How memories are formed will be the topic of discussion Dec. 6 during the Distinguished Lecture Series at UNLV.

The lecture will feature two presentations. The first, by John Jonides, professor of psychology and neuroscience and co-director of the Functional Neuroimaging Center at the University of Michigan, will focus on "How We Learn vs. How We Think We Learn: Implications for Theory and Practice."

The second talk will be given by Robert A. Bjork, who is professor of psychology at UCLA, editor of Psychological Review, and president of the American Psychological Society. Bjork's lecture will focus on "Learning About Working Memory by Studying the Brain."

The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex, Auditorium Room A-107. A reception will be held in the Great Hall following the lectures.

The lecture series is being cosponsored by UNLV's departments of kinesiology, biology, and psychology and is supported through a university Planning Initiative Award grant.