WWU's Jackie Rose to speak on memory and the brain at Jan. 4 Neuroscience on Tap event

Jackie Rose, an assistant professor of psychology at Western Washington University, will speak on memory processes across the lifespan at the monthly Neuroscience on Tap event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. n Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Faculty from WWU’s Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments gather monthly for the neighborhood round-table discussions, which are held at Bob’s Burgers & Brew, 202 E. Holly St. in downtown Bellingham.

Rose plans to give a roughly 20-minute overview of memory and the brain, speaking a bit about how memory is organized and how it can be modified or eliminated. She'll touch on the brain areas involved in memory and mention some neurological disorders that include memory impairment. She plans to take audience questions after her talk.

Regular monthly meetings occur on the first Monday of each month. At each meeting, a faculty member leads the discussion of a specific topic, from mental illness to food addiction to brain injury. The location for these meetings is now a private upstairs room at Bob’s Burgers & Brew.

For more information on this event, contact Coco Besson, WWU Behavioral Neuroscience Program Coordinator, at (360) 650-2148 or at coco.besson@wwu.edu. Additional program information can also be found at http://www.wwu.edu/neuroscience/.