Fwd: [SPM] Postdoctoral Position: TMS & FMRI] FYI **************************************************************** Dr. Ekaterini Klepousniotou Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Institute of Psychological Sciences University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK Tel: +44 (0)113 3435716 Fax: +44 (0)113 3435749 -----Original Message----- From: Gary Green [mailto:gary.green at ynic.york.ac.uk] Sent: 02 June 2010 10:47 To: ynic-users at ynic.york.ac.uk Subject: [Fwd: [SPM] Postdoctoral Position: TMS & FMRI] FYI ======================= I will shortly be advertising for a 3-year Postdoctoral Position at the newly opened Centre for Integrative Neuroscience & Neurodynamics, University of Reading. The project will entail using TMS and/or FMRI to test models of cortical-subcortical connectivity in cognition-emotion interaction. We will be looking for candidates with a strong analytic and technical skills as well as a PhD in a relevant discipline. Proficiency with the English language is also required. If you are interested in the position, I will be at the Human Brain Mapping conference next week. If you will be there, please email me to arrange a meeting, or if you are presenting a poster, let me know the details so that I can drop by. If not at HBM, please feel free to drop me an email. The official announcement for the position will be in a few weeks, with a starting date this summer or early autumn. Dr. Tom Johnstone Centre for Integrative Neuroscience & Neurodynamics School of Psychology and CLS University of Reading i.t.johnstone at reading.ac.uk http://www.reading.ac.uk/cinn -- ynic-users mailing list ynic-users at ynic.york.ac.uk https://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/ynic-users From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Jun 7 12:54:33 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 12:54:33 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Lecture - June 8th, 2010 - Neural circuits for corollry discharge Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 12:09 PM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - June 8th, 2010 **KILLAM LECTURE** Marc Sommer from the University of Pittsburg will be tomorrow's Killam speaker (June 8). His talk is entitled: Neuronal circuits for corollary discharge. Marc is a highly innovative and technically sophisticated electrophysiologist working in the alert behaving primate. Using single cell recordings, deactivation and electrical stimulation, in monkeys that scan the visual world, he has identified neurons in the brainstem that send ascending signals to cortex via the thalamus and that carry corollary discharges which inform cortex on the characteristics of an eye saccade that has just been generated. This permits the visual system to update its representation of space (remapping) and is critical for both perception and interactions with the surrounds. He routinely records simultaneously, in the alert monkey, from three identified neurons in the frontal lobes, thalamus and superior colliculus, respectively, that participate in controlling and monitoring saccadic eye movement. He identifies where each recorded neurons project to by electrically stimulating its target structure and assuring that the neuron is activated antidromically. Such techniques are unique in that they permit the construction of circuit diagram where the signals carried in each line are known. From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Jun 8 09:20:13 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 09:20:13 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Lecture - TODAY - Neuronal circuits for corollary discharge Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 9:07 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - TODAY REMINDER **KILLAM LECTURE** Marc Sommer from the University of Pittsburg will be today's Killam speaker. His talk is entitled: Neuronal circuits for corollary discharge. Marc is a highly innovative and technically sophisticated electrophysiologist working in the alert behaving primate. Using single cell recordings, deactivation and electrical stimulation, in monkeys that scan the visual world, he has identified neurons in the brainstem that send ascending signals to cortex via the thalamus and that carry corollary discharges which inform cortex on the characteristics of an eye saccade that has just been generated. This permits the visual system to update its representation of space (remapping) and is critical for both perception and interactions with the surrounds. He routinely records simultaneously, in the alert monkey, from three identified neurons in the frontal lobes, thalamus and superior colliculus, respectively, that participate in controlling and monitoring saccadic eye movement. He identifies where each recorded neurons project to by electrically stimulating its target structure and assuring that the neuron is activated antidromically. Such techniques are unique in that they permit the construction of circuit diagram where the signals carried in each line are known. From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Tue Jun 8 09:48:45 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 09:48:45 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: FW: Killam Lecture - TODAY - Neuronal circuits for corollary discharge Message-ID: Resending to confirm usual time - 4:00 P.M. in the de Grandpre. 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: bic-announce-bounces at bic.mni.mcgill.ca [mailto:bic-announce-bounces at bic.mni.mcgill.ca] On Behalf Of Jennifer Chew, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 9:20 AM To: bic-announce at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: Killam Lecture - TODAY - Neuronal circuits for corollary discharge PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 9:07 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Killam Lecture - TODAY REMINDER **KILLAM LECTURE** Marc Sommer from the University of Pittsburg will be today's Killam speaker. His talk is entitled: Neuronal circuits for corollary discharge. Marc is a highly innovative and technically sophisticated electrophysiologist working in the alert behaving primate. Using single cell recordings, deactivation and electrical stimulation, in monkeys that scan the visual world, he has identified neurons in the brainstem that send ascending signals to cortex via the thalamus and that carry corollary discharges which inform cortex on the characteristics of an eye saccade that has just been generated. This permits the visual system to update its representation of space (remapping) and is critical for both perception and interactions with the surrounds. He routinely records simultaneously, in the alert monkey, from three identified neurons in the frontal lobes, thalamus and superior colliculus, respectively, that participate in controlling and monitoring saccadic eye movement. He identifies where each recorded neurons project to by electrically stimulating its target structure and assuring that the neuron is activated antidrom! ically. Such techniques are unique in that they permit the construction of circuit diagram where the signals carried in each line are known. _______________________________________________ BIC-announce mailing list BIC-announce at bic.mni.mcgill.ca http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/mailman/listinfo/bic-announce From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Fri Jun 11 12:37:31 2010 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:37:31 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: The MARILYN JONES-GOTMAN Symposium - October 4, 2010 at the Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital 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 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 12:05 PM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: The MARILYN JONES-GOTMAN Symposium - October 4, 2010 at the Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital version en Fran?ais se suivra cid:image001.png at 01CB03DA.F6C91C00: Epilepsy and Cognition, Smell and Taste Monday, October 4, 2010 Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec The Marilyn Jones-Gotman Symposium honours and celebrates Marilyn Jones-Gotman?s outstanding career which has spanned 35 years and pays tribute to her significant scientific contributions. This will be a one-day event, with four morning talks devoted to epilepsy and four in the afternoon to chemical senses, thus encompassing two of the main research interests that Marilyn maintained throughout her career. The invited speakers and topics assure an exciting program. Please join us for what promises to be a superb scientific event. Registration for the scientific sessions is free but is required. The all day symposium includes a light breakfast, lunch by ?Schwartz?s? and coffee breaks throughout the day. A dinner honoring Marilyn Jones-Gotman will take place on Monday, October 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm at the restaurant Mas des Oliviers. The cost for this dinner is $120.00. Seating is limited. A Welcome Reception is planned the evening before the symposium on Sunday, October 3, 2010 beginning at 6:30 pm. Dr. Marilyn Jones-Gotman, MNI faculty, speakers and participants will gather for some light food, drinks and conversation. This Welcome Reception will be held at the Loews Vogue Hotel, 1425 rue de la Montagne. To both register and rsvp, follow this link: http://neuroevents.mcgill.ca/index.php?page=registration-4 We look forward to seeing you there! Jelena Djordjevic et Viviane Sziklas Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital McGill University ? Le Symposium Marilyn Jones-Gotman ?pilepsie et cognition, odorat et go?t 4 octobre 2010 Institut et h?pital neurologiques de Montr?al Amphith??tre Jeanne-Timmins, 3801, rue University, Montr?al, Quebec Le symposium Marilyn Jones-Gotman honore et salue les 35 ann?es de la carri?re exceptionnelle de Marilyn Jones-Gotman et rend hommage ? l?importance de son apport ? la science. L??v?nement d?une journ?e compte quatre s?ances en matin?e consacr?es ? l??pilepsie et quatre en apr?s-midi consacr?es aux sens chimiques, soit deux des principaux champs que Marilyn a explor?s pendant sa carri?re. Les conf?renciers et les sujets abord?s rendront le programme captivant. Nous esp?rons que vous pourrez ?tre des n?tres pour ce qui promet d??tre un exceptionnel rendez-vous scientifique. L'inscription aux s?ances scientifiques est gratuite, mais obligatoire. Le symposium d?une journ?e comprend un petit d?jeuner l?ger, un d?jeuner fa?on ? Schwartz?s ? et des pause-caf? durant la journ?e. Un d?ner honorant Marilyn Jones-Gotman aura lieu le lundi 4 octobre 2010 ? 19 heures au restaurant Mas des Oliviers. Le d?ner co?te 120,00 $. Les places assises sont limit?es. Une r?ception d?accueil est pr?vue le soir pr?c?dant le symposium, le dimanche 3 octobre 2010, ? compter de 18 h 30. Conf?renciers et participants pourront converser en savourant des hors-d??uvre et des consommations. La r?ception aura lieu ? l?H?tel Loews Vogue, 1425, rue de la Montagne. Pour y prendre part, cliquer sur ce lien : http://neuroevents.mcgill.ca/fr/index.php?page=inscription Nous esp?rons que vous serez des n?tres! Jelena Djordjevic et Viviane Sziklas Institut et h?pital neurologiques de Montr?al Universit? McGill From bruce.pike at mcgill.ca Wed Jun 16 08:41:55 2010 From: bruce.pike at mcgill.ca (G. Bruce Pike, Prof.) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:41:55 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: TODAY - Special Lecture - Dr. Eduardo Castillo References: <20100616122722.AC6AC3558@mailscan2.ncs.mcgill.ca> Message-ID: <15C2B610-3267-4A5A-8EC7-26BC3325AB21@mcgill.ca> Please note that Dr. Castillo is a candidate for a BIC Faculty position. I encourage you all to attend. Bruce Begin forwarded message: From: "Enza Ferracane, Ms." > Date: June 16, 2010 8:12:12 AM EDT To: "MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA" > Subject: TODAY - Special Lecture - Dr. Eduardo Castillo Reply-To: "Enza Ferracane, Ms." > ***REMINDER*** Special Lecture Speaker: Dr. Eduardo Castillo, Associate Professor Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Pediatrics University of Texas-Houston Title: Contributions of MEG to Characterize Normal and Aberrant Cortical Functionality Date: TODAY Place: de Grandpre Communications Centre Time: 4:00 pm **DR. CASTILLO IS A CANDIDATE FOR A FACULTY POSITION AT THE MNI** ========================================= Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4 Director's Office, Rm 636 Tel: (514) 398-1903 Fax: (514) 398-8248 Email: enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca From caramanos at gmail.com Wed Jun 16 22:04:10 2010 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' Caramanos) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:04:10 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] BIC Lecture: Deriving Registration Algorithms from Training Data and Probabilistic Models, Dr. Bruno Jedynak (Monday-June-21, 3-4pm; W-201 Killam Conference Room, Montreal Neurological Institute) Message-ID: *BIC Lecture * *Title*: "Deriving Registration Algorithms from Training Data and Probabilistic Models" *Speaker*: Bruno Jedynak, Ph.D. * When*: Monday, June 21, 2010, 3-4pm *Where*: W201-Killam Conference Room, Montreal Neurological Institute * Abstract*: Registration algorithms are one of the essential tools that the image processing community is providing to radiologists, physicians and statisticians who work with medical images. These algorithms permit to register two or more images onto the same system of coordinates. In order to design a registration algorithm, one needs to specify a way to compare images. We will demonstrate how one can use simple probabilistic models together with training data in order to construct relevant dissimilarities among images leading to effective registration algorithms. We will demonstrate two applications. First in automatic landmarking of the hippocampus from MR images. Second, in the registration of diseased organs. *Reference*: "Learning to Match: Deriving Optimal Template-Matching Algorithms from Probabilistic Image Models", Camille Vidal and Bruno Jedynak, International Journal of Computer Vision. Volume 88, Number 2 / June, 2010 DOI: 10.1007/s11263-009-0258-5 *Short Biography*: Bruno Jedynak received his Ph. D. in Statistics and Stochastic Models from the University Paris-Sud Orsay in January 1995. He was then appointed as a research assistant at INRIA Rocquencourt. After spending the academic year 1996-1997 as a post-doc in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago, he was appointed Maitre de Conferences at the Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille. In September 2003 he was invited to join the Center for Imaging Science at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In 2005, he joined the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at JHU where he is now Associate Research Professor. -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-398-8185; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caramanos at gmail.com Sun Jun 20 21:26:49 2010 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' Caramanos) Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:26:49 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] [REMINDER] BIC Lecture: Deriving Registration Algorithms from Training Data and Probabilistic Models, Dr. Bruno Jedynak (Monday-June-21, 3-4pm; W-201 Killam Conference Room, Montreal Neurological Institute) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *BIC Lecture* *Title*: "Deriving Registration Algorithms from Training Data and Probabilistic Models" *Speaker*: Bruno Jedynak, Ph.D. * When*: Monday, June 21, 2010, 3-4pm *Where*: W201-Killam Conference Room, Montreal Neurological Institute * Abstract*: Registration algorithms are one of the essential tools that the image processing community is providing to radiologists, physicians and statisticians who work with medical images. These algorithms permit to register two or more images onto the same system of coordinates. In order to design a registration algorithm, one needs to specify a way to compare images. We will demonstrate how one can use simple probabilistic models together with training data in order to construct relevant dissimilarities among images leading to effective registration algorithms. We will demonstrate two applications. First in automatic landmarking of the hippocampus from MR images. Second, in the registration of diseased organs. *Reference*: "Learning to Match: Deriving Optimal Template-Matching Algorithms from Probabilistic Image Models", Camille Vidal and Bruno Jedynak, International Journal of Computer Vision. Volume 88, Number 2 / June, 2010 DOI: 10.1007/s11263-009-0258-5 *Short Biography*: Bruno Jedynak received his Ph. D. in Statistics and Stochastic Models from the University Paris-Sud Orsay in January 1995. He was then appointed as a research assistant at INRIA Rocquencourt. After spending the academic year 1996-1997 as a post-doc in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago, he was appointed Maitre de Conferences at the Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille. In September 2003 he was invited to join the Center for Imaging Science at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In 2005, he joined the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at JHU where he is now Associate Research Professor. -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-398-8185; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bruce.pike at mcgill.ca Mon Jun 21 09:17:00 2010 From: bruce.pike at mcgill.ca (G. Bruce Pike, Prof.) Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:17:00 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: Special Lecture TODAY References: <20100621130823.D34332C5E@mailscan2.ncs.mcgill.ca> Message-ID: <268F804F-63CB-432D-B3D9-668B2488CEFF@mcgill.ca> Please note: Dr. Dalal is a BIC faculty candidate. I strongly encourage you to attend his seminar and provide me with any feedback you might have. Regards, Bruce Begin forwarded message: From: "Enza Ferracane, Ms." > Date: June 21, 2010 9:07:16 AM EDT To: "MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA" > Subject: Special Lecture TODAY Reply-To: "Enza Ferracane, Ms." > Special Lecture - TODAY Speaker: Dr. Sarang Dalal Post-Doc Marie Curie INSERM, France Title: Insights from Simultaneous MEG and Intracranial EEG DATE: TODAY Time: 1:00 pm Place: Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre **DR. DALAL IS A CANDIDATE FOR A FACULTY POSITION AT THE MNI** ============================== Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4 Director's Office, Rm 636 Tel: (514) 398-1903 Fax: (514) 398-8248 Email: enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca