Neurologist Dr. Marcus Raichle presents “Two Views of Brain Function,” on October 25. Professor of radiology, neurology, neurobiology, and biomedical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, he is the featured speaker at this year’s Psychology Chair’s Colloquium.

“Dr. Raichle has been in the forefront of brain imaging and cognitive science,” said Psychology Chair Erica Lilleleht. “For more than 20 years, he has contributed to our understanding of brain function and how it relates to human behavior.”

Raichle is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, The Institute of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Raichle’s presentation is scheduled for October 25, 2012, at 12:30 p.m. in Wyckoff Auditorium. This lecture, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Departments of Biology and General Science in the College of Science and Engineering.

The College of Arts and Sciences, the largest college in Seattle University, offers 42 undergraduate majors, 37 minors, and 7 master’s degrees, including an M.A. in Psychology.