C.J. Heckman, professor of physiology, physical medicine, and rehabilitation in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Northwestern University, will present, “Adaptations in Electrical Properties of Motoneurons in Normal Motor Behavior, Spinal Cord Injury, and ALS” on Wednesday, January 5 from 12 to 1 p.m. as part of the Gail F. Beach Memorial Visiting Lectureship Series at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. For more information, call 305-243-7108 or visit www.themiamiproject.org/lectures.