RefNo | EC/2021/28 |
Level | Item |
Title | Lemon, Roger Nicholas: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Date | 21 April 2021 |
Description | Certificate endorsing election of Roger Lemon as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
Citation | Roger Lemon's research has transformed the understanding of the motor cortical control of hand and finger movements using human and non-human primate models. These movements are of tremendous cultural and technological importance but are particularly vulnerable to neurological disease. He pioneered the study of cortico-motoneuronal cells, and demonstrated their critical role in skilled hand movements, including tool use. He discovered that corticospinal neurons respond to visual presentation of graspable objects, and showed that they function as ‘mirror neurons' when we watch others grasping. He is a passionate communicator of the importance of responsible animal research, especially that involving non-human primates. |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Computer printout |
PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
AccessStatus | Closed |
AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |