Dear all,

On Friday, April 1 will be welcoming for our Bindra lecture Dr. Lynn Nadel. Dr. Nadel is a distinguished McGill alumnus. He is a Regents’ Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science in the Psychology Department at the University of Arizona.. Dr. Nadel is well-known for his groundbreaking work on the role of the hippocampus in memory and spatial cognition. Together with John O’Keefe, he has co-authored the influential book The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map. Dr. Nadel is the recipient of multiple national and international awards. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Society of Experimental Psychologists.

Please put this event (see title and abstract of the talk below) on your calendar and kindly distribute it broadly.

Note, there will be a morning seminar, entitled “Sleep and Memory: Some Findings”, during which Dr. Nadel will present some of his most recent work. This seminar is scheduled for 11:00 AM in Steward Bio (exact room will be announced shortly).

Lynn Nadel, University of Arizona April 1, 3:30

Stewart Biological Sciences Building, Room S1/3

Followed by wine and cheese reception on the 8th floor of Stewart Biology.

We hope you can join us all. Karim o.b.o. The Hebb Committee

Title: Hippocampus: Why Memory and Space?

Abstract: The hippocampus has been associated with two apparently different functions - memory and spatial cognition. The talk will explore some of the history behind this duality, much of which is linked to McGill, and will suggest an answer to the question in the title. Data from behavioral and neuroimaging studies of episodic memory will be used to show that the devil is, in this case, definitely in the details.