New MNI students & post-docsInfo Session

October 7th, 2014

How to find out what's going on

Seminars & Mailing Lists

COGNITION AND CIRCUITS SEMINAR SERIES

Every Wednesday 4:00 pm, Grandpré

Worst scenario: you will get at

least free Coffee and Cookies

Subscribe to the Google calendar:

Look for the following calendar in the Google Calendar search field: Cognition and

Circuits Seminar Series, Calendar ID: mnicogneuro@gmail.com

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Please use the following address to access your calendar from other applications.

You can copy and paste this into any calendar product that supports the iCal format.

https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/mnicogneuro%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics

Xml:

Please use the following address to access your calendar from other applications.

You can copy and paste this into any feed reader.

https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/mnicogneuro%40gmail.com/public/basic

HTML

Please use the following address to access your calendar in any web browser.

https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=mnicogneuro%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Toront

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BIC lecture seriesEvery Monday 1:00 pm, Grandpré

To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit: http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/mailman/listinfo/bic-announce or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to bic-announce-request@bic.mni.mcgill.ca

-Looking for a student User representative!OTHER ISSUES: ami.tsuchida@mail.mcgill.ca

BIC Usershttp://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/mailman/listinfo/coreusers

Biomedical- & BIO-Engineering LecturesFridays, 1:00 pmto subscribe go to: http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars or send “SUBSCRIBE 217L-SEMINAR_NOTICE Your_First_Name Last_Name” to listserv@lists.mcgill.ca

HEBB Lectures & other events in the Psych.department:3:30pm in Stewart Biology Building, Room S1/3 (1205 Dr. Penfield Av.)subscribe at: http://mx0.psych.mcgill.ca/mailman/listinfo/events

PSYCHOLOGY-COG Groupsubscribe at: http://mx0.psych.mcgill.ca/mailman/listinfo/coggroup

The Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Musichttp://www.crblm.ca/events

http://www.crblm.ca/

–Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music

–Multidisciplinary research and training in human communication

IPN - Weekly NewsletterGive us your email and we will

ask the admins to add you.

Useful websites

CaPS

–Career Planning Services; http://www.mcgill.ca/caps/

–Help with career planning and job search

–Workshops and events

–My Future job search and career tool website; https://csm-

caps.mcgill.ca/students/

Thomson house ; http://thomsonhouse.ca/home

-PGSS; https://pgss.mcgill.ca/en/home

-Services & Events (e.g.,

apple picking, trivia

night…)

-Classes (e.g., French)

-Food & drink 3650

McTavish

BRAMS (http://www.brams.org/en/)

–International Laboratory for Brain, Music and

Sound Research

–Devoted to the study of of music cognition

with a focus on neuroscience

Staying healthy inexpensively (especially in wintertime)

Skating, skiing and sledding in town

To find facilities and their conditions:

http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=5977,94953594

&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Did you know that Montreal's 48 indoor pools are free?Google 'Montreal swimming pools' to find your area's pool and hours

Check specific rules (for some you need a card and a bathing cap)

http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=9237,107861575&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

McGill Sports complexFall and winter: all full-time students pay for the

Sports Complex (extra for fitness centre)

pool, tennis, squash, various 'on the go'

classes

Staff/Post Docs

Sports Complex: $46/month

Fitness Centre: $66/month

Various sports (may be some room left):

http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/sports/2012/11/1/GEN

_1101122748.aspx

Pool hours:

http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/sports/2012/10/25/GE

N_1025125047.aspx

Finding coffee & food

Coffee Machine at the BIC50 ¢

Café VienneMNI 3rd floor

coffee starting at 2$

2077, University

545 Rue Milton

2020 University

3575 Avenue Du Parc Amelio's Pizza

201 Rue Milton,

St. Laurent

McGill virtual Campus Tourhttp://virtualcampustour.mcgill.ca/en/map

Being a good MNI citizen

BrainReachAn award-winning community outreach program managed by IPN students

Post-docs and exchange students welcome

Fun, interactive neuroscience-based workshops to young students at the elementary (Grade 4) and high school (Secondary 3) level in under-resourced neighbourhoods around Montreal

6-7 interactive lessons, 1x month in teams of 2

High schools - Secondary 3 (Grade 9)

Brain: from the organ to the neuronsThe scientific methodNeurotransmission and drugsAttention and sleepMemory and the brainPsychiatric Disorders [BackYard Brains]

BrainReachCurrently looking for FRENCH language instructors, but please sign up anyway if

English speaking

More information: https://www.mcgill.ca/ipn/brainreach

Email: ipnbrainreach@gmail.com

Volunteer registration form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jGDqTgQ7q5ZQxYg9bmwlsZAyaWVBv3xRF7PtIHwX3NA/viewform?c=0&w=1

BrainReach NORTH

Scientific outreach for the far north & remote areas

Aimed at students in grades 2-8

Activities to stimulate curiosity and connect science with everyday life

Project ideas to reinforce scientific skills

Videos to illustrate topics and projects

“Meet the researcher” videos to put a face on science and demystify the research process

Direct interaction with experts to answer teacher and student questions before and after exercises

Pilot project running this year - help welcome!

[Resolute, Nunavut]

Neuro ChoirOrganized by Dr. Ken Hastings

Sings around the MNI wards (and formerly the Vic) before Christmas

Neuro's Reitman lunch

Watch for announcements!

Misc.

How to Reserve rooms at the MNIhttp://neuromedia.mcgill.ca/mnibooking/forms/

Voulez-vous parler français ?http://miltonpark.org/

http://gsaneuro.com/academic/french-classes/