The McGaugh-Gerard Lecture on Learning and Memory will host guest speaker Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University.

Three Lessons About the Brain

Ever wonder how your brain really works? Join us for the 3^rd Annual McGaugh-Gerard Lecture on Learning and Memory by Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, an author and expert in psychology and neuroscience, as she breaks down three key ideas about the brain’s inner workings. In this talk, you’ll learn:

• How your brain’s most important job is keeping your body running smoothly.
• How your brain is constantly predicting what will happen next rather than reacting to the world.
• How feeling and thinking and even seeing follow from your brain’s plan for action; your brain prepares your behavior first and creates your lived experience in the process.

Dr. Barrett will show how these brain functions affect how you feel, how you think, and what you do.